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Summer has always been my favorite season until I completed my education. Now you must be wondering how summer is related to education. Well, it was specially for the summer breaks The summer breaks used to be rejuvenating. We used to wait the entire year for the summer breaks. However, gradually the concept of summer vacation in schools is changing. Summer breaks are provided to students to give them a space from the study pressure of the entire year so that they can stay away at least for 15 days or a month from the saddle of the entire year. However, schools make it a point to give coursework to the students that they are supposed to finish by the end of the vacation.
There are a number of creative activities where we can involve our kids during summer time. These activities not only help our kids in passing time and having fun but also compel them to use their mental abilities. This improves the creativity and thinking ability of our child. The advantage of these types of activities is that they require minimum investment and they can be done within the confines of our home where you can keep a close eye on our kids. Some of the activities that our kids can participate are-
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I had a silicone implant to augment my flat asian nose. But the implant looks very unnatural and I want it removed. I haven't decided what's the best look for my nose, however. I'm thinking about having the implant removed and try an injectable such as Juvederm or Radiesse, before having a secondary Rhinoplasty to permanently change my nose shape again.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's idea of a just peace is for Palestinians to accept the current reality of apartheid and end their legitimate rights to land the UN allocated to Arabs. The Obama administration is demanding an end to West Bank expansion, but the Israel leader insists Jews in the settlements have a right to a "normal life." Unfortunately, what Netanyahu terms "normal" is hardly just for those whose lands have been taken and all too often their fields destroyed. The Israel prime minister insists he has the basis of a fair agreement with the United States on the issue of settlements.
Netanyahu also made clear, "Jerusalem is not a settlement an Israel will not accept limits on it sovereignty there." These are the statements of a man who defends the status quo and is unable to reach out with vision as to what might constitute the basis for peace in the Middle East. President Obama has all too often endeavored to work with hard liners who do not seek compromise on health care, and we fear he is taking a similar approach in the Middle East.
Israel settlements on the West Bank must go. Perhaps, there can be a compromise which allows small areas to remain intact, but the status quo merely hinders peace in the Middle East.


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Very nice! I'm wearing a HBE right this moment as well.
This is a discussion on New HBE Holster within the Defensive Carry Holsters & Carry Options forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I am fairly new to CCW and my first IWB holster was a single clip design. Uncomfortable, kept moving around, I had to constantly re-adjust ...
I am fairly new to CCW and my first IWB holster was a single clip design. Uncomfortable, kept moving around, I had to constantly re-adjust the thing.
After seeing pics of Sportsterguys new HBE Com III holster a few weeks ago, I called Eric. I was wanting the exact holster for my Glock 27. In nearly record time, I have a gorgeous Com III holster and double magazine holder. I just sent payment Saturday evening. Today, Thursday morning, a package arrives...no way that it's my holster...already? Indeed it's my holster.
I cannot compliment Eric enough. Professional businessman and a true artist with leather.
The holster and magazine carrier are perfect. Flawless workmanship and design. My employees who aren't gun people were amazed at the beauty of the leather. The comfort amazed me. Perfect fit. Compared to the previous (single point clip) holster that I wore, this thing is comfortable and stays stable.
My pictures do not do this beautiful leather justice.
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Very nice! I'm wearing a HBE right this moment as well.
He has been doing some super fine leather work. Congrats on a getting a real nice leather rig for yourself.
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Nice going, that's a great rig. Talk about hitting a home run your second time at bat!
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Nice work!
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That's not fair. Aren't you supposed to accumulate a whole box of holsters before you're allowed to get a really good one?
But, seriously, that is one excellent rig. I've got a COM III and mag pouch on order with Eric for my Hi-Power. He's a great guy to deal with, and I'm thrilled that he's got his business turned around.
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His holsters are looking better than ever.
I really love that exact style and colors that you have.
I'd like to see a second set of stitching next to the gun personally just for the look, but I am sure he would do it if ya asked. (I prefer Rafter S belts for this same double stitched look)
Akatim, Looks like Eric did you right!!!! Beautiful set to put it mildly!! Have mine on now with my HP and it is KA. Been wearing it constantly and it gets more comfy every day. Glad you love it. Stay safe and enjoy your new leather that shouldn't see a box for a long, long time.
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Looks like a winner, hands down. I like the color contrast. Eric does really nice work!
Congrats on a great first custom rig.
It's made of cow in cordovan brown with the shark trim in black. It looks better in person, I just can't take pics worth crap.
I bet he would double stitch. Eric was great to deal with, he went beyond my expectations.
I don't see how it possibly could. It looks just about as good as leather can look in those photos. Very handsome.It looks better in person, I just can't take pics worth crap.
That cordovan shark combo just looks great... The shark he gets has such a nice grain in it. Congrats sir. Shameless pic of my black on black combo.
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Great looking set you have there! I notice that your holster has the double stiching on the threads next to the gun. The shark grain does look awesome.
Did you get the belt from Eric too?
Basic question. If this is an IWB holster, why would you put the exotic skins on it, when you would never see it (as it would be covered up by your pants). I could understand why you would do it for an OWB (even though only you would know it was there if you were concealing).
BTW, I have spent last month looking at all of the holster makers and finally decided on going with HBE. I'll be placing my order with him in the next week.
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Actor Chadwick Boseman had some tough cleats to fill playing Jackie Robinson in "42" - especially getting the look and mannerisms of the iconic baseball legend just right.
"We worked on [the appearance]. Some people say I already look like him, but I didn't see it and I felt like we needed to do some things in terms of hair, and I think the sun helped a little bit," Chadwick told Billy Bush and Kit Hoover on Wednesday's Access Hollywood Live.
The film follows the story of Jackie breaking baseball's color barrier as the first African-American to play in the major leagues.
WATCH: Chadwick Boseman On His Intense Training To Become Jackie Robinson In 42
Chadwick went through intense training to master Jackie's playing style.
"His batting stance is very unique... he has a hitch in his swing," he explained.
Co-star Harrison Ford, who plays Brooklyn Dodgers' general manager Branch Rickey, also had to undergo a physical transformation for the movie.
WATCH: Harrison Ford Plays Ball In 42
"I think when anyone first thought of Harrison Ford playing this role, they were like, 'Naw, it doesn't work,'" Chadwick told Billy and Kit. "[They used] prosthetics, on the ears even, and changed [his] hair, and used a fat suit."
