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Annie Proulx Pelts the Academy with Sour Grapes
With her typically brash economy of language, Brokeback Mountain author Annie Proulx offers up her Academy Award experience, "three-and-a-half hours of butt-numbing sitting" which ended, as we all now know, with a shocker.
Proulx spins her Pulitzer Prize-winning prose into a no regrets diatribe directed at Tinseltown in this Guardian commentary.
On entering the venue:
"On the sidewalk stood hordes of the righteous, some leaning forward like wind-bent grasses, the better to deliver their imprecations against gays and fags to the open windows of the limos - the windows open by order of the security people - creeping toward the Kodak Theater for the 78th Academy Awards. Others held up sturdy, professionally crafted signs expressing the same hatred."
On "the Academy":
"Roughly 6,000 film industry voters, most in the Los Angeles area, many living cloistered lives behind wrought-iron gates or in deluxe rest-homes, out of touch not only with the shifting larger culture and the yeasty ferment that is America these days, but also out of touch with their own segregated city, decide which films are good."
On the Best Picture:
"And rumour has it that Lions Gate inundated the academy voters with DVD copies of Trash - excuse me - Crash a few weeks before the ballot deadline."
And on choosing a Best Actor:
"Hollywood loves mimicry, the conversion of a film actor into the spittin' image of a once-living celeb. But which takes more skill, acting a person who strolled the boulevard a few decades ago and who left behind tapes, film, photographs, voice recordings and friends with strong memories, or the construction of characters from imagination and a few cold words on the page?"
Proulx ain't happy. And she calls her bitterness as others might see it, signing out: "For those who call this little piece a Sour Grapes Rant, play it as it lays."
Blood on the Red Carpet [guardian]
Wow, what a great person to have on our team! Her assessment of the "Best" Actor catagory is spot on- it is EXACTLY what I have been thinking and telling my friends for the duration of this awards season. Heath had nothing more to go on than raw, untapped talent, a perfect script and impeccable directing. THAT is REAL TALENT!! Can't wait to read the rest of this article (at lunch)!
Posted by: Joey | Mar 13, 2006 10:49:03 AM
I've lost some respect for her now. To called the brilliant film CRASH "Trash" is uncalled for.
Posted by: Bill | Mar 13, 2006 11:02:27 AM
I don't call cliches, stereotypes, and gimmicky plots brilliant.
Posted by: Tread | Mar 13, 2006 11:08:37 AM
Annie Proulx is dead-on right. This is why the Oscars was such a heartbreaking piece of shit to watch. Any doubts Brokeback Mountain lost because of homophobia? Go read Nikki Finke's "How Gay Will Oscar Go?" at LA Weekly: she had Academy members coming up to her _face_ and telling her they wouldn't screen the film. And so didn't vote for it. End of story.
Posted by: gordon | Mar 13, 2006 11:30:48 AM
Notice she chose a British newspaper for her little rant. Loving it!
Posted by: max | Mar 13, 2006 11:33:04 AM
Clearly, Annie wore green to the event. The color does not look good on her.
Posted by: nyc | Mar 13, 2006 11:36:10 AM
I wish Annie had taken a different tack with her commentary - perhaps mentioning that the love between her precious Jack and Ennis was still hated and reviled 40 years on. Something that showed the big heart that it took to write these characters was now broken. But she didn't. She's bitter and she's entitled.
When I rented Crash a few days before the Oscars I was completely stunned at how such a mediocre film even got nominated, let alone presented any real challenge to BBM (or the other 3 excellent contenders.) The script was so corny and contrived it reminded me of a writing exercise in a Screenplay 101 class.
I feel Annie's pain. I was especially enraged during the telecast when one of the earlier Crash winners (editing or something) pointed to Paul Haggis in the audience and referred to him as "a force of nature." He used the Brokeback Mountain tagline to praise Crash! If I were James Schamus or Diana Ossana I would have been LIVID! Maybe they were. Annie certainly ended up in high dudgeon!
And then Annie had to watch while all them piled on stage to win Best Picture and Paul Haggis went on about 'tolerance.' WTF? Racism sadly still exists in this country - but it has become more subtle and nefarious - unlike the obvious, brow-beating Crash. It does a disservice to all the good groundbreaking movies about racism. On the other hand, homosexuality is the only remaining prejudice where you can protest in the streets calling people filthy names and discriminate against them - BUT still claim it's good old American values and God's will. A vote for the lousy Crash was a escape route - thus striking a solid blow for Intolerance.
Posted by: Anna | Mar 13, 2006 11:44:53 AM
Aiy, I'm sick and tired of listening to peoples' rant on the Academy Awards. They were a week ago people. C'est la vie. I'm sorry that "Brokeback" didn't win the award, but you can't get everything you want in life. Be glad that the Academy didn't pick some shmuck of a Hollywood movie like "War of the Worlds." There is no need for these jaded comments, and people need to move on from this "tragedy." In other news, "Crash" –– along with the other nominees –– is a great movie, and I'm glad "Crash" brought a prevelant issue to the big screen in a factual way.
Posted by: chrstian | Mar 13, 2006 11:47:06 AM
To those who think she acted in bad taste - PLEASE. This bizarre sense that the Oscars - always the most skewed, glitzy, and time and again clearly unconcerned with talent awards there ever was - should enjoy sanctity, or even respect, is fucking ridiculous.
Posted by: Jacko | Mar 13, 2006 11:56:38 AM
Just wait until Mel Gibson comes out with "Passion of the Christ - II", up against James Cameron's remake of "Raise the Titanic"...
Time to let it go, people. Onward.
