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After a long detour to visit the Niagara Falls and eat some Buffalo wings, I was finally in Detroit... Now, I've been told that Detroit is a 'rock city', so I was really looking forward for this concert. We met some locals and had lunch, I decided to go 'healthy' (for once) and had a great Michigan cherry chicken salad (thanks Andrea!). The Palace of Auburn Hills is a big building surrounded by a massive parking lot. Since mid-afternoon this lot was getting full of people sitting outside their cars, under the sun, a refreshing can or glass of beer in hand, talking about music in general and rock in particular... A real American tailgate party! Really nice (but definitely NOT 'healthy' :-). The concert itself was wonderful. 'Lap Of The Gods' filled up the place with smoke so dense you couldn't see the band - it was a very '70s sight! After 'Killer Queen', Adam took a long sip from the champagne bottle, and spat over a lady on the first row, then mischievously said "Sorry, Ma'am... Did I get you wet?" (that line was a keeper). '39 saw Brian May introducing 'Commander' Roger Taylor, 'a younger' Mr. Taylor, 'Navigator' Neil Fairclough and Spike as the handler of the 'flux capacitor'. 'Days Of Our Lives' was really appreciated by the audience, and both Freddie and John Deacon were cheered. Neil added a full bass adaptation of 'Nevermore', played in his Fender Precision, to his bass solo, then continued on the upright bass - no 'Staying Power' this time. 'Nevermore' was really, really beautiful, albeit not so many people noticed this hidden gem from 'Queen II' got played! During 'Love Kills' the audience was speechless. Brian's solo was beautiful, but not as long as Dallas'. As soon as the intro from 'The Show Must Go On' started, the crowd approved with a big noise. This time, Brian came out to do 'We Will Rock You'/'We Are The Champions' in a 'Made In Detroit' t-shirt.
I arrived in the beautiful city of Toronto (in which I had spent some time in my youth) just in time to meet with some friends from Argentina and England in a sports bar to watch the World Cup Final. It was more like a very long chess game than a football match, and both teams had little chances to score. Anyway, I enjoyed the final a lot, despite the outcome. I must say Germany was an outstanding team and deserved the championship ...but we felt so depressed! Molson beer helped a little - knowing we were heading to the Air Canada Centre (after a quick visit to the nearby CN Tower) to enjoy a Queen + Adam Lambert concert helped a lot. The show itself was tight, and it had a lot of experimentation on it. I decided not to review it song by song, because I was 'on duty' taking pictures, I was tired, and after three shows it would get repetitive and hence boring. Sorry Toronto, perhaps next show. But I do remember a few things... The solos were fairly long, and Adam's vocal interaction with the public was extended. They used the confetti cannon this time, and the venue was literally filled with golden sparks. By the way, there are a LOT of golden 'things' in this show, but I'll leave that for another time…
I briefly saw Roger and Brian after the show in Montréal, they both smiled at me and said they were sorry about the WC Final. I also met big boss Jim Beach, and he kindly let me see the concert from the front-of-house sound desk, and take pictures of the production. I felt so humbled - what could I say? But I digress... The stage design, the lighting, the screens, the special effects... they make such a BIG impression in this show - no photos could do it justice. From the starter 'Now I'm Here' it was clear that we weren't dealing with an ordinary crowd. You're LOUD people, Montréal! I saw soundman extraordinaire Rob had to slide the master fader a couple of notches higher during the show. 'Lap Of The Gods' was sung so beautifully by both the band AND the audience, that it brought tears to my eyes. Freddie would have been so proud that one of his 'non-hit' songs is still rocking 40 years on! After 'Killer Queen', Adam took his customary long sip of Champagne, spat it and said "Champagne sucks!!!", which was met with hysteric laughter from the crowd. It seemed everybody was on fire tonight. Bri, before 'Love Of My Life': "Bonjour... bonsoir! I'll be speaking in a très, très bad... mélange of Anglais and Français […] Do you remember the old times? For those who do not remember them – like me..." Haha! The love song by "Monsieur Freddie Mercury" was sung by everyone at the Bell Centre, and I mean EVERYONE - even the local security staff. Rog's solo was also superb! Adam's vocal ad-libs after 'Tie Your Mother Down' were great: "Give me all your Montréal love!". Another song that got strong crowd reaction was 'The Show Must Go On', again. For the encores, Brian appeared on stage wearing a Canadiens de Montréal ice hockey jersey, and both songs were, well, LOUD!!! And this time the confetti was yellow!
Now, after five shows in six days, having slept only about 16 hours in total (most of them NOT in a bed), I'm really looking forward for a free day of rest and a little of sightseeing. See ya later!
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Sep 25, 2012 at 5:42 pm #1294437
Loki CuthbertBPL Member
@lokbotLocale: Portland, OR
Today I stopped by Oregon Mountain Community to try on some down jackets that I've been looking at on-line. So far I've been surviving in cotton thermals and a rain jacket on cold nights in camp. I've already got my smartwool thermals ordered. Now it's time to find a real jacket.
Montbell alpine light 12oz $140 – This jacket is thick and warm I really can see myself weathering some cold times in this bad boy. On the other hand I feel like the neck is WAY too tight. I tried it on in a size medium and it fits perfectly in the body, but once you pull the zip up over your throat it is restricting(all other jackets where size medium and I had no problems with fit). I'm not sure if I'd be able to live with this. Also part of the reason to have this jacket is to boost the temp range of a 30* bag and I kinda feel like I would over heat in this jacket.