Harrison appeared to have a little fun on set with his plump costume.
"He would come out some days, especially when there were extras there and they would all be a little tense around him because they didn't want to disturb him and they didn't know how to act," the actor recalled. "[Harrison] would walk out while it was silent and say, 'Just to let you know this is a fat suit.' He wanted everyone to know he's still fit."
"42" is in theaters now.
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Oscar Brand has been hosting the Folksong Festival since 1945. Explore some of his earliest interviews with experts and performances with guests including Woodie Guthrie.
September 4, 1946 - Oscar begins this Labor Day weekend program by singing Whiskey Johnny and explains it's not a drinking song but a working sailor song. This is followed by Josh White singing Hard Times Blues from the previous week's program. Ken Carter is Oscar's studio guest. Carter is from the C.I.O Chorus and talks about singing around town and for children. He sings Me and My Horse. Carter then sings a song about moonshine in Bayhard County, Texas, The Pale Moonlight.
December 25, 1949 - On his special Christmas show, Oscar discusses Christmas carols with Maria Leech, editor of Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore and Theresa Brakeley, author of the book's article on Christmas carols. Performing on the show are Tom Scott, Jean Ritchie, and the Festival Band.
The first segment mixes up traditional and untraditional Christmas carols.
The second part of the show explores some more obscure carols before a return to the classics.
January 15, 1950 - All all-request live show with the Weavers and Woody Guthrie.
Introduction and selections entitled Frankie & Johnny, The Rambling Wretch, Black is the Color of my True Love's Hair, The Johnson Boys, and I Feel So Bad.
Swimmy-Swim Swim, an improvisational folk tune, Lazy John, and The Fireship.
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Revisit CBR's Top 100 Comics of 2012
2012 is officially in the rear view, and in celebration CBR has been checking out what's just behind us. All last week, we counted down our Top 100 Comics of 2012, and before we dive into 2013 full on we wanted to offer our readers one last look at some of the best comics published over the last 12 months.
This year, a record 36 publishers, collectives and creators had their work rank on the big list from the standard-bearers of mainstream publishers to the most obscure alternative efforts with a healthy dose of literary comics, modern graphic novels, digital efforts and manga thrown in. No lie, we are personally pleasantly surprised by the breadth of stuff put out each year, and this is consistently referred to by staff as the most fun feature we do all year.
As in previous years, the Top 100 was compiled thanks to the tireless work of a range of CBR's contributors who sent in their own ranked Top Ten lists to me (News Editor Kiel Phegley) with point values being associated to each book which I later edited down to a Top 100 I felt best reflected the vote of the staff. This year's nomination team included the following fantastic writers on comics: CBR News Team members and contributors Alex Dueben, TJ Dietsch, Karl Keily, Shaun Manning, Jeffrey Renaud, Dave Richards, Steve Sunu (bonus helper prize for Steve!), George Tramountanas, Jason Tabrys, Brett White and Brian Warmoth; CBR Columnists Timothy Callahan and Brett White; CBR Reviewers Ryan Burton, Jennifer Cheng, Greg Hatcher, Ryan K. Lindsay, Greg McElhatton, Bill Reed and Doug Zawisza; Comics Should Be Good bloggers Greg Burgas, Connie Cibula, Brian Cronin, Ken Haley, Sonia Harris and Kelly Thompson; Robot 6 bloggers Brigid Alverson, Kevin Melrose and JK Parkin. And last but never least, our rarely seen publicly but always radical duo of Senior Editor Stephen Gerding and Executive Producer Jonah Weiland.
Looking at the hard numbers, DC Comics took the overall lead with 16 titles ranking -Â nine of them from the publisher's Vertigo imprint. Not to be outdone, Dark Horse and Image tied for second place with a dozen titles each on the countdown while Marvel charted third with ten entries. Other standout performances included Top Shelf and Oni Press with four appearances a piece, Fantagraphics and IDW each with three and the likes of BOOM! Studios, Koyama Press, Graphic Universe, Dynamite Entertainment, Viz and First Second all nabbing two spots. There was an amazing number of one-time appearances from smaller publishers, independent presses and self-published work with 21 entries overall.
I said it above, but it bears repeating. Every year this list is a blast to put together, and every year seeing the assembled titles gets me charged for what's going on in the four-color medium. Also, every year there are any number of totally radical titles that earn votes from staff and fans alike that just don't fit in the Top 100. I think most people would be hard pressed by year's end to come up with 100 great movies, TV shows or video games they experienced over the years, which to me is a sign that comics have it over the other areas of pop culture in spades.
So please take a moment to look over the list one last time, read up on a few comics you may have never seen before and maybe purchase a few of them while you're at it. Afterwards, chime in on the CBR Message Boards to have your say on the best comics of 2012!
- Saga
- Building Stories
- Hawkeye
- Batman
- Prophet
- Daredevil
- The Manhattan Projects
- The Underwater Welder
- Uncanny X-Force
- Hellblazer
- Fatale
- Animal Man & Swamp Thing: Rotworld
- Avatar The Last Airbender – The Promise
- Mind The Gap
- The Unwritten
- Punnk Rock Jesus
- League of Extraordinary Gentlmen, Century: 2009
- xkcd
- Rachel Rising
- Wonder Woman
- Locke & Key
- Ultimate Spider-Man/Spider-Men
- Revival
- The Massive
- The Boys
- Batwoman
- Chew
- The Zaucer of Zilk
- Dial H
- Thief of Thieves
- Morning Glories
- Goliath
- Love & Rockets: New Stories
- Jennifer Blood
- Blade of The Immortal
- The Self-Published Comics of Michel Fiffe
- Lose
- Mind MGMT
- Conan The Barbarian
- Little White Duck
- Wizzywig
- A Game For Swallows
- The Punisher & Punisher War Zone
- Journey Into Mystery
- Empowered
- Sweet Tooth
- Prince of Cats
- Fables
- Are You My Mother?
