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Letters To A Wandering Soul,
I've been wondering how someone can be so unlucky as to have a series of unfortunate events occur to them; to have lost so many of their friends. Is that possible? To have nearly most of your friends die? I don't quite think so...it's a very unlikely event. And to have it happen so many times to just one person...very rare.
I wonder...maybe they are just putting a drama to get people's attention. Why would they stoop to a level such as that, using their friend's names to get people to pity themselves? Is there a reason behind it? There must be...no one would do something like that just for fun.
Is it a betrayal if a person's been lying to someone very close to them about that? Can it be considered wrong no matter the reason they do it for? It's upto a person to forgive them or not.
What decision would I take if this were true?
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Are Arsenal unravelling? Certainly the Gunners are showing symptoms of a deep malaise. Results and performances have been wildly inconsistent this season, Arsène Wenger's failure or refusal to recruit experienced, top-quality players during the summer has been criticised, with varying degrees of venom and directness, by fans and even some of his players, and now William Gallas has revealed the squad is beset by damaging squabbles.
According to Gallas, a 25-year-old Gunner is antagonising his team-mates by refusing to pull his weight on the pitch. If the captain is correct about the trouble-maker's age, there are only a few players who it could be. Should Gallas have gone the whole hog and named the player rather than cast suspicion on all the 25-year-olds in the squad? Or should he have kept the matter in-house and trusted Wenger to sort it out?
Does Gallas' semi-outing of the player suggest he has lost faith in yet another aspect of Wenger's management? Or does it show a captain acting selfishly, more concerned with absolving himself of any blame for Arsenal's erratic form than with preserving whatever team morale still exists at the Emirates? And is this proof that the Gunners are sorely missing departed vice-chairman David Dein?

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The land of Oz wasn't the first time colour had appeared on cinema screens, but the moment when Dorothy opens the door of her sepia cabin and steps out into vivid primary colours is emblematic of the whole new world that opened up when technicians developed colour film. It's also a moment that is unashamedly cinematic: the film calls attention to its fictive nature, and the thrill of the fantasy runs through you. Here are five thrilling moments where black-and-white film collides with colour to make cinematic magic.
The Wizard of Oz
Dorothy Gale's world is a dusty brown before the storm hits. With Toto under her arm, and an eerie silence fallen over the house, she ventures to the back door. The camera moves delicately into the astonishing vibrant Technicolor world of Oz, soon leaving Dorothy behind so it can sweep upwards, the magical score employing refrains from all the classic songs to come as it shows off the multi-coloured wonders of this new world.
A Matter of Life and Death
In this beautiful classic by Powell & Pressburger – a directing duo who are legendary for their lush use of colour – heaven and earth are differentiated by the soft, rosy colours of life on the ground, and the glowing black-and-white of heaven above. Peter (David Niven) was supposed to die, but he's fallen in love and wants to stay alive, so his Conductor (Marius Goring) becomes a messenger between the two planes of existence. At the beginning of this clip, his rose marks that transition.
Schindler's List
In one of Steven Spielberg's most memorable scenes, Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson) watches, transfixed, as a little girl in a bright red coat wanders through the chaos on the streets of Poland, an emblem of innocence as she walks against a march of prisoners and among a stream of people, before finally escaping into a house. That dash of red will appear again, later…
The Icicle Thief
In Maurizio Nichetti's 1989 satirical comedy, a director is invited to introduce a TV screening of his neo-realist classic Ladri di saponette ('Soap Thieves'; the pun of the English title is based on a peculiar subtitle translation), but is horrified to discover that his beautiful monochrome masterpiece is interrupted by garish colour adverts. When the two mediums start to merge together, the director has to break in to the film to set things right.
In this modern satire of '50s values, the mixture of colour and black-and-white required the most digital effects shots of any film until The Phantom Menace. In this exquisite scene, Pleasantville mother Betty (Joan Allen) is in despair at having blossomed into colour – so her son David (Tobey Maguire), who's actually from the 1990s, covers up her shame with her uncolourized make-up. It brings a poignant social commentary to the traditional cinematic use of black-and-white to depict the past, as Betty's repression of her desires is quite literally made flesh.