Montbell UL 8oz $131 – This jacket is nice and I really like the look of it. I can definitely enjoy that it's only 8oz, but I wonder if it will leave me wanting a warmer jacket. I kinda feel like I should buy the jacket that I can get the most use of first and if I want a lighter jacket down the line for a special reason then I would buy it
patagonia down sweater 12oz $110 – I know there isn't a ton of love for this jacket on the forum. Mostly because it's over priced and under performs at the $200 msrp, but I can get it for close to half off and I personally love the way it looks. If I buy another jacket for backpacking I would almost consider buying one of these to wear around town. If I took it out backpacking I don't know if I'd be wanting more jacket if this is what I brought.
mountain hardware nitrous 13oz $122 – I feel pretty much the same way about this jacket as I do the patagonia down sweater accept I prefer patagonia's colors.
I really want to love the alpine light the most. It has high performance low cost and reasonable wieght. Does anyone else have problems with the neck? I tried the size larger and didn't have an issue, but I didn't like the fit of the rest of the jacket. The neck seems to feel nice and warm I don't know if I'd leave it down unless I was super cold. I don't think I could wear a balaclava with it zipped up or it would strangle me to death.
-LokiSep 25, 2012 at 6:23 pm #1915590
Tyler BarcelliMember
@youngsterLocale: Southeast
What are your expected temperatures? Without knowing that its hard to recommend one over the otherSep 25, 2012 at 7:29 pm #1915614
Richard LyonBPL Member
@richardglyonLocale: Bridger Mountains
Thanks to pressure from the UL community there are two categories of down jackets/sweaters:
— lightweight pieces, usually with high-insulating down but not too much of it, intended as a mid-layer, to replace fleece or a wool sweater. All your prospective choices except the MontBell Alpine Light fall into this category. I'll call these down sweaters.
— true down jackets, intended as outer layers to seal out the cold and maybe provide some waterproof-breathable protection. These may be made of lightweight fabrics but they tend to bulk up on zippers, collars, sleeve protection, drawstrings, and the like, as you'd expect in an outer layer.
Both are great products, but they have different purposes. As Tyler says, your choice depends on the temperatures you'll face and why you want a down piece. I own both types. I think a down sweater will keep you warm by itself down to 40 F/4 C; if warmth below that range is what you're after, go for the Alpine Light. If it's a true sweater, any of the others (i've owned a MB UL and Patagonia sweater) will be fine.
RichardSep 25, 2012 at 8:00 pm #1915624
Kimberly WersalBPL Member
@kwersalLocale: Western Colorado
My husband and I both have the MB Alpine Light–neither of us has any issue with the necks feeling tight (but maybe we have pencil necks?). It is a nice balance between real warmth and light weight. I also have the UL down jacket– I like it and have gotten a lot of use out of it, but, for backpacking, I pretty much always bring the Alpine Light– it is substantially warmer for just a few extra ounces.Sep 25, 2012 at 8:09 pm #1915629
Mike MBPL Member
@mtwardenLocale: Montana
the UL and "sweaters" are "summer" jackets, I've owned (or own) most of the jackets you list. I'd rate the Pat sweater a little warmer than the MB UL- I think that's accurate as it has a little more fill
I have the Alpine Light in the parka- it's beyond a "summer" jacket, no problem w/ the fit- maybe the parka is cut different????
if you are looking for something beyond a "summer" insulating layer, I'd recommend getting a parka- you'll appreciate the hood :)
all the jackets you've listed are pretty well thought of and proven, so as long as it meet your needs you can't go too wrongSep 25, 2012 at 8:10 pm #1915631
Loki CuthbertBPL Member
@lokbotLocale: Portland, OR
being new to backpacking I'm not sure the entire range of temps that I'll end up in. I'd say temps down to 20-30* F. I'm in the the Pac NW. have done all of my backpacking so far this season between may and september.
-LokiSep 25, 2012 at 8:22 pm #1915636
Mike MBPL Member
@mtwardenLocale: Montana
temps- I found I was comfortable w/ a base layer, down jacket (either the Patagonia or UL) and a windshirt over the top (along w/ a beanie and gloves) down to around freezing- I tend to run a little on the warm side and I don't spend a ton of time sitting around camp (hour or two in the evening, maybe 1/2 an hour in the morning)
the Alpine Light I've used down into the teens comfortably
one other thought- I know a lot of folks in the PNW advocate a syn insulating layer over down, not everyone, but a lot do as you usually see a lot more precip than the Mtn WestSep 25, 2012 at 8:23 pm #1915638
Tjaard BreeuwerBPL Member
@tjaardLocale: Minnesota, USA
… if it bug's you in the store, it will certainly bug you out in the field. What use is a hooded parka if you can't zip up the neck?
Even cheaper: Stoic Hadron (coupon code save50).
Not cheap but nice, and if your in Seattle you could actually go look at it:
Feathered Friends Daybreak or warmer models
See also the reviews on the website, including the recent shootout.
The easiest way to group them is by looking a the amount of fill:
The thinnest ones (~2-3oz down) are basically a lighter version of a fleece sweater, if you think you'd be warm enough in a thick fleece, pick these.
The warmer options (~5-9 oz down) are really warm, good for mornings and evenings. around freezing and a serious boost to your sleeping bag temp rating.
The parkas with more fill than that are for real winter use.
Personally, for normal backpackping, I'd sooner pick one of the thinner ones. It needs to be lighter than a fleece jacket, otherwise you will end up bringing a fleece jacket in warmer weather. Rather have the thinner down jacket, and then add a fleece if it's cold.
If you arelooking for mild conditions, vests offer a lot of warmth for the weight and money, as long as you layer a shell over them.Sep 25, 2012 at 9:44 pm #1915656
Mary DBPL Member
@hikinggrannyLocale: Gateway to Columbia River Gorge
This article series is 2 years old now, but still lots of good info. Note that these are three-season down jackets, though, not winter.