- The Nao of Brown
- Scalped
- The Hypo
- Glory
- A Wrinkle In Time: The Graphic Novel
- Alabaster: Wolves
- The Sixth Gun
- The Silence of Our Friends
- Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City
- Dorohedoro
- 20th Century Boys
- Venom: Circle of Four
- Aesop's Ark
- Wasteland
- Casanova: Avarita
- The Walking Dead
- Hellboy In Hell
- Shooters
- New Crusaders
- Friends With Boys
- Nurse Nurse
- Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Season 9
- Crogan's Loyalty
- NonNonBa
- Wolverine & The X-Men
- Adventure Time
- Baby's In Black
- Godzilla: Half Century War
- Tales Designed To Thrizzle
- The Infinite Wait & Other Stories
- The Secret History of D.B. Cooper
- Dancer
- Irredeemable & Incorruptible
- Harbinger
- Dotter of Her Fathers Eyes
- Rohan at the Louvre
- Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service
- Aquaman
- The Shark King
- Hell Yeah
- Richie Rich GEMS
- iZombie
- The Shade
- Drama
- Lookouts
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What kind of experience do you men think help to develop a male into a man? We all likelt have different ideas about this, and they many not be universal. Try to name one experience that you think ever boy should have that will help him develop into a man.
I will start . I think every boy should have been in at least one fight growing up. It helps you know what you are made, helps you learn to think on your feet, and make you a little tougher. i would not say that if you have not been in a fight it makes you less of a man, but it is a useful experience in a boy's development.
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Make money completely on your own. For me this was when I was about 12, and I got a set of stencils and went around the subdivision my family lived in at the time and re-painted house numbers on curbs for $5 per house. I still remember the surprise and pride my dad couldn't hide on his face when he found out I'd profited about $130 in a weekend. I overheard him telling someone at church about it and remember hearing him say "He knew how much he spent on paint and stencils"
I think every boy needs to go to summer camp. In my case, it was Boy Scout summer camp. A week away from his family, semi-self directed learning, ample time to daydream, explore, fish, get into trouble, what have you. I even look back upon the bad parts with fondness- poison-ivy-anus, crotch-rot, mosquitos big enough to stand flat-footed and mate with turkeys. It gives a young boy a chance to step outside his normal life and learn a bit of self-reliance. If you want to eat, you're going to have to hump your way up to the mess hall at meal times. If you want a merit badge, you're going to have to spend time on that lanyard or wooden figurine. If you don't want to be in agonizing pain from crotch-rot and blisters, you better hike up to the shower house. Good preparation for entry into the job market and independent life. As well as a good opportunity to pick up some less-legitimate things. I learned to smoke, swear, pick locks, and fleece others at poker, all at summer camp. I still go back every summer to teach First Aid merit badge, just to feel a taste of those glorious Halcyon days of yore. It's still great- the year before I met Melanie, I taught rock-climbing and COPE. Ended up hooking up with one of the female counselors on top of the climbing tower at midnight, nothing but the vast sky and crying coyotes around. Ah, fond memories.
I also wrestled junior-high through college, and I find it odd that it was always ridiculed by my peers. I guess adolescents- and even college-age people- are loathe to look beyond the close physical contact to see the strategy, training, and brutality behind one of the world's oldest sports. I sacrificed three teeth to get an entry for the state meet, and still get occasional ribs from my former classmates about "cuddling". Yes, I've had people deride it as "cuddling". Burns my ass.
Interesting stuff. I'm small 5'4" and in high school 122lbs. Wrestling was for me really natural and I took down most of the boys in my class. (and not because I dug the dudes as some guys on this site might stupidly guess) Never found it cuddly or any of that stuff. Good for me with a low center of gravity. Often wished I had gone out for it. As I type this I'm at the university I attended after h.s-Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. A big wrestling school here in CA. Anybody who thinks wrestling is not "man" doesn't know what they're talking about.
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Having a job that works the snot out of you on a daily basis until you drag home exhausted. Not McD's fry cook, but farming, commercial fishing, roofing, etc.
Date a Lady out of your league.
Be in a rock band with three or four of your friends and actually perform in front of people.
Learn a second language.
Learn how to do basic home repairs.
Learn to pray with all your heart.
Learn how to safely use a firearm.
Learn to have excellent personal hygiene.
Learn how to dress like a Man instead of a slob.
Learn how to befriend a strange dog and a three year old.
Well, yes and no. I was in a fight in military school with a kid who was my best bud until the afternoon he baited me into it. Didn't want to, but finally there was no choice but to go physical. We were both small kids. Broke his finger. Hid Dad threatened to come after my Dad with a lawsuit but no go. The two Colonels in charge of the academy didn't give me any shit for it. After that none of the other boys came after me ever and I continued to make rank and lead a platoon. So, yeah, it was good for me and my ego being a small kid, bad for Bradley's finger and as for a useful experience? I guess so....
It's a shame that the fight ended the friendship. I've had a couple of experiences, albeit already as a grown man, that a fight (actually a boxing match) made or cemented a friendship for me.
As a boy, I had fights with buddies. We would fight it out, and afterward we would be just fine.
For me, going from boyhood to manhood was all about taking total responsibility for something that could really have terrible results if you screw it up.
1. Rock climbing belaying: if you do it wrong, your friend will fall and die.
2. Strapping objects to the roof of a car with ratchet straps that would cause a big accident if they fell off.
3. Buying non-refundable airplane tickets.
4. Traveling alone in a foreign country with a high crime rate.
5. Leading a friend's son through a cave (his dad wanted to wait outside, making me solely responsible for the child's safety)
6. Being financially independent and making all relevant decisions.
7. Camping alone.
Basically anything that requires you to be totally responsible for your safety or that of others, financially, legally, or physically.
When you find yourself in a situation where mechanical know-how is involved and you trust yourself to do it more than anyone else standing around, you're on the road to manliness. Basically as a kid you trust others to know what's going on. As a man, there's no safety net and you are okay trusting yourself and your own judgments when the penalty could be death (like jumping off a waterfall for example).
Along these lines is something I have observed to be fault in many women I've known, though maybe there are lots of women who aren't this way. Many women "freeze up" when something bad happens. When the sh!t hits the fan, many, many, many times I've seen a girl just go to deer-in-headlights mode. They have this normalcy bias that can't switch off when things aren't ok. I notice a gift of manliness seems to be to react to an emergency quickly with a straight head on.