Posted by: Rad | Mar 13, 2006 12:06:23 PM
I've been wondering why I continue to feel so strongly about Brokeback's loss. After all, it's just an awards show and it was over a week ago. I think it's because we live in a time when we're under attack from so many forces from the President of the United States on down; a time when questioning our very right to exist as gay people is characterized as legitimate debate. In the midst of this came a film that told one of our stories with intelligence, subtlety and power. It's impact and popularity were beyond my expectations. It won almost every major award. In fact, no film has ever won the major awards from the producers, directors and writers guilds and failed to win best picture. When you look at the awards won, Brokeback's loss was unprecedented. Similarly, when you look at Crash's performance in the awards season, it's victory was unprecedented. Why? Crash was, in my opinion, the least worthy nominated film. It was derivitive, over-wrought and obvious. But, it gave the guilty white liberals an out. They couldn't handle two men in love and the horrible reality of homophobia, so they honored a political film that said "At least we're not racists!" None of the other nominated films made such an obvious liberal statement as Crash, therefore it won. It's another slap in the face and this time, it came from supposed progressive bastion.
Posted by: Sam | Mar 13, 2006 12:15:00 PM
I have to agree with Christian. "Brokeback" was just a movie and the not coming of the Messiah or landing of ET.
Instead of all this pointless fury over a movie(!), how about fury over needless deaths because of AIDS, crime, poverty, genocide, and drugs? How about we take all that fury and direct it to the lack of healthcare, destruction of the American pension system, the disintegration of public education, elimination of abortion rights and the slow death of the middle class?
Screw that stupid movie. There are bigger problems in the world! Do you think if "Brokeback" had won the Best Picture award homophobia would disappear? Would gay bashing or discrimination at work or in housing end? Get real. Bow down to the altar of "Brokeback" and Jake Gyllenhall all you want but you're praying to false idols.
Focus on what really counts! How many of you vote? How many of you are active in your communities--not just the "gay" community but your neighborhood? Do you volunteer at a homeless or youth shelter or tutor young kids? Do you make a difference in other people's lives?
The David Rich Fitness Naked (and Hot Nude Yoga) ads are horrible! Someone needs to direct them to a good advertising agency. It's one thing to use sex to sell but it's another to do so so stupidly that you're product appears to be porn. It's just terrible marketing. Everyone knows Bally's uses hard bodies and sex in their ads but they do so in a smart way that emphasizes their ability to make one fit. Rich's ads don't succeed because they're all about "looking great naked!" Barf!
Posted by: noahj | Mar 13, 2006 12:27:26 PM
Proulx is simply showing the Academy their own faces in her polished glass prose. Awarding the Best Picture Oscar to Crash was an insupportable travesty, plain and simple, and I support her decision to say so.
I invite anyone to compare any two frames of Brokeback Mountain with any two in Crash; the first film displays a level of artistry and directorial skill that is rarely seen anywhere in film these days; the second looks like any HBO hit me over the head docu-drama currently playing.
Academy voter Tony Curtis told Fox News, without censure, that neither he nor his Academy voting friends would deign to watch Brokeback Mountain, because, among other reasons, "Howard Hughes and John Wayne wouldn't like it."
If "Brokeback Mountain" had been about an interracial affair instead of a homosexual one Curtis would have had his ass handed to him, and rightly so. But no one said a word about his take on Brokeback Mountain. In fact homophobic rhetoric and locker room swipes were the rule, not the exception, since the film's release.
Proulx is doing something important (in Orwell's phrase to see what's in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle) she's exploring the implications of some hard social facts that most of us would prefer to remain oblivious to.
Posted by: FASTLAD | Mar 13, 2006 12:31:06 PM
What an insufferable jackass! "...leaning forward like wind-bent grasses"??? "...the yeasty ferment that is America these days"??? Gimme a break. So Hollywood types shouldn't decide which films are good - SHE SHOULD?! Annie Proulx can suck my yeasty ferment. Idiot.
Posted by: Span | Mar 13, 2006 3:17:45 PM
Damn, that was low! How could she have called "Crash", "Trash"? WTF was she thinking?
I have lost all respect for her now. A woman that vindictive, even after BBM won several Oscars is just not a good person. Simple.
I don't care how good or bad Crash is... what she said was just plain low.
Posted by: david | Mar 13, 2006 3:47:31 PM
NoahJ: Focus on the fact that you repeatedly miss the point of how cultural patterning—whether in the form of messages media, included films, send or spewed by institutions such as religion and politics—LEAD TO all of these problems you claim to care so much about. E.g., do you think Ronald May He Rot In Hell Reagan popped out of the womb willing to look the other way while AIDS spread like wildfire during his Presidency? He LEARNED such homophobic indifference, and one of the places he learned it was in Hollywood.
I regularly rant here about the passive nature of too much of the gay community, but do you think "homophobia would disappear... gay bashing or discrimination at work or in housing [would] end" simply if every gay person voted for whom you believe in? Every goddamn, solipsistic neofascist Repugnant and DIMocrat office holder could die in their sleep tonight and tomorrow we'd still be up to our pierced nipples in shit.
La Rue Towle certainly has its share of residents to whom "gay activism" only means fellatio, but those of us who love sex AND Brokeback Mountain, and are angry at Oscar's snub, which had less to do with the quality of Crash than the subject matter of BBM, understand that expressing that is a PART of activism, too; a part of the solution that's going to take a combination of things to realize, not just your collection of bumper stickers.
They address attacking symptoms not causes, and your myopia is a part of the problem. Climb down off the cross, Jolene. We need the wood.