While around Portland you're probably looking at lows in the mid-20's at worst, if you go over to the east side of the Cascades you need to be prepared for much colder temps. However, there is considerable variation–I remember sitting around in shirtsleeves while on a February winter camping instruction trip at White Pass, WA. I also remember when I was working on my accounting degree at CWU in Ellensburg, commuting from Moses Lake, leaving home with temps in the upper 30's and arriving in Ellensburg to temps around zero and all the toilets frozen in the building housing the accounting department.
Anyway, that's why Tjaard's suggestion of a thinner jacket and an additional fleece layer (which also will cope better with our rainy winters) is, IMHO, excellent. Often you need only one of those layers and sometimes you'll need both!
I can't remember ever wanting a down jacket for in-town use in Portland. Most of the time while I was still working, I wore a raincoat. During our few cold spells, I'd put in the zip-out fleece liner.Sep 25, 2012 at 9:52 pm #1915658
Steve KBPL Member
@skomaeLocale: northeastern US
I have the Patagonia Down Sweater and while it is a daily jacket for me once the weather gets colder I like to pack something with a bit more warmth for the weight when I go backpacking in the winter — right now that's the Marmot Zeus, but I just snagged an Eddie Bauer First Ascent Downlight (what a mouthful) that looks like it'll be a bit warmer and lighter than the Zeus. I love my Patagonia Down Sweater but I think the fabric and build is a bit heavier than I need in the backcountry, especially when it'll be living in my pack while I'm active. On the other hand, at $100 it's a great deal and if you don't have *any* down jackets it'll do great double duty for urban and outdoors wear.Sep 25, 2012 at 10:12 pm #1915660
M BMember
If you are a hiker, get the light one. Hikers dont spend a lot of time not moving.
Use your layers to stay warm, the jacket alone isnt intended to do it.
If you are a camper, you may want the heavier one. You will spend more time sitting around, outside of your sleeping gear.
Only you can determine this.
The fallback is always if you are cold, get in sleeping bag/quilt, or wrap up in it.Sep 25, 2012 at 10:19 pm #1915662
Steven ParisBPL Member
@saparisorLocale: Pacific Northwest
Another NW hiker here. The "insulation" part seems to be the hardest layer of a UL clothing system to pin down and the one most tinkered with. There isn't a perfect balance between lightweight and warmth for every place and condition; I think that's why many folks here wind up with several insulation pieces. I have a few (too many!) and keep looking at others.
Tjaard's descriptions of the two "categories" of 3-season down jackets (~2-3oz down) and (~5-9 oz down) are good. I think any of the jackets you list are good-quality, so fit and whichever amount of down you need is best. If I was getting only one, I'd get something like the Alpine Light. There's only about 1-2 months of the year here where lighter insulation is needed and then just fleece or a mid-layer would suffice. However, I wouldn't get the Alpine Light itself if the neck already bothers you; that doesn't seem like something that's going to resolve itself.
The reason PNW hikers (and in similarly wet environs) often prefer synthetic insulation is not because it is too hard to keep down insulation dry from rain, but because it is hard to keep down from slowly collapsing over several days from humidity (in the air and from you) and there isn't always a reliable break in the weather to dry it. That said, that's all theory to me; I don't seem to get out enough or in really bad weather lately where I've suffered because of my down quilt or down jacket.
Here's a good recent thread with the usual suspects discussing some of these ideas: http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=68025&disable_pagination=1
Finally, don't forget Next Adventure on Grand (sometimes really good prices on certain gear) and Mountain Shop, which carries Feathered Friends.Sep 25, 2012 at 11:12 pm #1915665
Serge GiachettiSpectator
@sgiachettiLocale: Boulder, CO
…can't go too wrong with any of it. But might as well add my two cents.
Sounds like you don't do much deep winter stuff yet, so I doubt you need a true down or synthetic parka just yet. For cost/weight/versatility considerations I'd look into a down/synthetic combo like a stoic hadron and a patagonia nano pullover. Together, they'd be warm enough for anything short of true winter, with good moisture management. In the dry season, you could go very light at 8oz with a hood. When its wet, you could pair a light fleece midlayer like an R1 or cap 4 with the nanopuff and be good to go. Then if you end up needing something for true winter later on you could buy a more substantial down puffy like a rab infinity or alpine light and pair it with your nano as a mid.
Together you'd pay $190 for a pretty versatile setup. You could probably also just get away with a nano (add light fleece in wet weather) as your primary 3 season insulation.
http://www.backcountry.com/stoic-hadron-down-anorak-mensSep 26, 2012 at 2:03 am #1915677
Tom LyonsMember
@towalyLocale: Smoky Mtns.
For the most part, a coat like that is for when you are in camp and not doing much work.
And it's probably night, or early morning, when it's the coldest parts of the day.
That requires much more insulation than when you are actively hiking.
For 20*F temps, I like a real coat for sitting around outside.
With a hood.
If it were me, I'd get a real warm down parka, and not worry about how much it weighs.
You can get very warm ones weighing about a pound or a pound and a quarter. And they compress pretty small too.
I always expect to have to carry more in the winter, or else I freeze. It's just the way winter is.Sep 26, 2012 at 4:59 am #1915687
drowning in spamMember
@leaftyeLocale: SoCal
^^ Agreed. More jacket insulation is needed to stay warm in camp, especially if the legs aren't going to be insulated.Sep 26, 2012 at 6:10 am #1915694
Erik BasilBPL Member
@ebasilLocale: Atzlan
Like some above, I use a layering system that includes/excludes a fleece that goes along with a Patagonia Down Sweater. In temps down into the high 30's I don't need the fleece, and then that takes me down into the high 20's. Below that, I go inside and enjoy an ultralight fire in the fireplace, ho ho.