There was recently a real fire in my school building, and while all the female teachers just stood around believing it to be a drill (which it wasn't), I, knowing something about the speed at which a small fire becomes a big problem, grabbed a fire extinguisher and led my students down 5 flights of stairs as quickly as I could. We could smell smoke and one teacher even ran to get her purse, despite me yelling most insistently at all the kids to leave all their stuff behind. It's like women's brains sometimes don't compute danger and know when you must overreact, though doubtless there are plenty who do. I know a big thing they stress in self-defense courses for women is to overcome the social awkwardness and really forcefully tell someone to back off. It's a big challenge for women to stand up to an emergency, but it seems to be the mark of many a man that they can quickly switch gears when they know something ain't right.
I can remember being approached by weird people and trying to blow them off, then having to go from Mr. Nice Guy to "DUDE BACK THE F&^K OFF RIGHT NOW!" There's a time to throw civility to the wind, yet plenty of girls get grabbed and groped and fail to do anything reactive about it.


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Kai Ryssdal: Time now for a little Freakonomics Radio, that moment every couple of weeks where we talk to Stephen Dubner, the co-author of the books and the blog of the same name. It is, of course, about the hidden side of everything. Dubner, welcome back.
Stephen Dubner: Hey, thanks Kai Ryssdal. If you don't mind, I've got a slightly personal question for you today.
Ryssdal: All right.
Dubner: I want to know what scares a guy like Kai Ryssdal, if anything. What scares you -- like do you think about scary ways of dying, for instance?
Ryssdal: It used to be airplane crashes, but not so much anymore.
Dubner: Let me ask you this thing, Kai: When's the last time you worried about dying in a fire?
Ryssdal: Never.
Dubner: Exactly. Now, you can thank for that an event 100 years ago, a tragic event -- the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City.
Ryssdal: Yeah, there was an HBO documentary, aired last night. We had the producers on the show yesterday, good conversation.
Dubner: Right. So this fire killed 146 people, most of them immigrant seamstresses, as you probably know. Now here's the strange thing: The building itself was one of a this new breed of "fireproof" buildings, which meant it was made of steel and brick that wouldn't burn and collapse. But all the stuff inside, they could burn, and they did. Here's Robert Solomon of the National Fire Protection Association -- that's an industry group that writes fire safety codes.
Robert Solomon: The Triangle Shirtwaist fire was kind of that watershed moment when everybody said, "enough." When you look at the building regulations at that time, many of them were really directed at preserving the building itself, the structure and the contents, but the people -- kind of not given a very high priority.
Ryssdal: So that's what changed after the Triangle Fire, right? It was people above buildings.
Dubner: That's exactly right. Back in the day, it was mostly insurance companies who were driving the fire-prevention agenda. They insured buildings more than people. So on this one day, in one fire 100 years ago, 146 people died. But if you look at the numbers today in New York City, fewer than half that many people -- 62 -- were killed in fires in the entire city during all of last year.
Ryssdal: That's kind of an amazing statistic. But let me ask you this: Why do we hear more about falling crime rates than falling rates of death-by-fire?
Dubner: That's my question exactly. No good answer for that, other than we tend to take things for granted once they're given to us. But even with the massive murder drop in recent years, we're still at about the same murder rate as we were 50 years ago. Fire deaths, meanwhile, have fallen 77 percent over that same time. Probably the single biggest factor in that was the widespread use of automatic sprinklers.
That success notwithstanding, we've still got about 3,000 fire fatalities in the U.S. every year. So I got to wondering: Since we've made such amazing progress, what would it take to get that death toll down to zero?
Ryssdal: I don't think you can get there, right? You can do zero defects in manufacturing and all that stuff, but you throw a human being in there and forget it, you can't get there.
Dubner: Here are a couple interesting things to think about, though. The median number of people killed in a fire today is one. And the other thing is that about 85 percent of all fatal fires happen not in a factory or school, but in a home. So that is where fire scientists are now trying to make progress.
Here's Dan Madrzykowski from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST. He's excited about a new law you've got out there in California that requires all new homes to have automatic sprinkler systems.
Dan Madrzykowski: If all homes were sprinklered, we would anticipate that the death rate due to fires would go down by at least 83 percent, and the average loss per home would come down by 74 percent.
Dubner: So here's another idea, Kai: What if you could stop fires before they start? Can you guess what the leading cause of fatal fires in the home might be, Kai?
Ryssdal: It has to be electrical, right? It's behind walls, you can't see it happening and then boom, you're on fire.
Dubner: Wonderful guess. Very, very wrong, but very sensible guess. But smoking is number one. You know, you fall asleep in bed with a cigarette. Now, you'd think -- like you said -- it's human error. You think there's not much you can do about something like that, right?
Ryssdal: But you're about to tell me if I said 'right,' I'd be wrong.
Dubner: Exactly. That's the lesson we've learned here. When you say 'right,' you're wrong. Unless you could make a cigarette that doesn't start fires. And that's what the folks at NIST, where our man Madrzykowski works, have helped make happen.
Madrzykowski: In the past, cigarettes, if you start to smoke it and you leave it in the ashtray and you forget about it, it's going to basically burn itself up completely. Now with the less fire-prone cigarette, when you light it, it should self-extinguish.
Dubner: Right, so these self-extinguishing cigarettes will soon be the only cigarettes legally available in all 50 states. NIST is thinking that will prevent another several hundred fire deaths a year. American ingenuity. But it's also underappreciated ingenuity. Who do you think got his own postage stamp -- the guy who invented the automatic sprinkler, or the guy who invented FM Radio?
Ryssdal: Don't knock that guy with FM radio, man. It's one person in this conversation's livelihood. Stephen Dubner, FreakonomicsRadio.com is the website. He's back in a couple of weeks. Dubner, we'll see you later.
Dubner: See you soon, Kai. Thank you.


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As the Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Opens season winds down (I'm currently in New York for the finale of the Northern Opens on Cayuga Lake), it's as good a time as any to put the series in perspective and to "think out loud" about what the Opens mean to the sport and B.A.S.S. in particular.
The question that keeps coming up (Don Barone asked it at registration on Wednesday afternoon) is whether or not the Elite Series anglers should be allowed to fish the Opens. After all, they advanced through these same ranks and are now fishing the toughest tournament circuit in the world. Why not give some other guys a chance?
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Well, first of all, the other guys do have a chance. Although a dozen or more Elite anglers seem to enter every Open and they win more than their share (including half of the six Opens held already in 2012), they don't win them all.