Posted by: Leland | Mar 13, 2006 4:11:37 PM
Right on! Crash was mediocre from start to finish, and a contrived, forced story. I saw Crash when it was first released and basically forgot about it until the press began to talk about it as an upset for Oscars.
When one movie, Brokeback, wins every major best picture award and not the Oscar then yes, there is a reason, and it's not because Crash was superior.
Posted by: Kevin | Mar 13, 2006 4:15:14 PM
I agree with Span, David, and Noah J. Showed the Academy a "polished glass?" No, more like she showed her ass. Since when does the Academy actually award great films, anyway?
And to the person who thinks racism has become subtle and nefarious, take it from this black gay person--it hasn't. New Orleans, anyone?
Posted by: just broke | Mar 13, 2006 4:19:15 PM
Racism subtle and nefarious: who the HELL said that?? Lemme at 'em!
Proulx said Crash was TRASH: Why is it okay for so many of YOU on this blog to say that, but not the author of BBM?? For that matter, why is it okay for YOU or I to say that we think ANYthing is trash, but not Proulx? She's not special.
Andy, Thank you for this interview.
Posted by: Gilli | Mar 13, 2006 4:26:16 PM
Again, you challenge...
Posted by: Gilli | Mar 13, 2006 4:34:39 PM
Sad. If only she had taken the high road...
Posted by: Warren | Mar 13, 2006 4:51:04 PM
And to the person who thinks racism has become subtle and nefarious, take it from this black gay person--it hasn't. New Orleans, anyone?
Yikes, good point.
The column is definitely a little bitter, but I have to say I was tickled to read it. I little bitterness seems appropriate. I don't think she's gone overboard considering her personal investment in the issue.
Posted by: Sportin' Life | Mar 13, 2006 5:14:43 PM
wow. No wonder Jack and Ennis had such a terrible ending. Their author is a bitch.
Posted by: Blynn | Mar 13, 2006 5:42:56 PM
Wow, I didn't mean to offend anyone with my point about racism moving in more insidious ways. Sorry for anyone who was insulted. What I was trying to show was the huge difference today between the way racism and homophobia are displayed - loud, marching, venomous homophobia is still acceptable to huge portions of the population. You can see it on TV, in churches, and even on the streets and in front of courthouses. That's all I was trying to say.
Posted by: Anna | Mar 13, 2006 6:20:22 PM
Give me a break. Myopia? Look in the mirror. I actually liked "Crash" more than BBM. However, neither movie is going to change the world because it received the Oscar! Can you name the top Oscar winners for 1988, 1990, 1997, or 2002 off the top of your head? No?
Yeah, "Brokeback" was a nice movie but that's all. You can moan at me all you want about how soul-shaking, enlightening, and powerful "Brokeback" is but that doesn't change the fact that it's just a movie. And, a somewhat boring film at that. Protesting on Towleroad (Rue Towle? Can we say pretentious?) doesn't do anything to affect Hollywood. If you want to influence Hollywood buy the DVD or any other gay movie. $$$ talks.
Lionsgate had an aggressive marketing campaign to get the word out about "Crash" to Oscar voters. "Brokeback's" studio fucked up by not marketing to Academy members as aggressively. The studio knew it had tough competition but thought it could slide to the finish line. Didn't work out for them.
The Oscar doesn't mean anything in the long term to Hollywood as much as if the movie made a shitload of money. There will be more movies featuring gays as they make more money. Hopefully those movies won't feature stereotypical tragedy enswirled characters. Maybe they won't be some cute hetero girl's flaming bestfriend or the sex addicted loner or go-go boy or insert gay-cliche.
(Yeah, I also hated "Queer Eye" because it was minstrel show, a gay "Amos & Andy.")
Maybe the character will be a detective, football player, doctor, hairdresser, astronaut, mayor or beer bellied favorite uncle. Having images on a constant basis that portray positive images of gays and lesbians is what leads to change not the frakin' Oscar for a cliched "gay love ends in death" sob story--what a great story for young gay kids!
Ultimately, "Brokeback" is just another film like so many Hollywood "events" that everyone thinks will change the world. It ain't so. Frankly, the film is just another movie about tragic gay love. Wouldn't it be better to see a movie where the cowboys ride off in the sunset happily ever after?
("Brokeback" is like the old tragic mulatto stories: a biracial person is torn between the white and black worlds but is never accepted by either, only to see a tragic, lonely end ("Immitation of Love").)
Posted by: noahj | Mar 13, 2006 7:12:32 PM
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Truth of the Sith Enigma Edit
- Rank is for the weak, there can only be chaos.
- We stand as one with our brethren,
- We share passion, pain, love, and hate as one.
- One blade, one voice, one force.
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The Sith Enigma were a powerful, but short-lived Sith entity that existed mainly on Dantooine. Nearing the end of his career with the Sith Legends, Darth Knave excavated a small underground cave containing an abandoned Jedi library under the surface of Dantooine. This library housed ancient texts containing many long-forgotten secrets, both light and dark force knowledge. With the Knights of the Old Republic nearby, Knave kept his discovery quiet. He quickly became obsessed with the texts that he had discovered, and he eventually left the Sith Legends, taking his closest brethren with him. And thus, the Sith Enigma was born.
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The library, soon to be called Enigma Sanctum, was also the main base of operations for the Sith Enigma. The group itself was made up by no more than 15 or so members. The most notable members being as follows:
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- Dark Lady Neko (Annexis Childs)
- Dark Lady Despair (Devlin Eusebio)
- Darth Enigmas (Dazar Perun)
- Darth Neurosis (Nad Warrior)
- Darth Arsenic (Gabriel Nosferatu)
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- Darth Saevio (Kristoph Leandros)
- Dark Lady Lamiai (Dayz Hutchence)
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The Sith Enigma also saw brief appearances by Darth Zen, Dark Master Chaos, Darth Malice, Darth Ptas, and some others.