There's another option if you like the Down Sweater: Costco now house-brands an extremely similar, 800-fill ultralight down jacket for $70. There's a thread with photos and a few reviews in the "Gear Deals" forum. I bought one and have recommended it to several of my friends who are putting together layering systems.Sep 28, 2012 at 6:24 pm #1916535
Ken BennettMember
@ken_bennettLocale: southeastern usa
"Also part of the reason to have this jacket is to boost the temp range of a 30* bag and I kinda feel like I would over heat in this jacket."
Don't wear the parka to bed – instead, open it and drape it over your torso inside the bag. That way you can get a lot more coverage (I can cover from my shoulder all the way over my hips/butt) without compressing the down under you or being too warm inside the parka.
While I'm not a huge fan of hoods, I find I prefer having a down parka with a hood. It's so much warmer with very little weight penalty.Sep 28, 2012 at 7:35 pm #1916543
M BMember
you can get montbells ex light down right now at campsaver outlet on sale. (last yr colors). Price is 144, but another 15% off is taken for $124.
I have one in L weighs 5.9 oz,w/o stuffsack It is supposed to be warmer than the UL down jacket
My fleece has a hood, my rain jacket has a hood, My puffy doesnt need one.Sep 29, 2012 at 4:47 am #1916593
James MarcoBPL Member
@jamesdmarcoLocale: Finger Lakes
Loki, I think you will find that lighter sweaters will work down to about 32F. If you plan on colder temps, around 20F, you need the heavier shell. They are different and have different purposes and temp ranges.
Down Sweaters are really excellent in sleeping bags. Low bulk, very warm and good for about a seven to ten degree boost to a summer bag (40F.) Because they are down, you can sort of adjust the upper temp range a little with unzipping all the pockets and down the front. They are great for midnight runs to the local stump. Waking up in one and getting out of the bag is nice because you don't get a temp shock. For hiking in, even at 20F, they are just too warm and tend not to breath well enough to stay dry. In rain or heavy mist, you really cannot use them. If they get wet, the down will collapse, leaving you cold…especially at night if you rely on them. If you need one under a shell, you are looking at very cold temps, indeed. While they usually have some sort of DWR, they are not shells, nor do they work all that well as one. I have never hiked the PNW but I believe it is wet…even in winter like conditions with wet snow, sleet and stuff falling off trees. Sweaters were not designed to cope with this and a shell will be better.
If you get a shell, you cannot plan on it to sleep in. If it rains(or wet snows,) you should not put it in your bag. But, if you need a shell, chances are it will be below 30F for the entire time you plan to be out. Water is not that big of a problem when it is ice or snow…you can usually brush most of it off and it does not saturate your bag over two or three nights. Older military arctic stuff had actual plastic pouches around the down to prevent moisture from penetrating the down. A good system, but really heavy. If all you are looking at is hovering around the freezing point, I think the down sweater would actually be more usefull. But you should couple that with a fleece (or shell you can unzip the lining from for hiking in.) Of course, winds will play a lot into your needs. Cold weather hiking is a matter of constant heat regulation, opening, closing, taking it off, putting it on as you hike. Water, sweat, is THE problem. Generally, you are better off hiking cold than allowing your insulating layers to get wet with sweat.
Shells may or may not have baffles. Sweaters never do. Same for hoods, though some sweaters have them. A good shell will have a lot of features, primarily pit zips, hood, high collar, dual fasteners, outer pockets (outside the insulation,) inner pockets, pass through pockets, thigh skirts/and adjustments, and more. A sweater has none of these niceties. Well, maybe a bottom adjuster. These are designed to keep you tighly sealed aganst the enviornment. The sweater relys on the shell for that protection. They simply are designed to supply insulation, maybe a few features to make them a stand-alone jacket. Again, thay are designed for two different purposes. Generally, a shell is purchased one size larger than what you would normally wear. This is to allow extra insulation under them. Sweaters are designed to fit you rather tightly, maybe with your base layer and shirt under them. I don't think the complaint of a tight neck is a problem, you likely are looking at the wrong size. The fit being poor on the rest of your body is likely due to lack of insulating layers under it. Maybe not…it is hard to say from a distance.Sep 29, 2012 at 9:17 am #1916636
James ReillySpectator
@zippymoroccoLocale: Montana
If I may through another jacket in the mix. The feathered friends daybreak is on sale on their website Site. I have been using it for two seasons now and love it. It uses 900 fill power and weighs about 8 oz. It tends to be the heaviest jacket I wear year around in Missoula Montana. I highly believe in achieving warmth through layering.
The other jackets you mention seem great too but I wanted to mention my favorite. I think my real point is that a sweater/light jacket is more versatile than a 12 oz coat.
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I grew up in Queens. I had to leave home because I was abused by my mother; called a faggot, vulgar stuff. When I was with friends who were also homeless, we would huddle together, sometimes in Union Square, sometimes in Staten Island. We would sleep in Staten Island in abandoned buildings that had been left wrecked by Hurricane Sandy. Once when we walked on the floor, the floorboard broke underneath us, and a friend had his leg split open. We closed the wound and took him out into the street before we called the ambulance. We didn't want anyone to know where we were staying. We were afraid to stay in the adult shelters - we heard too many things about LGBT kids being beaten and robbed there. A friend who knew I was on the streets got me a job at Taco Bell. I was working maintenance, working the night shift. I was also going to college. It was hard, sometimes I was crying. Sometimes I would look bummy, but I was still going to class. I had to go. I always heard my mother in the back of my head saying I wouldn't get nothing for myself. I want to be a veterinarian. Plus I want to open a home for youth who have nowhere to go.