Besides, the Opens are a path to the Bassmaster Classic. As long as that's true, there will be Elites in the Opens. This year, Casey Scanlon won an Open and earned a berth in his first Classic. He's not going to make it through the Elite Series, where he's currently 88th in the standings and well out of Classic contention.
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Another reason I like seeing the Elites fishing in the Opens is that it gives the other Opens anglers a chance to test themselves against the best in the business. At any given Open, you might be up against Aaron Martens, Gary Klein, Chris Lane, Fred Roumbanis, Brent Chapman, Mike McClelland, Ish Monroe or someone else from the Elites. What better way to assess your talents than to see how you do against them on the same body of water at the same time?
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She's doing it for fame, I know, but still....
Posted 04 September 2010 - 08:23 AM ( #38 )
Firstly, her personality brings out the best in me and many other fans and with her WONDERFUL & SPECTACULAR personality, she influences us to be ourselves and not give a crap of what others think of us and how we should like ourselves for who we are, not who we pretend to be
And secondly, she isn't doing it for fame, thats the way she is!! She is a talented theatrical woman hence all those marvelous clothes she wears which is a work of art itself!! But back to my reasons why I <3 GaGa (:
She is amazing live!! Even though I still havn't been able to attend one of her concerts, I've seen footage on YouTube and her voice is like a drug, it makes me happy xD Yes, even though i'm a guy at 13, she is my idol. Not in the sexual way and what she wears, but her personality To me, everything about her is fabulous and I seriously want to kill those stupid paparazzi idiots for even making up that stupid rumour that she is a man T_T Coz obviously, she isnt!! Theres proof of that in the telephone, bad romance, & alejandro music video etc. etc. when she's wearing underwear. If she was a man, i'm pretty sure u'd see something there lmao bahahah xD but yerr....LONG LIVE GAGA MY MOTHER MONSTER xx <3
I'm one of Lady GaGa's little monsters and I don't care what you or anybody else thinks about that <3
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I mean, I know she's meant to be different and all that, but the Alejandro video was just.. eurgh.
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I can't say I disagree.
I think she's been shaped to be that way, and now she believes that's who she is. /don'tshootmegagafans.
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Although, that meat dress was pretty disgusting. Too far, imo... But I was never one to really care what singers do outside of their music. So I'm good.
EDIT: lol, I already posted here... just ignore it XD
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What did you all think about the album? Any specific songs that you love the most?
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Clay Marzo and Carissa Moore are the king and queen of the Big Dance
Surf: 4- to 5-feet and 6 foot sets with a slight wind on it for most of the day–mix in a little red-tide for an extra scenic effect and one couldn't ask for a more dramatic, historical setting.
Rounds: The finals, brah.
Nature's Call: During the early morning heats only a few spectators dotted the beach. They hunched underneath blankets and gripped their morning coffees in an attempt to stay warm against the onshore winds and the gray clouds that puffed like cauliflower over the horizon. But when the clock struck 12, the sun broke out, the spectators swarmed the beach, and the quiet hours of dawn–in which the day's competitors had time to ruminate over their upcoming heats–were a long, distant memory. It's showtime.
Prediction: Clay Marzo becomes the biggest tourist attraction on Maui.
Heats of the Day: The Open Mens Semi-Finals 1 and 2, the {{{Explorer}}} Boys Finals, the Explorer Juniors Finals and the Explorer Womens were some of the days most competitive. Furthermore, the fickleness of the surf added an extra element of suspense to the whole thing. In the first Mens Semi-Finals, Eric Geiselman–one of the East Coast's highest ranked surfers–had trouble finding waves. And then there was the Explorer Juniors Finals. The line up says it all:
R: Casey Brown
B: Dane Ward
Y: Eric Geiselman
O: Nick Rozsa
G: Kai Barger
W: Mason Ho
And talk about the Women and Boys! Both finals seemed to take the surfing of each one's respective category to a whole new level.
But if exciting is what you are after, look no further than the Open Mens when Clay Marzo earned himself two perfect rides, making it the first competitor in NSSA history to surf a perfect Nationals final.
Performers of the Day: Hands down, Clay Marzo gets this honor on account of his perfect heat in the Open Mens Final. Reviewing Clay's performance throughout the Open Mens competition as he made his way into the Final round, Clay played his cards close, not showing that he was carrying a Royal Flush until the last heat. After all, the only fifteen year old to ever win the Mens was Kalani Robb. Add to this the probability of having two perfect heats (Geiselman's took place only 3 days prior) in one NSSA Nationals event? Give me a break, this type of lightening never strikes twice.
While it might seem as though Clay's performance was unexpected, the competitors themselves usually have a keener eye on who to look out for, as Dane Ward admitted before the Open Mens Final that his biggest threat was Clay.
The thing is, nobody, except Clay, was ready for what took place in the Final.
"It's a pretty big final, and that'd be cool to win a car," Clay said right before he competed in the historic event. "I'm just going to try to be aggressive. I'm thinking about getting two solid scores and then after that I can try to go as big as possible and blow up."
Almost immediately after this quick interview, Clay slipped into his Red jersey and did just that. Earning a perfect score on his first ride, Clay was sitting pretty for the heat, waiting on his second wave to solidify a strong combo. Meanwhile Torrey Meister had scored two high waves of an 8.75 and 7.5 moving him into first. Clay's second wave soon came through, but he was only able to get a 6, making his combined score a 16–one that was not enough to beat Meister's 16.25. Another wave came through and Clay tried again. A 5.75. Still no dice. And then it happened. An outside set rippled over the horizon and Clay was in the right position. Dropping into the left on his forehand, Clay threw his tail out again and again, each time looking almost as though he wasn't going to stick it, and then he finished the wave with an air-reverse. The announcers called out Clay's second 10 of the heat. Perhaps in disbelief, shock, or maybe he just plain fainted, Clay rolled off the bac k of his board and sat inside letting the good news sink in.
Free to mess around, Clay paddled back out into the line-up and caught another set a few waves later, earning him a 9.5…that (for the same reason of Eric Geiselman's two 10's and a 9.5 three days ealier) was discarded.
The buzzer rang, and Clay's supporters immediately beelined to the shore and hoisted him on on their shoulders. Interview upon interview, slap on the shoulder/back after slap, congratulations after congratulations, Clay made his way to the NSSA tent to receive his new {{{Toyota Matrix}}}–the entire way with the expression of removed ecstasy upon his face.