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Come play in the dark! Sticks, Stones, Broken Bones is showing at the Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre and the Esperance Civic Centre this January and February!
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Mr. Bunk presents a series of delicate, intricate comic sketches with his shadow puppets. Using a minimum of language in the show, his elaborate contraptions that generate the shadows fascinate, while his surreal cartoon shadows delight.
Sticks, Stones, Broken Bones transports children and adults alike into a giddy, funny dream world, a shadowy, bent take on Warner Brother's wackiness. Flying Ninjas, UFO abductions and brain transplants! In each scene the audience is invited behind the visual trickery, to witness the making of the shadow puppet melodramas.
You can catch Mr Bunk at the Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre on 31st January and at the Esperance Civic Centre on 8th February. You can win tickets just by listening in to your local ABC Local Radio station - ABC South West in Bunbury and ABC Esperance. Keep listening this week and next to win!


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Never skip school;whatever be the short term challenges
Shara did not like the way the other girls treated her at school, just because she did not have as much as they had. They would turn their noses up at her, and when she walked too close to them they would pretend as if they smelled something awful and hold their noses and run away. This would often times make Shara cry, and she felt very sad that she did not have any friends. Some of the other girls who would want to be her friend did not dare try, because they did not want to receive the same treatment Shara did.
This behaviour continued for some time, and eventually Shara started to skip school. She would leave out every day and would then go sit by the river, or in the orchard that was some distance from home until school was out. Then she would go home. One day she went home to find her Mother sitting on the porch waiting for her. Apparently the teacher had given her a call to inform her that Shara had not been to school in days. She had not received a letter stating she was ill or for any other reason so she was not sure why she was absent. Shara's mother was shocked because she was the one who had gotten her ready for school every morning.
When she asked Shara why she was not going to school, she started to cry. She told her mother that the other children at school kept teasing her because she didn't look like them, or have the fancy things they did. She felt uncomfortable around them so she just stopped going to school. Mother's eyes watered when she spoke, and she then held her daughter and told her to ignore the words of foolish children. She cannot lose her education because of the silly things other children did, and no matter how many things they had, it did not determine their character. So she was not to feel terrible, because she was beautiful and special anyway. Shara smiled and hugged her mother.
She went to school the day after that, and no matter what anyone had to say after that, Shara kept hearing the words of her mother, and the children did not bother her any more.
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- Hi again Tony, Wolf-
I think I may have a handle on it. Using Tony's .INI files on my PC and making one change- the 'audio chunk size' from Tony's 200 ms to something smaller- seemed to eliminate the dropouts. I used 100 ms and 50 ms and both seemed to work OK. On the other hand, a 300 ms setting made the dropout problem *much* worse. 'Audio chunk size' is under Options> System Settings> Miscellaneous. I'm not sure how this variable affects waterfall dropouts, so perhaps Wolf can comment.
-Joe F.
--- In firstname.lastname@example.com, "mux_folder2001" wrote:
> Interesting. Thanks for doing that Joe. When I did it on the laptop at work, I didn't use the INI from home. I just installed SL and set it up from memory to be something like this. Now that I have posted my INI, I can grab it at work and run the real thing to be sure.
> Tony
> --- In firstname.lastname@example.com, "jfahrenh" wrote:
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> >
> >
> > Hi Tony-
> >
> > I substituted your .INI files for mine this morning and ran my SoftRock receiver.
> >
> > My observations:
> >
> > -There are dropouts just like yours, 11 to 12 seconds apart. Dropout duration varies in length from ~200 ms to ~500 ms.
> > -I can create ~300 ms dropouts at any time by left clicking and holding on the window's title bar. These intentionally-created dropouts do not seem to affect the above 11 to 12 second pattern.
> >
> > This seems to indicate that the issue is somewhat hardware independent- but then again you tried your setup on a laptop and it did not occur.
> >
> > It's supposed to be a somewhat rainy day here, so I'll futz around a bit today changing your settings to look more like mine and see what happens.
> >
> > -Joe F.
> >
> > --- In email@example.com, "mux_folder2001" wrote:
> > >
> > > I have placed the settings files in the TonyC folder in the Files area. I have played with so many settings tryng to figure this out that I hope I have everything back where it belongs. I believe that I do.