My grandmother raised me, and my brothers and sisters. She died when I was 14. For awhile I stayed with my aunt. It was a nightmare. She wouldn't recognize my gender. I had a job at a theater, and she charged me $200 a week to sleep in a clothes closet on a pillow. I tried to make the best of it. At least the pillow was tempurpedic; it was the comfiest pillow ever. When I became homeless I tried to go to a big shelter for hundreds of kids. The intake worker refused to respect my gender identity. I showed her that I had a male ID, but she said it didn't make a difference, that my wanting to be respected as a male was bullshit. They put me in a female dorm. One of the other girls there said I couldn't use the bathroom unless I payed her $40! She raised her fist to me and threatened me for $40!! I couldn't deal with it, so I decided to sleep in the subway. I slept in the subway for two weeks. I found the whole thing so stressful that I couldn't eat. It was better when I stayed in an LGBT shelter. They respected me when I was transitioning. Today I got a promotion at my job at Dunkin Donuts. Now I'm a shift leader!
When I was growing up, my mother was the only one who understood me. I felt she knew I was gay. She shielded me from my father, from his judgement and criticism. When she died I felt that my world came crashing down. I was thirteen. Everyone who was in my life when my mother was alive turned their back on me. My father treated me very different from my brothers and sister. He took them shopping for clothes, but not me. For three years I had to wear the same clothes. My father found out I was gay when I was 17. He said he didn't love me, that he should have made my mother abort me. A week or so later we got into a big fight. He made me leave. After that I called my grandmother. I asked her if I could stay with her for a week or two while I figured out my next move. She said "No", because her husband didn't like gay people. I tried to go to other family but nobody took me in. I stayed in the subway for three months. I could barely sleep, because if the police saw me sleeping they would kick me off the train, or threaten to lock me up. During that time I went to my cousin's house to take showers and sneak food from her refrigerator. One day I was feeling like I was already dead. I was in the shower, crying. When I got out I looked in her medicine cabinet. I took 60 pills. I woke up in the hospital. When I got myself discharged it was back to sleeping on the subway. I'm happier now. I've been with my boyfriend for seven months. I feel like I have someone who gives me love, compassion, who supports me. I don't feel so alone. I'm doing a food service internship at the Ali Forney Center. I love it. I spent a lot of time with my mother in the kitchen and it brings back so many happy memories.
I stayed at an adult women's shelter. It was creepy. Some of the staff were ok, but some would pick on you. One day a pimp was hanging outside the shelter and he tried to recruit me. I didn't feel comfortable at all there, there weren't people like me. The reason I decided to leave was because I couldn't deal with the bullying anymore. So in September I had to start sleeping in the streets. The first night I slept on a bench in Columbus Circle. When I layed down there I cried. I was so scared. Finally I fell asleep. I also slept in the subway station at 42nd Street, and at the one on West 4th Street. I was lucky nobody bothered me. Now I'm hoping to get a bed in a shelter for LGBT youth. It's getting cold - we don't have a place to go. We belong in the world too. We are human beings.
I grew up in Puerto Rico. I had two different step fathers, both were intolerant of my homosexuality. I was extremely flamboyant. When my stepfather found me wearing flamboyant stuff he would tell me being gay was wrong, and all this religious stuff. One night he grabbed me by the neck and choked me. My mother pulled him off of me. I moved to New York. One night I found myself in a position where I had nowhere to stay. I had to sleep in the subway. A lot of people make fun of me for reading self-help books, but they helped me center myself that night. If not for that I would have been crying. I would have wanted to kill myself. I've been working. But the panic attacks are a vicious circle. It's so stressful being homeless; it makes you very anxious. It's from not getting enough sleep. I get anxious not to have a panic attack, and that makes me have a panic attack. If people don't want to help young people like me, things just get worse. Then we have to get involved in prostitution and drugs and stuff, just to get through. You can't just forget about us; if you do things only get worse.
I had to leave my home because my mother couldn't accept me. She would get angry about the way I acted and the clothes I wore. It was always "You're a fag, you're a batty boy." (she's from Jamaica) For a while after I left home I was sleeping on friends' couches. Then for two weeks straight I was sleeping on the subway. I would clutch all my stuff really tight, holding them close, especially after I was robbed. Mornings were rough because I was so exhausted. I could never get enough sleep, only two or three hours. It took a toll on my body. I was always tired and irritated. I couldn't focus. I was afraid to go to the men's shelter. I have a friend who stayed there, and when they found out he was gay they beat him up mercilessly. If they would do that to a grown man, what would they do to a scrawny 21 year old gay kid. When you are on the streets, riding the subways, nights are very tough. Sometimes I felt so alone. Nobody cared, nobody asked about me. I was just alone.
I grew up in Jamaica. When I was 6 I tried to shape my eyebrows. My father beat me up and punished me by not allowing me to go on a trip to the beach. When I was 19, my family started to find out that I was gay. I felt that I disgraced and dishonored them. They look down on homosexuality, said that it was a sin and that I would go to hell. When my grandmother told my father about me, he was spitting and saying he was disgusted. I felt really bad. I decided to leave Jamaica because of all the stigma, brutality, discrimination that happens to gay people there. I had a friend who was so small, skinny, feminine. He was walking with a friend and some guys thought he looked gay. They beat on them and stomped on them. They punctured his lungs. He was on life support for a few days and had to pee in a bag. I'm working on getting a green card. I hope to get a work permit by this summer. I'm planning to be a phlebotomist. I want to get a house up here, and a house in Jamaica for my mother.


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Greenville's National Guard Armory unveils $1.7 million in improvements
GREENVILLE — Built in 1964, the Michigan National Guard Armory in Greenville building has stood relatively untouched for the past 50 years.
The armory, which houses the 1073rd Maintenance Company, recently underwent a much needed renovation, receiving a $1.7-million facelift.
"It is a great day for the National Guard, the 1073rd, Greenville and the community," said Major General Gregory Vadnais, adjutant general of the Michigan National Guard, during a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday. "There will be more reliance on the National Guard and we need facilities that are in good condition. This is an investment in Michigan's future and our soldiers."