A Unique Vision Edit
The concept of Sith Enigma was based on the tight-knit brotherhood that Knave had developed during the beginnings of the Sith Legends, to which he applied even further to the Sith Enigma. This was an exclusive, elite culture of brethren that existed without rank, each one of them simply known as Dark Force Master. Darth Knave, while he was considered to be the leader, treated every one of his brethren as his equal. This faction moved, spoke, and fought as one.
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Cyprotel Cypria Maris Hotel
Paphos, Cyprus, Cyprus
Cyprotel Cypria Maris Hotel Introduction
A haven of relaxation, the impressive Cyprotel Cypria Maris Hotel enjoys an enviable beachfront position and is set in tropical-style gardens right beside a delightful, small sandy beach. The friendly service and comfortable modern interiors in each hotel mean you will want for nothing during your stay here. When you're not relaxing and unwinding by the pool, there are more than enough sports and leisure facilities available too, including two tennis courts and a squash court. There's something here for everyone to enjoy. The Cyprotel Cypria Maris Hotel an excellent holiday base. If you're in search of a friendly easy-going kind of beach holiday, then look no further than the Cyprotel Cypria Maris Hotel, it's a great place to enjoy the holiday atmosphere and relax.
- All Inclusive
Cyprotel Cypria Maris Hotel Facilities
• Hotel room for up to 3 adults consists of • Twin beds • Bath, shower and wc • Satellite TV • WiFi access • Hairdryer • Minifridge • Tea and coffee making facilities • Safety deposit box (charge) • Balcony or terrace • Air-conditioning; central heating (weather dependant) • Side sea view rooms, Sea view rooms, Executive rooms for up to 3 adults with Sea view and Single rooms available at a supplement
• Billiards • Snooker • Games room • Spa with treatments • Jacuzzi • Watersports available from the beach (under separate management)
All Inclusive means
• Upgrade to All Inclusive and receive: • Meals: Full board with buffet-style breakfast, lunch and dinner. Snacks available 3pm-5pm. Evening snacks available 10pm-midnight. Ice-cream available 12.30pm-10pm. • Drinks: Locally produced alcoholic drinks, wine, draught beer, spirits and soft drinks 10am-midnight from selected restaurants, bars and from the disco until 1am. • Activities: Table tennis, darts (over 18 years), gym, 2 tennis courts, 1 squash court and French bowls. Deposit required for racquet and balls. Beach volleyball (weather permitting). Sauna. • Entertainment: Regular daytime entertainment. Daily evening entertainment including live music and shows.
• Disco
Extra Value
• Christmas and New Year gala meals included for All Inclusive guests
• Swimming pool • FREE sunbeds and parasols • Indoor swimming pool (heated during the winter) • Lounge • FREE WiFi access in the lobby • Gift shop • Hairdresser
• Complimentary room upgrade, Champagne on arrival and late check out. • Please note that Honeymoon Extras are subject to availability and proof of marriage may be required in resort.
Key Facts
• On the beach • Main resort area: 2 kms • 237 rooms • Child age: 2-12 years (winter); adult only 16 years + (summer) • Official rating: 4 star • Some facilities and activities may incur a local charge
Meals and Drinks
• Buffet-style restaurant • Evening dress code applies: men are required to wear long trousers • Buffet-style pool restaurant • A la carte restaurant • Cypriot ouzeri (open once a week) • Pool/beach bar (summer only) • Lobby bar
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By Alex Byington
By the Book
"Nurture your mind with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes." - Benjamin Disraeli, "Coningsby"
Greatness is rare. That's why when it's reached, or within our grasp, it's time to celebrate and embrace it.
And while a single person can win dozens of individual accolades and honors, only the collective effort of a group can truly bring about something special.
A pair of Killeen-area basketball teams have just such an opportunity.
When the ball is tipped in the Harker Heights and Ellison gyms tonight, the two hosts - in this case the Heights boys and the Ellison girls - have the golden opportunity to clinch the District 12-5A title.
The Knights (25-3), who have pounded nearly every team they've played while going a perfect 10-0 in district, play host to the fourth-place A&M Consolidated at 7 p.m. The Lady Eagles (26-2, 10-2) look to avenge the lone loss in their last nine games when they host third-place Temple tonight at 7.
The Knights have cruised against a usually tough district, winning nine of the first 10 games by an average of 10.8 points - with a 63-61 victory over the Tigers at College Station representing the lone win by less than five points.
This season is even more special given where Heights was just a year ago, dropping four of the final six games under the pressure of internal strife and team discord.
The Knights have matured into a team.
During the climax of the movie "Any Given Sunday," the great Al Pacino said it best during a halftime speech about true nature of what it means to be a team, and in turn, a great teammate.
"You've got to look at the guy next to you - looking into his eyes. I think you'll see a guy that'll go that inch with you. You'll see a guy that will sacrifice himself, for this team, because he knows, when it comes down to it, you're going to do the same for him. That's a team, gentlemen. Now either we heal as a team, or we will die as individuals."
But while the district title is well within their grasp, the senior-laden Knights have even greater aspirations - like cementing their names as the greatest class to ever come out of Heights.
To do that, they'll need to remain perfect over the final four district games, securing the school's first-ever 14-0 mark and hopefully surpassing the 2006's school-record 30-win plateau.
On the girls' side, the Lady Eagles have battled personal tragedies in the death of the mother of sophomore guard Deja Pointer, and responded like only a true team can - by pulling together.