> > >
> > > I notice that the scrolling is sometimes uneven, but 2.75 is also (even more so).
> > >
> > > The CPU load I posted earlier in the thread was from Spectrumlab, not from Windows. Right now it is 55%.
> > >
> > > Tony
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> > >
> > >
- Wolf,
B27 with a chunk size of 100ms seems to work better for me than this new version.
With the new one, if I switch on recording, the dropouts come back. Also, with recording on or off I get occasional clicking in the speaker. B27 with 100ms chunks seems to work well.
--- In email@example.com, wolf_dl4yhf wrote:
> Ok Tony, nice to hear that. I have uploaded a new "beta" ( .. i.e. most
> likely with a couple of bugs which are yet to be discovered .. ) to the
> website. This is V2.78 b29 at the moment, downloadable from
> http://www.qsl.net/dl4yhf/spectra1.html#download
> (beware ... subject to frequent changes, because I use these 'betas'
> myself to install the program on different test PCs)
> Besides the modified audio buffer sizes (and soundcard I/O), I tried to
> make the background colour of the 'programmable buttons' on the left
> side of the main window also 'programmable' through the interpreter.
> Details at
> http://www.qsl.net/dl4yhf/speclab/controls.htm#programmable_buttons
> Cheers,
> Wolf .
> Am 10.02.2013 19:39, schrieb mux_folder2001:
> >
> >
> > Dropping the chunk size to 100ms seems to do it. Thanks!
> >
> > I could have sworn I tried this and had a bad result but perhaps
> > something else was amiss at the time. Thanks again for the help.
> >
> > Tony
> >
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Chapter Two The French RivieraMature
Eight Years Ago
Colten Riley Bexx appeared to be an expert at everything he did. He was the kind of man most women wanted to be with-rich, smart, deviant, good looking, and devoted to having fun. He was a world renowned skier, had access to his daddy's jet and most importantly an extraordinary knowledge of art. It helped that his father owned one of the most famous collections in the world. He was knowledgeable in wines, architecture, sailing, and most importantly, he had a PHD in women. He devoured the finest things in life, and enjoyed sharing them with the fabulous ladies he wined and dined. His expensive education, not to mention his entire life was devoted to self-indulgence, pleasure, and sharing them with those he deemed worthy. Rarely had a week slipped by that the name Cole Bexx Jr. not warranted mention in the society pages or paparazzi shot in one of the glossies. He was like the male version of 'Paris Hilton' but sweet naïve Sophia had never been a big gossip rags consumer and so the first time she met the charming and handsome younger Cole in Nice she had no idea who he really was. She had been rollerblading along the Promenade des Anglais on the Baie des Anges. The beautiful broad boulevard was shaded by palms and romantically lit by lamps and Sophia had saved her money and counted her blessings for two years just to experience it. The press had been screaming over Cole's last public affair with a very married English painter which was why he was currently hiding out in Nice. Cole had been wandering back to the aristocratic Hotel Negresco where he was staying with his family when Sophia had lost her balance falling right into his arms. Sophia was a vision at eighteen with all the right curves in all the right places and look of innocence so refreshing that it pierced Cole's ego if only for a moment. He was more accustomed to women resembling sharks with a look of lust and a hunger for his money. After enjoying a drink on the café terrace, he invited her to join him for dinner that night at the Chantecler Restaurant in the Hotel Negresco. Sophia had talked for 30 minutes straight, divulging her love for history, the ochre coloured streets and her appreciation of the "Niçois" and their savory cooking. So, being the charming yet scheming host, he figured the Chantecler would be the perfect place for her to swoon over the showcased epic periods in the history of France. He was right, later that evening approaching the lit up palatial hotel constructed in 1912, Sophia had been in awe over the huge pink dome. It faced the sea and was completely reminiscent of the Edwardian era. They had sat in the corner for hours drinking Chianti and eating oysters while Sophia drooled over the fine art and the Louis XIV ensembles. Fueling her passion for history and thirst for knowledge, he knew all the right buttons to push. A sweet innocent small town girl with saucers for eyes and a love for history, she was completely swept up in the romance of it all. Basically she was putty in his dirty little rich boy hands. Cole had been on his best behavior chaperoning her back to the meager basics of her hostel accommodations after their date, showering her with compliments and of course leaving her with a promise to meet the following day at 10am. He continued all week regaling her with his most intriguing and funny tales of his travels. Spanish-style bullfights in the old Roman arenas at Arles, the glittering casinos of Monte Carlo and of course christening the yachts on the Cote d'Azure.