Planning for the project began two years ago, with construction getting underway in May 2013.
The renovation included all water, gas and electrical modernizations, a new kitchen, personal storage equipment lockers, recruiting and unit career counselor offices, a physical training center, male and female shower rooms and bathroom and a much larger storage room for weaponry.
"This is much more accommodating for our soldiers," said Commanding Officer Daniel Daugherty.
The armory was previously without equipment lockers for soldiers, something Manager Paul Geiger said cost the company money in lost equipment.
Also added were new shower rooms, which the building did not have before, as well as a new workout facility, complete with treadmills, benches and other exercise equipment.
The renovation of the second floor completely revamped the layout to make room for much needed office space and conference rooms, which will be used for privacy during counseling sessions.
A 600-square-foot, state-of-the art vault was added, replacing a 150-square-foot one. The room stores equipment and some weapons in a locked, secure vault.
The armory was painted throughout and a new ventilation system and underground electrical service were installed. An old steam boiler was replaced by a hot water energy efficient system with central air serviced by a climate-controlled data server room.
Lights and other electrical devices are controlled by a motion sensors. The entire building's lighting system is programmed to turn off any lights left on during the night.
With a nearly entirely different layout, the building's functionality is far improved after the renovation.
"The efficiency is the biggest thing," Geiger said. "When we put everything in it, it was designed for efficiency."
The 22,000-square-foot facility, located at 319 Hillcrest St., houses five full-time staff members from the 1073rd Maintenance Company. The company has deployed as part of Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
The Michigan National Guard has 44 armories across the state and the current renovations to the Greenville facility are consistent with the Michigan National Guard's strategic plan to improve its infrastructure in support of its mission," according to a press release from the Michigan National Guard.
Renovations at the Greenville armory and other armories around the state will improve unit readiness, reduce energy consumption and extend the life expectancy of the armory.
Gov. Rick Snyder and the Michigan Legislature provided support for the Michigan National Guard to improve the armories and the National Guard Bureau provided federal funding for a significant portion of the project.


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For everyone who has the Alpine Sound System.....well, how does it sound?!?!? Does it blow you away, or its just decent!! Anybody think by changing out just the speakers that it would sound much better?
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In test drives the Alpine sounded reasonably great, especially for a stock system.
If any upgrades, I'm leaning towards the head unit, burlier amps, and a larger subwoofer. The Alpine speakers sounded good. YMMV.
I have a double DIN Alpine in our boat, and IMO it's one of the best for sound quality, multiple source inputs, and kick arse ipod controls.
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I came from Acura with their ELS sound system by Panasonic and that was by far the best sounding stock system I've heard. The Jeep's Alpine system is good, but not as good as the ELS in the Acura.
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I really think this depends on what you are comparing it to and what your standards are.
From owning previous Jeeps and other non-luxury brands, I am quite please with how this thing sounds (and the overall feature set)
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Harmon Kardon systems sound better, but it is really good in the jeep. Doesn't sound like surround sound to me though.
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Im coming from a Escalade with a bose system so I am alittle flat on the Alpine. Its OK but thinking about upgrading the sub but that would be it. I am really not interested in changing out a complete system in a new vehicle.
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I know it's an eight inch sub, I just wonder how much room there is for an aftermarket eight inch. Im sure they are a little larger than what comes stock.
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Honestly, it isn't quite as great as I'd expected, but then, I had high expectations. For a stock system it's pretty good (my wife's Acura also has the ELS system; it has a bit more clarity but it isn't all that and a bag of chips). In order to improve upon the stock system I imagine I'd have to drop some serious cash, and it just isn't worth that to me. If I want to spend a couple thou on a system, I'll be dropping it into my home theater, not a vehicle.
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If you want the sound as good as these guys are saying, you will need to upgrade your tweeters as well as the mids and the components and add some more so its like surround sound.
BUT Alpine deffinitely kicks ass. Im im on my second type r 12" right now because my buddy's skateboard messed up the rubber, and it still works, im about to sell it to somebody tommorrow. But its worked super wel and has excellent sound. Im about to buy an Alpine amp. and my friend has an alpine single din head unit in his RSX-s with the Bose amp bypassed with an Alpine type r 12" in a ported. His sounds WAY better than mine though since i havent done the other speakers yet.
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Name-branded factory sound systems are often not as good as aftermarket systems from the same brand.
One thing I am curious about: how could I go about making the sound system top-notch in a GC equipped with the 730N? I'd want to keep the factory-integrated feel and function of the 730N, but with great sound quality. I wonder if it has a digital output, or any high SNR out or pre-out that can be piped to a good amp driving nice speakers.
On the other hand, maybe it sounds good enough without an upgrade. How does the 430N/730N & regular sound system sound to you guys? My previous vehicle is a 2004 VW Jetta with the upgraded Monsoon sound system. It sounded "great" for a stock mid-grade sedan's system, better than any other factory sound system I've heard (haven't heard the really expensive ones). If it's at least that good, then I won't need to expend a bunch of effort upgrading it.
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Anyone pulled the stock Alpine speakers/sub for a look or considered a new head unit? Wondering if OEM speakers have downgraded parts and magnets?
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This nicely spiced, simmered beverage is so warming. For a special holiday accent, garnish the mugs using maraschino cherries and a sliced orange.
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- In a large saucepan, combine the cider and juices. Place the cloves, allspice, cinnamon stick and orange peel on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with kitchen string to form a bag. Add to the pan.
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Boys soccer
St. Vincent-St. Mary 1, Mentor Lake Catholic 0
Senior Patrick Pitman scored a first-half goal to give the host Fighting Irish (1-4-1) their first victory of the season.
Revere 4, Highland 0
Daniel Branch, Blake Easterling, Nolan Dyko and Brian Gillette each scored a goal for the host Minutemen (7-0, 2-0 Suburban League).