"This is the best day of my life," Clay said to the announcer and crowd over the microphone. And it probably was. But one thing's for sure: the day or dream (whatever you want to call it) had never been one he didn't believe in.
Turn your attention to the Women's spectrum now, to the Explorer Womens Final, and you'll see another young'n who also accomplished the incomprehensible. Bethany Hamilton, whose name and story is already legendary, has a very good chance of winning the Explorer Womens division. Compared to last year, her style and surfing have grown by leaps and bounds.
"Ben Aipa (Bethany's coach) has been doing a lot of stuff with her psychologically," Noah Hamilton, photographer and Bethany's brother explains while adjusting his camera lens. "He's been getting her to visualize that her arms still there so she can through her weight around more naturally and now she's just been doing better than ever. If you watch old videos of her, she never fell and she's still got that same knack to stay on."
Gracefully pulling off technical combos of front side-cuts and tail-slides Bethany had a strong hold on the first place position going into the five minute warning (official results will be announced tonight).
"I was kinda nervous before the heat because I had a couple of off sessions," Bethany shyly admits. "But once I got my first two waves I was like hehehe and started to have fun and everything just set in."Tough Breaks: Every break's a tough one on the last day.
Caution: The day has been officially renamed as The Day of the Hawaiian Invasion. The morning's Open Quarter Final Heat in which all the competitors were Hawaiian ought to have been a sign for what was to come. This year at the NSSA it was clear that the West and East coast all have a bit of catching up to do as the Hawaiians dominated the most important events of the day. Carissa Moore (Open Women), the Florence brothers, Bethany Hamilton, CLAY MARZO–just to drop a few top performer's names.
Kodak Quotes:
"He's no even old enough to drive that thing!"–spectator commenting about the new {{{Toyota}}} {{{Matrix}}} Clay Marzo got along with his first place finish in the Open Mens.
"After watching this event I just changed my favorite female surfer from Sofia Mulanovich to Carissa Moore."–Spounge, after watching Carissa win the Open Womens.
(results will be posted after tonight's Nationals Banquet.)
EXPLORERSuper Seniors
R: Mike Lamm
B: Pat Conway
Y: Steve Mendelson
O: Patrick Schlick
G: David Winslow
W: Bryan Surratt
R: Carissa Moore
B: Alana Blanchard
Y: Sage Erickson
O: Coco Ho
G: Melia Manuel
W: Leila Hurst
(Bet Moore, Ho, and Blanchard)
R: Jason Haughey
B: Andrew Berman
Y: Mike Glevy
O: Rusty Phillipy
G: Ricky Schaffer
W: Buggs Arico
R: Dusty Payne
B: Nick Rozsa
Y: Brady McKenzie
O: Torrey Meister
G: Jeremy Johnston
W: Eric Geiselman
R: Ezekiel Lau
B: John John Florence
Y: Andrew Doheny
O: Luke Davis
G: Kolohe Andino
W: Koa Smith
R: Casey Brown
B: tanner Gudauskas
Y: Eric Geiselman
O: Nick Rozsa
G: Kai Barger
W: Mason Ho
R: Alana Blanchard
B: Colleen Mehlberg
Y: Ashley Bobb
O: Sage Erickson
G: Lani Hunter
W: Bethany Hamilton (winner)
R: Rusty Phillipy
B: Micah Pitts
Y: YuFu Penrose
O: Chad LaBass
G: Andrew Valentine
W: Jon Moellendick
R: Granger Larsen
B: Hizon Lee-Kee
Y: Evan Geiselman
O: Alex Smith
G: Kris Wiernicki
W: Dillon Perillo
R: Carissa Moore (1st)
B: Malia Manuel
Y: Alena Branchard
O: Bethany Hamilton
G: Colleen Mehlberg
W: Courtney Conlogue
R: Clay Marzo (1st with a perfect heat)
B: Mason Ho
Y: Ricky Whitlock
O: Dane Ward
G: Torrey Meister
W: Kellen Ellison
R: Tony Silvagni
B: Troy Mothershead
Y: Joey Aaron
O: Christian Clark
G: Chris Smith
W: Christian Wach
R: Ezekiel Lau
B: Koa Smith
Y: John John Florence
O: Andrew Doheny
G: Dolohe Andino
W: Evan Geiselman
R: Clay Marzo
B: Chas Chidester
Y: Cody Thompson
O: Kai Barger
G: Tonino Benson
W: Cory Arrambide
R: Nathan Florence
B: John Elles
Y: Joey Arson


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Marine 'humbled' after White House visit
'I've done some pretty cool things, but it's going to take a lot to beat that one,' said Marine Capt. Stephen McNeill of Andover after being among more than 70 members of the military, including two from New Hampshire, honored by their commander in chief on Wednesday.
Staff Sgt. Anthony Ranfos was also honored Wednesday. He was born and raised in Manchester and is now an Army recruiter in Chillicothe, Ohio.
President Obama and senior administration officials invited soldiers to represent each of the states and territories at a dinner recognizing the contributions of troops to the military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
McNeill was recommended for the honor by Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Michael Barrett, the corps' highest-ranking non-commissioned officer.
'I know that my selection to go to this event is a huge compliment, because I'm just a representative of our institution and our state,' McNeill said.
In addition to the president and first lady, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey and the heads of the five military service branches and the National Guard and reserve also attended.
During his tours of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq, McNeill's responsibilities as a personnel administrative officer included compiling casualty reports to be used to notify the next of kin of soldiers killed in action.
Against that experience, McNeill viewed his selection for the honor, tabbed 'A Nation's Gratitude' by the White House, as humbling.
'There are times that you wish the nation knew more about some Marines and service members who go unrecognized or are recognized only within the military itself,' he said. 'You wish some folks were more of a household name than they are.'


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Bringing a new business into being is a big job anytime and as you'd expect the biggest hurdle is the money.
Shane Whitall, Paul Ritums and Jean Pierre Vidican, co-owners of the forthcoming Westy Sports and Spirits have managed to secure all the permits, got their liquor license last week and have made excellent progress on the physical space in the 2500 sq. foot restaurant/bar. It is located at 7908 35th S.W. See the Herald's previous coverage here.