Cole made his travels sound so enticing that finally by their third date, safe, practical Sophia had let her guard down and was ready to follow him anywhere and try almost anything. So, alas, sipping champagne and relaxing in the moonlight completely out of character, she had laughingly accepted his invitation to travel for the following month. She didn't think about what she was getting into or even the fact that he could be a psychopath. For the first time in her life, she wasn't thinking or worrying about being responsible. Later she wondered how she had ever let him talk her into it; but he just had that charismatic magnetism that drew her in. All of Sophia's friends thought he was the catch of the century.
However, now years later, Sophia knew he was not the catch of the century but rather a spoiled overindulged child. She was aware of his many dalliances and knew that there had been many questionable notches in his fashionable headboard. A member of parliament's wife, the pop star who had wrote a song about their sexual escapades and his bedroom technique, and the underage actress, rumor had it, who had attempted to drive her car off a cliff after he dumped her. Yes, Sophia was definitely a little worldlier and she was a little less impressed with the Bexx family fortune. Unfortunately for her, the obnoxiously vain and self-centered Colten Riley Jr. had decided a long time ago that Sophia was his and his alone. A private trophy to conquer and posses and he did not intend to give up.


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Definition of crust
1a : the hardened exterior or surface part of breadb : a piece of this or of bread grown dry or hard
2a : the pastry shell of a pie : piecrustb : the bready layer that forms the foundation of a pizza
3 : a hard or brittle external coat or covering: such asa : a hard surface layer (as of soil or snow)b : the outer part of a planet, moon, or asteroid composed essentially of crystalline rocksc : a deposit built up on the interior surface of a wine bottle during long agingd : an encrusting deposit (as of the eye) of dried secretions or exudate; also : scab
crustalplay \ˈkrə-stəl\ adjective
crustlessplay \ˈkrəs(t)-ləs\ adjective
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Middle English, from Latin crusta; akin to Old English hrūse earth, Greek kryos icy cold, krystallos ice, crystal
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Terrorist attacks on computer centers, electronic fraud on international funds transfer networks, viruses and worms in our software, corporate espionage on business networks, and crackers breaking into systems on the Internet...Computer criminals are becoming ever more technically sophisticated, and it's an increasing challenge to keep up with their methods.Computer Crime: A Crimefighter's Handbook is for anyone who needs to know what today's computer crimes look like, how to prevent them, and how to detect, investigate, and prosecute them if they do occur. It contains basic computer security information as well as guidelines for investigators, law enforcement, and computer system managers and administrators.Part I of the book contains a discussion of computer crimes, the computer criminal, and computer crime laws. It describes the various categories of computer crimes and profiles the computer criminal (using techniques developed for the FBI and other law enforcement agencies). Part II outlines the the risks to computer systems and personnel, operational, physical, and communications measures that can be taken to prevent computer crimes. Part III discusses how to plan for, investigate, and prosecute computer crimes, ranging from the supplies needed for criminal investigation, to the detection and audit tools used in investigation, to the presentation of evidence to a jury.Part IV of the book contains a compendium of the computer-related U.S. federal statutes and all of the statutes of the individual states, as well as representative international laws. Part V contains a resource summary, detailed papers on computer crime, and a sample search warrant for a computer crime.