Green 6, Wadsworth 2
Senior Matt Cefalu scored three goals and had an assist to give the host Bulldogs (1-3-0, 1-0-0) their first win of the season.
North Canton Hoover 4, Boardman 2
Senior Brian Nickel scored two goals for the host Vikings (4-1, 2-0 Federal).
Northwest 3, Ellet 2
Sophomore Dave Dill scored two goals and Kyle Sabol added another for the host Indians (2-3-1).
GlenOak 4, Canton McKinley 0
Senior Nathan Adelman scored a hat trick to lead the host Golden Eagles (4-0-1).
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Archbishop Hoban 1, Mentor Lake Catholic 0
Sophomore Alex Sheldon scored off an assist from sophomore Ashley Dobbins for the host Knights (6-0-1, 1-0-0 North Coast).
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Senior Katie Goedecke scored four goals to lead the host Fighting Irish (3-3-1).
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Tim Monroe led the field with a 2-under-par 35 and Justin Roth and Jared Toom each shot a 1-under-par 36 to lead the Blue Devils (5-0) in a tri-match win. The Blue Devils tied a team record with the 1-under team score, and the win snaps Medina's consecutive Northeast Ohio Conference Valley Division win streak of 34 matches.


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1474: Venice passes the first-known written law to grant and protect patents.
The crafts guilds, especially those of Venice's lucrative glass-blowing trades, had their own restrictions, but the senate was hoping to attract foreign innovators (.pdf) as well. So it gave the new law force throughout all of Venice's territories:
"Any person in this city who makes any new and ingenious contrivance, not made heretofore in our dominion, shall, as soon as it is perfected so that it can be used and exercised, give notice of the same to our office of Provveditori de Comun [State Judicial Office], it being forbidden up to 10 years for any other person in any territory and place of ours to make a contrivance in the form and resemblance thereof, without the consent and license of the author."
The law went on to stipulate a means of enforcement:
"And should anybody make it, the aforesaid author and inventor will have the liberty to cite him before any office of this city, which office will force the aforesaid infringer to pay him the sum of 100 ducats [perhaps $7,000 in today's money] and immediately destroy the contrivance."
And it reserved a lot of power for the state:
"But our government will be free, at its complete discretion, to take and use for its needs any of the said contrivances and instruments, with this condition, however, that no one other than the inventors shall operate them."
Apart from this administrative process for most patents, the senate itself could also issue special patents up to 25 years in length.
England passed a Statue of Monopolies in 1624 to protect inventors' rights in their work. Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution empowered Congress to "promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries," and the Patents Act became law in 1790.
The revolutionary National Assembly of France followed with a patent law the next year. Other countries soon passed protections, and global patent agreements began with the Paris Convention of 1883.
Spurred by digital technology and the internet, intellectual-property law has grown quite contentious in recent decades. Not only are there conflicting claims as to who owns what, but a lively global debate rages over what constitutes an invention or original work, as well as the wisdom and propriety of — and need for — such protections in the first place.
(Source: The Silk Industry of Renaissance Venice, by Luca Mola; various websites)
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Alcohol abuse, the imperfect subjunctive and a sense of history
One of the advantages of giving up alcohol for Lent is that is gives you carte blanche to sound off about the government's fixation with the demon drink, without feeling that you are being merely self-serving.This weekend has seen a torrent of such stuff.
In one paper today was an article about how GPs were going to be paid extra (that is to say, in government euphemism, "incentivised") to talk to us all about our consumption any time we went to visit them, and about how alcohol (limitation of consumption thereof) was to become a regular topic in any general health check-up. "The evidence suggests that this actually works" said one leading medic.
I have several reactions to this, and all of them negative ones. I know perfectly well what the safe limits are said to be (though I have never heard a clear explanation about why these ARE designated safe limits, rather than a few units more or less); I know whether or not I am exceeding them; and I know exactly what to do if I want to cut down. The last thing I want is to fetch up in the surgery with an ingrowing toe-nail and to get the alcohol speech, simply because you -- Dear Doctor -- are getting an extra tenner if you can tick the box saying that you have delivered it. In fact, knowing that you have been incentivised in that way erodes my trust in you and your judgement. And it makes me far less likely to show up in the surgery for any kind of regular health check up.
I have a nightmare fantasy of how this approach might look, in my neck of the woods, if we thought that quite a lot of students were having trouble with the imperfect subjunctive. We could "incentivise" us all, and give us an extra fiver (we're rather cheaper to bribe, I imagine than very well-paid GPs) each time we dwelt on the imperfect subjunctive for at least five minutes in a supervision.
I am sure (as the leading medic claimed for the alcohol approach) that this would "work", in the limited sense that there would probably be a better knowledge of the imperfect subjunctive on display in the language papers in Tripos. But what of all those students who actually wanted to discuss Thucydides' view of the Peloponnesian War, or really needed to refresh the gerundive instead? And what of all those who might have needed some help with the imperfect subjunctive, but whose trust in our teaching was destroyed because they thought we were only covering the damn thing because of that extra fiver?
Sounds silly maybe. But that's exactly what I feel about this medical proposal. I want my GP to talk to ME, not to go through his lucrative tick box routine. (The fact is that if he doesn't know that I know exactly what the current advice is on the alc, he's far less smart than I thought.)
But there was something else curious on this subject this weekend -- a chart in the Independent on Saturday, plotting the consumption of alcohol in the UK since 1900 (in terms of pure alcohol consumed per head per year). What is clearly showed was that consumption was now lower than in 1900, and that it was World War 1, followed by World War 2, that cut it .... and that it has been creeping up ever since (but is not yet back at the pre WW 1 level).