Whether it's organizing team sleepovers or going late-night bowling, all the player-organized bonding has paid off.
Since their last loss - a 47-36 decision at Temple on the same day the entire team attended the funeral for Pointer's mother - Ellison has been practically unstoppable, winning by an average of 12 points - including a 23-point victory over Belton on Monday.
Both teams, despite what could be considered a lack of any true "star" potential, are doing it through a unified effort.
And it's the team-first mentality that has the Knights and Lady Eagles on the verge of greatness.
The goal of winning is ultimately bigger than any individual points or minutes.
And for the Knights and Lady Eagles, it's that mindset that could lead to even bigger things than a district championship.
Contact Alex Byington at email@example.com or (254) 501-7566.


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Heavy snowstorms and cooler temperatures helped boost Colorado's statewide snowpack to 74 percent of average in March — almost double the levels at this time last year.
Snow surveys showed that Colorado's snowpack increased 1 percentage point from March 1 to April 1, according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
That marks the third consecutive month that Colorado's snowpack jumped by a percentage point.
While there is little chance of reaching normal levels this season, snowpack in most areas hasn't begun melting yet and in many areas continues to gather snow, assistant snow survey supervisor Mage Hultstrand said.
"At this time last year, we had reached our peak snowpack for the year and the snowpack had already started to melt," she said.
Typically, snowpack peaks and begins melting around April 8.
For the past 10 years, snowpack has begun melting earlier each season, said Brian Werner, spokesman for Northern Water, which helps provide water to 33 cities and towns in northeast Colorado.
By mid-March last year, snowpack in several areas was completely gone.
"In our business we like slow, steady melt outs," Werner said.
Rapid and early snow melts often make it difficult to capture and store runoff.
All major basins in Colorado are expected to see below average runoff this spring and summer, according to the conservation service.
Reservoir levels in the state also remain below normal. As of April 1, average reservoir levels are at 71 percent of normal, 5 percentage points higher than this time last year.
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This article was published 12/12/2012 (1712 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Christmas is coming early for families looking to adopt a furry friend this holiday season.
In an effort to find homes for 28 of its dogs and create space in its overflowing adoption rooms, the Winnipeg Humane Society is lowering its adoption fee to $28 this Friday.
"As we prepare to spend time to celebrate the season with our loved ones, we feel particularly disheartened for our shelter animals who are waiting to find their family," said Bill McDonald, CEO of the WHS.
Among the dogs available for adoption are Lumberjack, a four-year-old German Shepherd mix, and two-year-old Shepherd mix, Hailey. All dogs have been spayed or neutered and have received their necessary shots and treatments.
The promotion will be held this Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
To find out if you are ready for a dog, please visit: http://www.winnipeghumanesociety.ca/are-you-ready


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An Effectiveness Trial of Maintenance Therapy for Nicotine Dependence
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|Nicotine Dependence
|Drug: Transdermal nicotine patch
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|An Effectiveness Trial of Maintenance Therapy for Nicotine Dependence
- Point Prevalence Abstinence [ Time Frame: 52-week ]self-reported abstinence from smoking for 7 days prior to the assessment and biochemically confirmed with breath carbon monoxide
- Week 24 Point Prevalence Abstinence [ Time Frame: 24-week ]self-reported abstinence from smoking for 7 days prior to the assessment and biochemically confirmed with breath carbon monoxide
|Study Start Date:
|June 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|April 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|April 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: 8 weeks transdermal nicotine
8 weeks of transdermal nicotine
Drug: Transdermal nicotine patch
Transdermal nicotine, 21mg/day
Active Comparator: 24 weeks transdermal nicotine
24 weeks of transdermal nicotine
Drug: Transdermal nicotine patch
Transdermal nicotine, 21mg/day
Experimental: 52 weeks transdermal nicotine
52 weeks of transdermal nicotine
Drug: Transdermal nicotine patch
Transdermal nicotine, 21mg/day
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria: Participants will be: 1) males and females over age 18 who smoke at least 10 cigarettes/day; 2) able to communicate in English; 3) able to use NRT safely (e.g., no allergy to latex, no serious abnormal ECG reading); 4) able to provide written informed consent for study procedures; and 5) residing in the geographic area for at least 12 months.
Exclusion Criteria: Participants will be ineligible for the trial if they: 1) are unable to communicate in English; 2) Have a current diagnosis of psychosis and/or manic depression; 3) have a current medical condition that would make using transdermal nicotine patch unsafe (e.g., allergy to latex, serious, abnormal ECG reading)- participants with asthma, diabetes, hypertension, or heart disease (e.g., coronary artery disease, abnormal heart rhythm, an arrhythmia) will be permitted to enroll in the study with medical clearance from the participant's physician or the study physician; 4) have had a heart attack within the past 6 months, 5) are pregnant or planning to become pregnant or lactating, or 6) are currently enrolled or plan to enroll in another research or smoking cessation program within the next 12 months.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01047527
|United States, Illinois
|Northwestern University
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
|United States, Pennsylvania
|University of Pennsylvania
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
|Principal Investigator:
|Brian Hitsman, PhD
|Northwestern University
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Robert Schnoll, Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01047527 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
R01DA025078-02 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|January 11, 2010
|Results First Received:
|May 27, 2015
|Last Updated:
|June 10, 2015
Keywords provided by Robert Schnoll, University of Pennsylvania:
nicotine replacement therapy, smoking cessation, transdermal nicotine
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Tobacco Use Disorder
Substance-Related Disorders
Chemically-Induced Disorders
Mental Disorders
Ganglionic Stimulants
Autonomic Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Nicotinic Agonists
Cholinergic Agonists
Cholinergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
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And away we go!