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TAMPA, Fla. Martin St. Louis could be named the NHLs best. On Thursday morning, the league announced that the veteran Tampa Bay Lightningwinger is one of three finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award, presented annuallyto the NHLs Most Outstanding Player. Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosbyand Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin also are finalists. The players vote on the award, which honors Lindsay, 87, a former winger for theDetroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks. St. Louis (once), Crosby (once) andOvechkin (three times) are all previous recipients of the honor. Before the2009-10 season, the accolade was known as the Lester B. Pearson Award. St. Louis, a 14-year veteran, led the league in points (60) this season, winninghis second career Art Ross Trophy, following his first after the 2003-04campaign. He also ranked first in assists (43), second in points per game (1.25)and fifth in power play assists. Hey, Im proud, St. Louis said of winning the Art Ross Trophy, after aseason-ending loss to the Florida Panthers on April 27. Im really excitedabout it. Im not going to pretend Im not. This is the third consecutive year a Lightning player has been nominated for theaward. Center Steven Stamkos was a finalist in each of the past two seasons. St.Louis claimed the honor after the 2003-04 campaign, when he had 94 points and aplus-minus rating of plus-35. You can follow Andrew Astleford on Twitter @aastleford or email firstname.lastname@example.com. .
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(CNSNews.com) – Just weeks after the U.S. and Russian leaders met at the G20 summit, signaling a new era after a period of strained relations, the optimism generated by that encounter was looking premature Thursday amid a series of heated disputes.
A deepening Russia-NATO row over spying coincided with differences over the two sides' activities in Georgia, the Westward-leaning former Soviet republic invaded by Russia last summer.
Angry about planned NATO military exercises in Georgia, the Kremlin upped tensions by formalizing the deployment of Russian guards on the "borders" between Georgia-proper and two breakaway regions now effectively under Moscow's control.
The agreements, inked by President Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow, give Russia responsibility over the next 5-10 years for securing the borders of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, including Abkhazia's Black Sea coastline.
The U.S., NATO and the European Union all criticized the move, saying it contravened an E.U.-mediated ceasefire last August that ended the fighting in the Caucasus. The State Department said it also violated Georgia's territorial integrity.
Russia attacked its small neighbor after Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili launched a military offensive against separatists in South Ossetia. Following the brief war, Russia recognized both South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states.
Reacting to the Western criticism, Russian foreign ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko in a statement said the agreements signed Thursday were "designed to strengthen security and stability in the region."
At the signing ceremony, Medvedev again slammed the NATO exercises scheduled to run from May 6 until June 1, saying they were an "overt provocation," regardless of Western countries' assertions to the contrary.
Medvedev said the war games aimed at helping Georgia to rearm after last year's conflict; NATO officials point out that planning for them began last spring – before that conflict broke out – and they have suggested that Russia send observers to allay its concerns. U.S. State Department spokesman Robert Wood said recently the drills pose no threat to Russia.
The exercises, based on a fictitious U.N.-mandated, NATO-led crisis response operation, are open to NATO members and states belonging to its partnership-for-peace program.
Already three of the latter – Serbia, Moldova and Kazakhstan – have withdrawn, following Russian objections. Russian media also reported that the Baltic states had withdrawn, but Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were not on the original list of 20 participating countries released by NATO earlier.
Political analysts say Georgia, which aspires to NATO membership, is strategically important for several reasons. Russia dominates energy supplies to Europe and has shown a readiness to use them for political leverage; the U.S. is backing an E.U. plan for a pipeline network that would bring natural gas from Central Asia to Europe via Georgia and Turkey, bypassing Russian territory.
Georgia also offers a possible alternative supply line for U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan. Beginning on Georgia's Black Sea coast, supplies would cross Georgia and Azerbaijan by rail before being shipped across the Caspian Sea to Turkmenistan or Kazakhstan, then by road or rail through Uzbekistan to the Afghanistan border.
"Georgia is a key target of Russian efforts to reduce or eliminate alternative access routes to Central Asia and Afghanistan for the U.S., NATO, and Western energy interests," American University scholars Mamuka Tsereteli and Kelli Hash-Gonzalez wrote in the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute publication CACI Analyst.
"Russian interests will be served by a weak and destabilized Georgia, as that would leave Russia as the key, and maybe sole, potential partner for Western access to Central Asia," they argued. "In that case, Russia would be able to dictate its own terms of collaboration."
Russia's actions in Georgia last year sent relations with the West, already strained over NATO enlargement and U.S. missile defense plans for central Europe, to their lowest point since the end of the Cold War.