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Travelling down a similar route to Archos' recently announced 705, the iRiver NV is a PMP for the hardcore mobile movie afficionardo (a title I just made up but which sounds rather good).
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Perhaps just as interesting would be to know the NV's size and weight along with a potential release date and pricing but we don't always get what we want... did I mention that I didn't get Glastonbury tickets...?!


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By Brooks Holden
Mar/Apr 2006, Issue #8
Something is going right with the world
WHEN NORMAL MORTALS CAN OWN A CAR LIKE THIS: a BMW sports sedan with a Formula 1-inspired V-10 cranking out 500 hp at 7750 rpm and connected to a seven-speed sequential manual gearbox. Sure, the BMW M5 isnt exactly cheap at $81,200, but that price is within reach of more than a few. Things start to look even better when you realize that you also can get the marvelous 400-hp, 395-pound-feet, six-speed manual Corvette drivetrain in a carefully tuned Cadillac sedan. And the Cadillac CTS-V is almost, dare I say, affordable at $51,395.
While these are both unearthly auto offerings, you may believe you'd be getting a significantly lesser car by saving the $30K. But what if the Cadillac actually could hold a candle to the all-conquering BMW, car some have called the best car in the world? Ever vigilant, we set out over the canyon roads and highways surrounding Malibu, California, to shed some light on this question.
Taking the M5 up entrance ramps from 20 mph into the three digits, I realize this is not a stunningly gutsy car. Yes, 500 hp is a really big number for a modestly-sized sedan. But I forgot that the five-liter V-10 is a revvy little piece, with a peak torque of 383 pound-feet way out at 6100 rpm, and it's mounted in a 4000-pound car. That puts its torque to weight ratio (192 poundfeet per ton) at the same level as a 2005 Porsche Carrera S (188 pound-feet per ton), which is not bad, but not amazing either. (See the Winding Road Torque:Weight Rankings)
It doesnt really matter though, because BMW has re-written the rules a bit. The glorious thing about the M5s V-10 is that it really feels happy in the 4000 to 7000 rpm range, where it needs to be to really move. Lots of revvy cars seem somewhere between slightly and very strained as you get into the strong part of the powerband, but not this one. It feels more like the RX-8s rotary motor in this regard, and I can promise that you wont feel reluctant to run the M5 engine up and down the rev range.
With that in mind, the other winning aspect of the M5 engine is that it does just about the best job Ive experienced at fooling you into thinking that the power rises right up to infinite rpm. Lots of powerful engines diminish in pull as they get above 4000 or 5000 rpm, but the M5 just seems to get stronger and stronger.
I wish I could say that the M5s seven-speed SMG box was as seamlessly integrated into the drive as its power curve. This iteration of BMWs SMG certainly is good, but it isnt quite as good as the latest Ferrari box nor the VW/Audi DSG system. After spending ample drive time with the latter, I now know there is an entirely different and higher level of performance possible. SMG isnt quite smooth enough or fast enough to be transparent, whereas DSG is.
Even so, I realize that the SMG system can be a real pleasure as I head down into several canyons to get a better sense of the M5s chassis and how it fits with the drivetrain. Being able to quickly grab a gear is a huge advantage in twisty sections of the road. And on those twisties, I have to say the M5 handles beautifully. The chassis is balanced, it turns in well, and there is lots of grip. The steering is almost ideally quick, and it loads up nicely. As is common these days, BMW has set up the M5 with a bias toward slight understeer, but usually you wont notice.
All of that is fine, but in the context of all this worlds best car stuff you need to know that the M5 is not the most agile creature on the planet. Nonetheless, BMW has done a masterful job taming physics in the way theyve come to a ride and handling balance. The BMW handles as well as almost any car of its weight and has a communicative chassis, and yet it has a tremendous ability to absorb road ripples and potholes.
At the same time, I suppose there is no free lunch, and the M5s ride over larger swales is quite firm. This suits my taste just fine, but youll never confuse the M5 with a luxury sedan.
So this candidate for best car in the world actually isn't the best at anything, but on the other hand, I can't think of another car that does so many things so well. In that sense, I can begin to understand the idea of the M5's rave reviews. Which brings me to the Cadillac CTS-V. Surely, the lowly American couldnt do the things the M5 does? Or could it?
Repeating my entrance ramp trials with this car speaks volumes. As you might expect, the Caddy has more low- end grunt than the BMW. I feel this immediately as I get into the throttle coming out of turns at about 2500 rpm. The Caddy just digs down and launches itself forward. Not too surprising, given that it has far more torque per ton (205) than the M5, and that torque comes on at much lower revs. The Caddy does seem to run out of steam earlier when compared to the M5, but so does just about every other car on the planet.
What makes the CTS-V so much fun is that it delivers power right where it is usable day to day. The M5 isnt hard to spin up into a range where it really cranks, so this is no knock on the Bavarian approach, but with the Caddy torque is just there all the time. If you drive in the city or suburbia, and never do track days, the Cadillac philosophy makes a lot of sense.
The CTS-V shares its Tremec six-speed manual with the Corvette C6. This transmission is very usable, though it sets no new standards for short throws or quick shifts. I find as I run back and forth through the gears that the heavy action and notchy movements fit nicely with the rumbly and somewhat coarse, but always beefy engine. While far from the epitome of refinement, I dont see how you could fail to have fun with this drivetrain. It isnt quite as amazing as it is in the Vette due to an extra 300 pounds, but it is close.
When it comes to handling, the CTS-V has a different philosophy than the M5. The latter is all about controlled smoothness. The CTS-V isnt as well controlled, but it offers significantly more texture than the BMW does. From driving a host of good cars recently, Im coming to the conclusion that it is the rare car that delivers both in quantity. The CTS-Vs handling is pretty flat, and turn-in is good with excellent weighting through the steering wheel. The rear of the car moves around a bit more on bumps, so in some sense it isnt as perfect as the M5, but I find it a bit more interesting at street speeds. More verve and more swing, within limits, can be more fun.
Heading down some long stretches of interstate highway, I notice that the Cadillac reveals one really impressive trait of the M5 that was only in my subconscious before. At high speeds, the Cadillac feels stable, but rather normal. When I jump into the M5 and repeat the same run, I am reminded of the otherworldly high-speed control of the F430 and 360 Modena. The M5 just feels planted as the speeds creep up toward 100 mph. You barely notice the difference between 60 and 90 mph. The CTS-V doesnt feel bad, but you can tell the speed is rising.