Welcome to the Digital Writing Month Launch Party! From 12:01 to 1:00 AM UTC, we're gonna spend some time getting to know one another and getting ready for this 30-day challenge… all while mucking about in the digital.
If you haven't already, open a new window or tab and start following #digiwrimo on Twitter. That's your go-to spot for conversation, information, and collaboration.
This year's DigiWriMo has redefined what "writing" is by opening up digital projects to the visual and audio. And so during this one hour romp, we'll be tromping around in three different media: text, image/video, and sound… not necessarily in that order. Below, you'll find three micro-projects that will help us get to know who you are, where you are, and what your plan is for Digital Writing Month. Feel free to do these during the first hour of the event, or whenever you happen upon this post and want to get started. Continue reading


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FieldData is a tool designed to capture high quality information about many aspects of positively idetified species in the field. High quality is needed because only high quality information can be used by people and organisations (government and industry) to do good science. The poorer the quality of the data the more records are discarded during research and the more complex statistical techniques have to be to 'make up' for the lack of quality.
High quality means at minimum:
These basic attributes are part of the Darwin Core data standard—often abbreviated as 'DwC'.
Of course, the more information you can collect about the location, environment, weather, habitat condition, other species seen at the time, and so on for each sighting event, then the more useful the record becomes for all kinds of scientific analysis.
In FieldData you log your species sightings in web pages called 'surveys'. You can create all kinds of surveys in the software: from the simple—the DwC list above—to quite complex, with multiple species sightings, pre-programmed locations, habitat assessments and so on. Even no species at all…What?
This way you can use FieldData to describe a location—eg a farm or other property, a reserve, or even activities you have done or plan to do in this location. At this point it's time to read the manual!
In order to positively identify a species two things are required:
So you are not allowed to just type the name of the species. Why? Because you may spell it's name wrong, may use a common name that isn't that common and so can't be resolved into the correct scientific name later, and so on.Therefore every instance of FieldData has a field guide of some kind containing lists of species with the minimum necessary information for correct identification.
What happens if I am not sure of the identification? In this case you select the 'Other', 'Unidentified' or 'I'm Not Sure' species option, depending on what has been chosen as the default.
You will then be asked to nominate what you think the species is and why. You will be encouraged to provide a photo or other proof of your identification.
When you save the sighting one of the local experts will review it and make a determination, to confirm your nomination, suggest another based on a variry of factors including the image and other information you have provide, or perhaps decide that this record cannot be used (hopefully not very often : )
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Psychology Week is an annual APS initiative that aims to increase public awareness of how psychology can help people and communities lead healthier, happier and more meaningful lives.
In 2016 the Australian Psychological Society introduces the Compass for Life, a campaign that will help Australians measure and improve their happiness and wellbeing by promoting Ways to thrive.
Research from the field of positive psychology has shown that five key pillars (positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning and accomplishment) underpin our psychological wellbeing, and by focusing on these aspects of life we can improve our health, happiness and satisfaction with life.
During #psychweek, the Australian Psychological Society will measure Australians wellbeing and life satisfaction to see how they are faring and offer strategies - #waystothrive - to help Australians build their own wellbeing toolkit.
Annually hundreds of #psychweek events are hosted across Australia. Again in 2016, the APS invites its members and the public to host and participate in events that bring psychology to the community, and to share their #waystothrive via events and social media.
Follow the @AustPsych on Twitter or the Australian Psychological Society Facebook page.
For general enquiries please email the PW team or call 03 8662 3300.
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Pond and Tui Slough
When the initial
buildings of the Lewis
Center's Mojave River Campus was constructed (1999-2000), the site
plan included the construction of a south to north running drainage
basin on the west side of the campus to intercept all campus runoff.
This depression is designed to keep campus runoff from flowing into the
marsh and river proper. This drainage
basin included a concrete
dam on northwest side.
During the
2002-2003 school year, the 7th grade life science and ornithology instructor,
Bill Deppe, initiated a year long project with his classes to line the
pond, turning it into a fresh water pond for migrating water fowl. The
newly created pond became known as Deppe's Pond or Deppe Pond.
In the fall
of 2003, two students attended a workshop at the Desert Studies Center
in Zyzzx, California. The purpose of this workshop was to revisit the
1984 Recovery Plan for the
Mohave tui chub. They attended with the purpose of suggesting that the
Lewis center's Mojave River Campus be used to construct a refuge for the
fish. Their offer was well received and given serious consideration. Between
2003 and 2005, these students started this web site in anticipation
for permission to begin preparations to host a refuge on campus.
8 / 2007 - Present (an
ongoing management item)
Pond was drained pumped dry in an attempt to get rid
of gold fish and mosquito fish, as well as to eradicate bullfrog
tadpoles. Rocks, plant debris, and trash was as so removed.
For My
Kids Construction INC. graded the access road to
the west of Deppe Pond and Tui Slough. Excavated Tui Slough and
graded the east shore so that runoff would not erode the banks
and drain into the refuge. All this work (an estimated $15-17,000
dollars was donated to the refuge construction effort.
Exploration and Wells drilled two well. One, a 120
foot well, will be used to provide water for both Deppe
Pond and Tui Slough. The second well will
be used to monitor the water level in the aquifer that we are drawing
water from.
plant debris, and trash
was removed once the water was removed. A water conduit
system was laid to bring water from the newly completed
well to both Deppe Pond and the Tui
a grant from PetSmart, materials were
purchased to create an indoor aquarium display which will be a home
for as many as four Mohave tui chub. This
display will give the public an opportunity to view this normally
shy fish. To view this aquarium display via a "Chub
Cam" click on this link.