President Obama pledged to "reset" relations with Moscow, and at his first meeting with Medvedev, in London early last month, the two in a joint statement reaffirmed that "the era when our countries viewed each other as enemies is long over." That meeting brought a headline agreement to work on reducing nuclear weapons arsenals.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is due to visit Washington next week, in part to prepare for a planned visit by Obama to Moscow in July.
Spy scandal
The new tensions over Georgia Thursday came on the same day as NATO expelled two Russian diplomats based at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels, in retaliation for an embarrassing security breach discovered late last year.
A top Estonian defense official, Herman Simm, was sentenced to 12.5 years' imprisonment in February after being found guilty of selling NATO secrets to Moscow over a 12-year period.
Simm was apparently recruited in the late 1980s, when Estonia was still part of the Soviet Union, and began to sell secret information from 1995. Estonia joined NATO in 2004.
Russia's ambassador to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin, reacted furiously to the expulsion and warned, without elaborating, that Moscow's response would be "clear and tough."
In a statement on the Russian mission Web site, Rogozin named the two expelled diplomats as security officer and attache Vasily Chizhov and head of the political section, Viktor Kochukov. Chizhov is the son of the Russian ambassador to the E.U., Vladimir Chizhov, who is also based in Brussels.
Rogozin said the two were declared persona non grata "in view of inconsistency of their activities with the diplomatic status" – language that usually indicates suspicion of espionage. He denied the accusation.
The move to expel them coincided with the resumption Wednesday of formal NATO-Russia talks, after an eight-month suspension resulting from the Georgia war.
Russia's foreign ministry in a statement said the NATO move contradicted alliance leaders' statements about a willingness to normalize relations with Russia.


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Standup comedy hasn't evolved much since the glory days of ventriloquist and puppet. Every so often, there's a Gallagher smashing watermelons or a musical funnyman like Jack Black, but for the most part, comedy is a dude on a stage with a microphone, plodding through a joke-punchline-new-joke routine. Boring!
Well, all that is about to change. Here in our very own city, one Adam Cayton-Holland (full disclosure: You may know him as Westword's What's So Funny? columnist) has put together an experimental comedy event known simply and mysteriously as Los Cómicos Super Hilariosos. So far, after two shows, one person has been thrown out of the building and another has left in disgust. "I consider that a complete success," Cayton-Holland says.
Catch the show tonight, and the last Thursday of each month, at the Old Curtis Street Bar, 2100 Curtis Street. The show starts at 9:30 p.m. and the cover is $5; visit www.myspace.com/adamcaytonholland for info.
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Although magicians are technically humans, they aren't exactly vanilla mortals. Many consider mages to be a subspecies of homosapien, some consider them not human at all! -Tom
Should I be feeling concerned Tom? -Nova
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Now, the thing about us awakened mages is that you can't define us without first understanding the mechanics surrounding us.
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Kim Manners directed the episode written by Sera Gamble.
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Jan 3, 2012 at 11:38 am #1283661
Hi All,
I have been out of backpacking for about 20 years and needless to say things have changed a bit since then in the area of gear. All this newfangled light and ultra light weight stuff is veddy cool.
Right now I am researching sleeping bags and I am having a bit of a problem finding one that will fit me. Not only am I tall at 6'4" but I have wide shoulders. I have been able to find extra long bags but not too many wide bags that don't weigh a lot. Also I live in Resume Speed, North Florida so there are not a whole lot of options for local information so I was hoping for some input from you folks.
What I need is a bag for backpacking trips mostly in the SE US that is a 3 season bag. I will be using it for several local trips and possible a 7 day section hike on the GA portion of the AT this spring.
The one I have found that seems to have decent recommendations is the Big Agnes Summit Park 15 deg bag. A little on the heavy side but I figure I will have to carry more weight to gets something that will fit. Anyone else use this bag? Any other big & tall guys/gals have a recommendation for a different bag?
Any input would be greatly recommended.