I couldn't get the link to work, but I found what was probably the source of the graph in a Report of the Academy of Medical Sciences, entitled "Calling Time" (you should be able to get to a pdf from here -- it's Fig 1; there's another version as Fig 4.3 here). It shows that people were then drinking more than 11 litres of 100% alcohol per annum, and we're still at under 10.
Now just because people drank more in 1900 of course doesnt mean that we shouldn't try to cut down. But I would like to have a bit of historical analysis on this, and not just be constantly given the extreme impression that we are at record levels. I would like to know about the health impacts of early 20th century boozing. Did we just not notice them because the poor guys got mown down in the war anyway or by the flu epidemic? Or what? And what's the effect of changing patterns of consumption... less beer and more wine? Does that make a difference?
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I do ride pavement. I just ride it on a mountain bike. This has always worked just fine for me in the past because I lived in climates where the weather turned roads to debris-strewn obstacle courses for much of the year, and on the rare days that they were clear, I was probably out pursuing high-country dirt anyway. For my style of riding, a road bike just seemed excessive — a boutique bike, like a high-wheeler or a unicycle ... fun to play with but ultimately unnecessary.
Only now I'm living in the Silicon Valley, covered in a seemingly endless maze of smooth and winding pavement. While there are trails and open space areas here, this is decidedly roadie country. I see them everywhere — when I'm walking to the store, when I'm sitting at the coffee shop, when I'm ambling up the road on my bouncy bike. They always look so graceful and effortlessly fast, and strangely overdressed in their matching neon yellow jackets and tights. I make a solid attempt to chase them with the bouncy bike, but it usually isn't long before the gap grows larger. Since I didn't know any better, I blamed myself ("I'm slow. Oh well. Hey, is that a singletrack trail on that hillside? I better check that out!")
Beat has been telling me that I need to try road biking. He has a beautiful carbon Calfee that he doesn't really ride either, at least not since he saw the light and gave up triathlons for ultrarunning. Beat could tell you more about its wheelset and components — all I know is that it's black and weighs about as much as Pugsley's seatpost. I had been eyeing it enviously all month. Finally, today, we went to Sportsman's Basement to buy a pair of shiny white and silver road shoes, and Look cleats. Equipped with the proper attachments, I no longer had an excuse not to try out the Calfee. Beat had to ride his own bouncy bike, a Santa Cruz Blur. We decided on a route that Beat remembered as "short" from his triathlon training days, and set out.
Road bikes make me nervous. I always feel so squirrelly, teetering on those tiny wheels while I obsess about getting my foot in and out of the clipless pedals (which is always humorous because as soon as I stop thinking about it, it becomes second nature and clipless attachments have never actually caused me any problems.) We set out on Foothill Boulevard, spinning super easy. At least I thought we were spinning easy. When I looked over at Beat, he was working up a solid sweat.
At mile 11 we hit the top of a rolling descent and Beat said I should surge ahead because it would be more fun for me. "OK!" I exclaimed and clicked up the shifters. I put a little extra power into each stroke — not enough to really raise my heart rate, but just enough to power up each roller. After about what seemed like five minutes, I dropped back into the valley. I stopped on an overpass above a roaring Interstate 280, quite bewildered. "This doesn't look right." Several minutes later, Beat caught up to me, wheezing. I had overshot the turn by three miles. Yes, three miles. Beat seemed really annoyed about it for some reason.
We made it back to Old La Honda Road and started up the narrow, winding corridor. This too was an easy spin so I took photographs and said hello to other climbing cyclists who did not seem inclined to chat. The Calfee climbed so effortlessly that I started to suspect there was in fact a small electric motor attached to the frame somewhere. I looked for it but could not locate it. A few more relaxing minutes passed and we were inexplicably at 1,800 feet on Skyline Drive. We put on arm warmers and launched into the most physically taxing and difficult part of the ride, the steep descent. I clenched my teeth and throttled the brakes, never quite trusting those tenuous tires to actually stick to the road around each tight corner. Finally, I held my pedals parallel and pushed my butt behind the saddle. This mountain bike pose did help a bit with my confidence.
Then we rode home. It was like a few more minutes. Beat rode beside me and said he felt knackered. Really? I looked at my GPS. We had ridden 41 miles and climbed 2,700 feet. On my mountain bike, even on pavement, that would be a tough afternoon ride. No wonder Beat was tired.
Beat asked me how I liked the road bike. I had to admit it was fantastically fun, but also kind of boring, too. Beat enjoyed a good, solid ride on his knobby tires. He got to work twice as hard while I meandered along on his light, fast road bike. I mean, what's the point of a bicycle that does all the work for you?
"The point is to go faster and farther," Beat said.
"Oh," I said. I get it now. Faster and farther. Next time, I'm going to try that.


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He made it clear that fans and employees alike will be "disappointed, but not surprised" by the decision to sell. "The fans and businesses have been great to us – we've truly been partners, but they understand the battles we've faced over stadium conditions. The owners had little options," Torre said.
The new home of the Cardinals will be the new stadium being built at State College, PA, with the team ownership being that of the Pittsburgh Pirates' Double-A affiliate, the Altoona Curve.
Chuck Greenberg, the President and Managing Partner of the Curve and its group of investors, Curve Baseball, LP, confirmed the move Monday afternoon. "We are the proposed purchaser and intend to relocate the franchise to State College for the 2006 New York-Penn League season, subject to all requisite baseball approvals," he explained.
The 43-year old Pittsburgh native and practicing corporate and sports attorney assured me that the team will remain a Cardinals affiliate next season. "We would be inheriting the existing player development agreement New Jersey has with the Cardinals, which runs through the '06 season." However, plans after that remain to be seen.
Greenberg is optimistic that the deal will be completed quickly and smoothly. "I would expect team nickname, logo and mascot to be announced next month, with the deal closing just before or after year end."
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