Across from the aquarium there is a computer kiosk
that can access this web
site or the web blog, "Working
with Mohave tui chub".
Denmark and his crew from Conco
Construction built the concrete dam on the north
end of Tui Slough. Rock was donated by Mitsubishi
in Lucerne Valley.
education kiosk (built by Sea
Reach, ltd.) was installed on the west shore of Deppe
Pond. Students will be designing the panels and preparing
written descriptions of the pertinent
natural history items and current studies surrounding
this refuge for the endangered Mohave tui chub. Note
the aerator's "bubbles" in the
bottom right corner of the left photo. This was installed by students
during the spring of 2008
Students released 473 Mohave tui chub transplanted
from the Lark Seep Refuge in China lake.
A second introduction added 75 more fish from Lark seep
refuge. These transplants represent the first of two
planned transplants for Deppe Pond. A
second transplant of more than 500 fish was expected from Zyzzx's
Lake Tuendae refuge but as of 8/22/2012, the refuge on consists of fish taken from the China Lake/Larks Seep refuge.
Between November
8th and the 15th, to satisfy his Eagle
Scout Leadership Service Project, Nelson Estes,
from Troop 454, Victorville, worked with 10 boys and three adults
on two successive weekends to prepare Tui Slough before and after
the side were trenched on 11/13/2008 for lining.
Denmark, from Conco
Construction, and his helper spent five hours using their
backhoe to dig 250 feet of anchor trenches for the liner along both
sides of Tui Slough.
donated three rolls of their Akwaseal
clay pond liner that will be used to pad
and line the bottom of Tui Slough. During the sam week we
also received a 250 foot long by 48 foot wide 30
mil two tone pond liner from BTL
combined effort between the AAE's facilities staff, equipment that
was donated by CONCO
Construction, and many students hands (200+) from the AAE
PE (MS & HS), AFJROTC, and science classes made laying out the
clay and plastic pond liner possible
11/ 22 / 2008
November 22nd, to satisfy his Eagle
Scout Leadership Service Project, Nelson
Estes, from Troop 454, Victorville, worked with 8 boys and three
adults on to anchor the top liner around Tui Slough, at bot dams
and put into place the "shore-side" protective liners.
We expect the first late fall rains in a few days.
is what the refuge looked like after its first rain storm (1/2 inches
of rain). Note the new grading work on the west shore to decrease
erosion into "Tui Slough". All that remains to do is to
fill the "Slough" with 6-8 inches of sand, install 525
feet of four foot high fencing around the perimeter and fill the
pond. We hope to be completed by Christmas 2008.
the 12/5/2008, 10 dump trucks of sand were poured into Tui
Slough. The four-wheel drive tractor and and dump
truck were donated to us by CONCO
Construction. On the 12/7/2008, 575 feet of four foot fence
was installed. By 12/15/2008 all of the sand had been spread with
the help of our PE students and Nelson Estes (to complete the final
phase of his Eagle Project). On 12/16/2008 we bolted the liner to
Tui Slough dam. On 12/17/2008, we received
enough precipitation in the form of rain and snow to fill the Slough.
To be continued...(12
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Linda's one of my favorite people of all time -- what a great appreciation of a deserving subject!
I brought in interesting speakers when I was in Microsoft Research, and then started the Visiting Speaker Series in 2000, which is still around today. I brought in thought leaders and critics like Eric Raymond, Larry Lessig, and David Farber, to talk and meet with people. I brought in Jane Goodall, Malcolm Gladwell, and John Lasseter. These are people who inspire all of us, who open our minds and stimulate our thinking. The series gave employees access to these people and their ideas, and that proved to be a very powerful way of keeping dialog flowing. Many other companies have now instituted their own series, and Kim Ricketts, a bookseller in Seattle who supported my efforts at Microsoft when she was at the University Bookstore, has now created a business around organizing and hosting book signings and author tours in corporations. While I worked for Ballmer, I managed and significantly improved Microsoft's relationship with the World Economic Forum. At conferences, in the Valley, in NYC and elsewhere, I was visible and accessible, so that people could talk to me and I would be aware, as much as possible, of problems as they arose and before they became serious. I also helped nurture dialogs on important topics like open source, and followed up on them. I wanted to encourage a general curiosity in the Microsoft community, and to encourage Microsoft employees to develop relationships with the larger community outside of the company.Welcome to Ada Lovelace Day! :: An interview with Linda Stone (Thanks, Eileen!)
- Linda Stone on time management - Boing Boing
- Email apnea: holding your breath while you answer mail - Boing Boing
- NYT on multitasking myth - Boing Boing
- Continuous Partial Attention wiki - Boing Boing
- Notes from yesterday's Emerging Tech sessions - Boing Boing
- Ada Lovelace Day needs your support! - Boing Boing
- Lisa Randall on the origin of the universe -- Happy Ada Lovelace ...


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The advertisements hawking tickets before Thursday night's Nuggets-Heat game in Denver screamed: "Miami's only trip to Denver!" But it felt like the Nuggets' only trip to Denver.
The local NBA team through Thursday played six of its first nine games on the road — and will play 17 of its first 23 outside Colorado.
It's a brutal stretch of scheduling for the Nuggets. And it continues Saturday and Monday when the Nuggets travel to play the Spurs and the Grizzlies.
Thanks a ton, Davey Stern.
The Nuggets play at San Antonio on Saturday at 6:30 p.m., then play at Memphis on Monday at 6 p.m. Both games will air on Altitude.