–louisJan 3, 2012 at 11:47 am #1819183
Have you considered a custom down quilt?Jan 3, 2012 at 11:48 am #1819184
Ben FMember
I'd check out the Stoic Somnus series– http://www.backcountry.com/store/search.html?mv_session_id=zruJL62m&aff=1&q=Stoic+Somnus
The review of the 30 on backcountry is mine. Basically it's an excellent bag, especially for the big and tall set. I'm 6'4" as well, and I fit the tall well. The real advantage is how wide it is at the shoulder. It's really great for someone with a bigger build at the shoulders.Jan 3, 2012 at 11:51 am #1819188
Link .BPL Member
Katabatic makes long(6'6")wide quilts
marmot makes some long(6'6")and wide bags
orJan 3, 2012 at 12:03 pm #1819196
Erik BasilBPL Member
@ebasilLocale: Atzlan
I use a Big Agnes Mystic SL in long. It's definitely long enough for me at 6'5" and is wide in the shoulders, hips and footbox. Remember to add the weight of a pad when you compare these bags. I carry an inflateable no matter what, so this system saves weight for me. YRMV.Jan 3, 2012 at 12:09 pm #1819199
Matthew PerryBPL Member
@bigfoot2Locale: Hammock-NOT Tarptent!
Wilderness Logics makes a giant down quilt that is just a bit bigger than the Jacks-R-Better 2 person quilts:
http://wildernesslogics.com/THE-XXL-TOP-QUILT-THE-XXL-TOP-QUILT.htmJan 3, 2012 at 12:13 pm #1819202
Thanks for the input I will check those out. I had not considered a quilt but may have to look into that. The Mystic SL looks interesting too.
–louisJan 3, 2012 at 12:17 pm #1819205
That quilt from Wilderness Logics is pretty nice and the price is good as well. I may have to give that some serious thought. And it is around 30 ounces lighter than the Big Agnes Summit Park.
–louisJan 3, 2012 at 12:24 pm #1819211
The quilt from Wilderness Logics is a hammock quilt, which means it's usually not as wide since the contour of a hammock doesn't require as much width, but it is pretty wide. Even wider is the EnLightened Equipment Revelation, it's less expensive and has a drawcord footbox that I think makes it much more versatile than a sewn footbox.Jan 3, 2012 at 12:28 pm #1819214
Roy StaggsMember
@onepaddlejunkieLocale: SEC
Take a look at the MontBell super stretch bags in "long". I own 4 of them.Jan 3, 2012 at 12:46 pm #1819228
Dustin ShortBPL Member
Word of advice about quilts, make sure you have a ground pad system that you know will keep you warm. I'm not knocking on quilts (I'm making my own for 3-season use) but few people mention that the weight savings are tempered by needing a more robust sleep pad system (although the entire system still comes in lighter usually).
If you're still interested a regular bag though I would definitely check out Western Mountaineering or Feathered Friends. I just bought a WM Ultralite and I've never had a better fitting sleeping bag, feels tailored made for me! The caveat of course is that both are expensive. I liken them to Ferrari and Lamborghini of the sleeping bag world. These are companies that don't rely on marketing hype, instead focusing their energy into producing the highest quality products that they can.
Their sizing is spot on, so a long "FIT" 6'6" meaning they are actually cut a bit longer inside (sometimes the fit length is actually how long it is inside and ends up a tad short for users at the limit). They also both provide the Shoulder/Hip/Foot girths which will really allow you to dial in the fit.
Also they've both been around for decades and rate their bag temps accurately, meaning if it's a 20F bag then it will be warm at 20F in light baselayer clothing, not just survivable.
For your size and a 10-20F bag, from WM I'd look at the Badger or Alpinelite, maybe the Versalite for a snug fit (ie more thermally efficient).
From FF I'd look at the 10F Raven or the 20F Swift. FF doesn't have quite as broad of a selection of wide sized bags but they do custom work (albeit pricey). The benefit to FF is their "nano" fabric which is highly water resistant and durable. It's a product from Schoeller and basically works the same a lotus leaf, water, oil, ketchup, simply can't stick to the surface and wipe/rinse off with ease. This may be beneficial to the wetter parts of the South East.