That sort of thing is minor for many drivers, but it really characterizes the difference between the M5 and the CTS-V. The M5 feels more refined than the CTS-V, with higher quality materials and smoother controls (though you get Bangle styling and iDrive in the bargain).
At the same time, the CTS-V seems a little more spirited and punchier, yet still suited for a drive to the opera. The M5 feels more special than the CTS-V, but the CTS-V is more fun. The M5 gives you the sense that you would never regret buying it, so competent yet involving are its ways, at least until you start wondering if the M3 will be even better. The CTS-V, surprisingly, makes you think that Cadillac may have done the Corvette one better, at least from behind the wheel. Now thats impressive.


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MARK AUSTIN THOMAS: We hear all the time about how fast our world is changing. New technology makes a lot of things feel outdated. For example, when was the last time you stepped into a phone booth? Do you unfold a map to find your destination or just print out directions from MapQuest? Well brace yourself, here comes another new-fangled parking meter. Stuart Cohen warns we may not like it.
STUART COHEN: It may be one of the biggest of small victories in the daily urban rat race. You drive around and around a busy downtown area looking for parking until you finally find an empty space and the best part, there's still time left on the meter.
That may only represent a savings of 25 cents, but somehow it makes the excruciating search for parking more worthwhile. Now someone wants to take that all away.
GLEN HELLMAN:"We have a vehicle detection unit, so the big difference is, is we can sense, through sonar, whether there's a vehicle in the space, and we call it an intelligent parking meter."
Glen Hellman is CEO of the Bethesda, Maryland-based company, Intellipark. Their meters may look the same, but he says they do a lot more than the old-fashioned parking meter.
HELLMAN: If there's time left on the meter, when you pull out of the space, it zeroes out the meter. So somebody pulling into that spot is going to have to pay from scratch. They don't get that found money, found time any more.
Hellman says cities can make up to 50 percent more on parking with that little feature. But the local residents who pay for parking aren't sure they like the idea.
ED CARMEN: I think if you don't use all your time it should be still there. You know, so the next person can possibly benefit from it.
DENORA CARMENDEZ: It's my money, you know, can somebody use it instead of the state?
But the meters don't just take, they also give: five minutes of free parking to be exact every time they sense a car pull in. That's long enough for most people to run a quick errand, without having to search for quarters.
They also prevent people from feeding a meter once their time's expired since the meter knows a car hasn't left the parking space. That appeals to cities like Hyattsville, Maryland, one of the first to test the new Intellimeter. Bob Oliphant is the city treasurer.
BOB OLIPHANT: The, the additional revenue that'll be generated is not in and if itself significant. It's a matter of managing the parking better so that we get more people coming here and wanting to do business in the city.
Donald Shoup is a professor of urban planning at UCLA, and the country's foremost authority on parking. He says high-tech meters like the Intellimeter have the ability to transmit all the information they gather back to city hall. That'll revolutionize parking . . . and parking tickets.
DONALD SHOUP: So, instead of having enforcement people randomly driving around looking for a violation, they'd just go to the places where that data is.
So what else does the future hold?
Well, Intellipark's Glen Hellman says intelligent meters will eventually link up with GPS systems, so your car could direct you to an open parking space.
And one day your parking meter will be able to call your cell phone to warn you your time is about to expire.
In Washington, I'm Stuart Cohen for Marketplace.


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"We're just back from our 8th visit to Upper Canyon and are pleased to report that it's still our favorite. The Ruby Valley offers a great variety of fishing, and the guides are first-rate; trips to other rivers were well-organized and a great way to expand our fishing horizons. This year we enjoyed the special events of a Bamboo Jamboree week; two rod makers brought some models to test and there were tours and talks to help us learn more about "fishing cane." … [Continue Reading]
"My wife and I ventured to Upper Canyon this summer to enjoy the ranch, fishing, horseback riding and hiking and preview where I had booked an elk and mule deer hunt this fall. After returning from the fall hunt all that I can do is reinforce the previous comments complimenting the complete operation of Upper Canyon Outfitters, from the facilities to the staff. It seems like they are all extended family." - Roland … [Continue Reading]
"The beautiful slopes that overlook Upper Canyon Ranch appear in the distance as you drive down the Ruby Valley, with golden eagles flying above you, pronghorns scattering, and bison grazing in pastures beside the road. In the early morning it's not uncommon to see moose or sandhill cranes along the river." -Amy … [Continue Reading]
"My third, or is it fourth trip, to hunt the wild Montana elk with the great folks at Upper Canyon Outfitters. Wonderful hunt, great country, we worked hard and to good effect. Saw many elk. My guide reminded me of a young Teddy Roosevelt. Earnest. Hard working. Great guy." - Brian … [Continue Reading]
"After talking with a gal that has been numerous times to Upper Canyon Outfitters my husband and I decided to vacation there so that I could once more become a cowgirl. I had the time of my life riding horses and working with cows!!!!! Donna and Jake made everything easy and fun and very safe. I am looking forward to another trip out West hopefully in the very near future." - Sassy … [Continue Reading]
"I loved the accommodations, rustic location, and the family hospitality of this western ranch experience. I fished in streams and rivers teeming with grayling and trout. My observations of scenic wonders, wildlife, and wild flowers in this paradise has beckoned me back for years." - Chuck … [Continue Reading]
"Western hospitality like you've never seen it before. With a personal touch in each interaction, they make you feel like you're just part of the family ." -Sara … [Continue Reading]
Fly Fishing
UPPER CANYON OUTFITTERS FLY FISHING VACATIONS The Ruby River is one of the best uncrowned waters in Montana. Our fly fishing guests have the exclusive use of over two miles of the Ruby River and a private spring fed … [More]
Horse Riding Packages
UPPER CANYON OUTFITTERS HORSE RIDING PACKAGES Visit the Upper Ruby Valley to get a glimpse of the Montana Big Sky! Come explore this region like it was explored 100 years ago. Horseback riding adventures start right … [More]
Hunting Adventures
We offer guided and unguided hunting trips for archery or rifle season. Our hunts include elk, mule deer, whitetail deer, antelope, moose, and mountain goat. Located at the main ranch is a completely modern … [More]