If you want to try quilts I would recommend making a synthetic one. Not as light as down but pretty easy to make and for 30F should only weight 1.5lbs or so. It'll also be cheaper and if you don't like quilts it can still be used as an overbag to turn the 3-season bag into a 4-season bag.Jan 3, 2012 at 1:04 pm #1819240
Dustin, why do you think a more robust pad system is needed?Jan 3, 2012 at 7:01 pm #1819412
Richard LyonBPL Member
@richardglyonLocale: Bridger Mountains
Western Mountaineering or Feathered Friends make great bags, and their longs are true 6 ft 6 in in length – very suitable for this 6-4, broad-shouldered guy. I'd pick the model based on how you sleep and what you like. Both are very good on semi-rec bags if you like a bit more room.
RichardJan 4, 2012 at 5:44 am #1819521
Benjamin LudwigMember
@enderLocale: Mid-West
Im 6'3" and my shoulders are about 27"
I am using a Kelty Cosmic Down +20 Sleeping Bag. It fits up to 6'5" and comes in just over two and a half pounds.
http://www.rei.com/product/809427/kelty-cosmic-down-20-sleeping-bagJan 4, 2012 at 8:36 am #1819612
Yuri RBPL Member
Got a Marmot Arroyo in long – i'm 6'3" and there is plenty of space left for taller person. It also has plenty of shoulder room if you are not looking for extra empty space.
It is not super expensive, quite light, plenty warm…
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handcuff headacheHi there,
Me and my girl are trying out some kinky things in the bedroom. So far, she wants me to do a lot of tying her up and holding her down. One thing we started trying was using handcuffs during sex. In the moment, everything is really hot and cool, but after we finish, her wrists hurt and are really red. I make sure I don't tie them too tight (they don't have a lock, they snap off really easy) and they're fuzzy to make them less hard on her. But no matter what, it's still leaving marks on her. Am I doing something wrong? I don't think they're too tight on her, but maybe.
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It is a telling moment when Virginia Glastonbury, Denton Hall's newly elected London managing partner, talks about her path into the legal profession. "I didn't come from a firm of solicitors," she says. What she meant to say was a "family of solicitors".
But it is all too easy to picture Glastonbury being left, as a baby, in a reed briefcase on the steps of Dentons' Chancery Lane office, only to be taken in by the partners, raised among the wolves of the City, until finally she gains their respect and leads the pack. For her relationship with Dentons teeters on obsession. If a grenade was lobbed into Dentons' boardroom tomorrow, Glastonbury would be the first to dive on it.
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She also has a passion for fast cars and is restoring a 1962 Porsche with her civil engineering husband Richard.
Then there is her cat, Daisy. As it is male, she worries that this information is a little too Freudian to be passed on. "I am occasionally normal," she says with a laugh.
However this is a lawyer who unashamedly loves her work and is passionate about her firm.
Driving in from her Kent home in a late model dark-blue Porsche, she arrives at work by 7.30am and, "on a good day", will leave by 8pm. She usually works Sundays but, by way of mitigation, takes Saturdays off.
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Glastonbury joined Dentons as an articled clerk in 1980 – when the firm had 24 partners and a Hong Kong office. She became a partner in 1988. Last week, after a two-horse race against banking partner Steven Goodman, she was elected London managing partner of a firm with 96 partners and 10 international offices.
Control of the firm will be split between herself, chairman James Dallas and newly elected international managing partner David Moroney.
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She also faces a series of wider strategic challenges. A merger is still on the table. "Merger is rather like marriage," she says, "it has to be the right one to do."
The firm is yet to successfully break into the US market – The Lawyer revealed the closure of its New York office three weeks ago – and its strong energy, media and property teams are vulnerable to head-hunters if profits dip or direction is lost.
But, in Glastonbury, Dentons may have found a leader who is as clever as she is committed. "I will have failed as managing partner if the firm doesn't grow," she declares.
It is an unusually bold statement for a managing partner and one that could return to haunt her.
Whenever you interview a newly promoted lawyer, they all give you a standard line about getting their feet under the desk and tell you to come back and see them in a year's time.
It may be a measure of Glastonbury's ambition and drive that she asked us to come back in six months.
Virginia Glastonbury
Manging partner
Denton Hall