"We're not going to sit here and cry about it," Nuggets coach George Karl said this week.
The Nuggets finished last season with the fifth-best road record in the NBA at 18-15. That was in a lockout-shortened season. In their last full season, the 2010-11 campaign, the Nuggets were only 17-24 away from home. This season, the Nuggets are 2-4 on the road.
"Every game is going to be a dogfight for us on the road," Karl said. "We haven't gotten the confidence yet that we're going to go in and steamroll road wins."
But Karl wasn't displeased with Denver's .500 record before Thursday's game against LeBron James and the defending champion Heat.
"I'm kind of happy with how we've played. I'm not happy with how well we've played. But as a coach, how is probably more important than how well."
The Nuggets have been an anomaly so far. They dominate the boards, ranking second in the NBA in total rebounds. Kenneth Faried leads the league in offensive grabs.
But the Nuggets, usually a run-and-gun team, also rank in the bottom half of the league (17th) in offensive efficiency (average points put up in 100 possessions).
"They've been very unpredictable," TNT analyst Reggie Miller told The Denver Post's Benjamin Hochman this week. "They have shown glimpses of why they took the Lakers to seven games in last year's playoffs and also they've shown they could easily be an eighth seed this season. But they need to show more consistency."
The Nuggets' schedule the next four days also will test them with individual matchups. League-leading rebounder Zach Randolph leads Memphis and San Antonio's Tim Duncan ranks second in the NBA in player efficiency behind James.
It's a long road to the NBA playoffs.
The Nuggets continue their long, winding road to start the NBA season with two games outside Colorado in the next four days:
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Does anyone have any suggestion for a romantic cruise in the Caribbean for an anniversary? We are looking at Carnival since we are on a budget. Any advice would be appreciated!
Does anyone have any suggestion for a romantic cruise in the Caribbean for an anniversary? We are looking at Carnival since we are on a budget. Any advice would be appreciated!
We are going on The Miracle next April and renewing our vows. It has a chapel and their price for renewal was affordable. We decided to book a Cat 11 suite since it was our 15 year anniversary. I begged to take our three older kids so we are doing western Carribean but I think Eastern Carribean would be beautiful and very romantic for an anniversary.
We are looking at going next spring for our cruise... departing either March 31 or April 1.
So you recommend Carnival? For our honeymoon we went on Royal Caribbean and it was horrible. Horrible food, bad tours in the ports....just bad all around. I swore I'd never go on another cruise...but hubby talked me into another cruise line for our 5 year anniversary.
You may want to check out Princess or Celebrity. Often their prices are not much more than Carnival.
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If you are looking for a romantic cruise March 31 or April 1 next year please do NOT go on Carnival. Not that I don't enjoy Carnvial cruises, but that is Spring Break and there will be more children onboard than adults. If you were disapointed in your Royal Caribbean experience, I don't think you will be much happier with Carnival. I agree with Farmer John. In fact, I would think at that time of year your best bet would be one of Celebrities older ships (they are often bargain priced AND do not attract as many families). JMHO.
I agree with Nancy, Celebrity or Princess would be the way to go, especially with the spring break influx. I highly recommend the Dawn, Sea and Sun Princess ships, they are not as large as the newer Princess ships. We have been on the Sea twice, the Dawn once and the Sun once. We'll be back on the Sun in October. We've never had a bad experience, the food has always been wonderful (the Sea and the Dawn were better than the Sun-but could have been the chef at that time), the service has been excellent, the crews have been friendly. Of course, a great part of it is our frame of mind. We love the caribbean, snorkeling and warm weather AND NOT BEING AT WORK. Some friends of mine did Celebrity for their wedding and totally enjoyed it as well. Happy Anniversary.
We did our honeymoon on NCL back in '79. Our 5th anniversary was also on NCL. Our 10th, 15th and 20th were on Royal. Our 25th was on Princess. We also did two family cruises, one on RCI Explorer and one on the Carnival Glory. We leave on the 15th on the Carnival Triumph for a quasi family trip.
Of all the cruises, the best were our 15th and 20th both on the RCI Majesty. It had the best food and service and were the most romantic. The Princess was a close third. IMO the smaller ships have better food and service.
I am not saying the other cruises were bad, they were all great. For families, the mega ships are best. For anniversaries the smaller ships IMO are better.
After all is said I guess if you had a bad experience on RCI I would recommend Princess since I have no experience on Celebrity.
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Now, we went last year on our 10th anniversary on Carnival Glory. We went the "Spring Break" week, April 2 - 9. We didn't find it that bad. No big parties that you couldn't find a romantic spot. We enjoyed it so much, we are taking the 4 kids during the same week next year Mar. 31 - Apr 7.
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Move over, adulterous generals. It might be time to make way for a new sexual rats'nest at America's top financial police agency, the SEC.
In a salacious 77-page complaint that reads like Penthouse Forum meets The Insider meets the Keystone Kops, one David Weber, the former chief investigator for the SEC Inspector General's office, accuses the SEC of retaliating against Weber for coming forward as a whistleblower. According to this lawsuit, Weber was made a target of intramural intrigues at the agency (which has a history of such retaliation) after he came forward with concerns that his bosses may have been spending more time copulating than they were investigating the SEC.
Weber claims that in recent years, while the SEC Inspector General's office has been attempting to investigate the agency's seemingly-negligent responses in such matters as the Bernie Madoff case and the less-well-known (but nearly as disturbing) Stanford Financial Ponzi scandal, two of the IG office's senior officials former Inspector General David Kotz and his successor, Noelle Maloney were sleeping together.
Weber also claims that Kotz was also having an affair with a lawyer representing a key group of Stanford victims, a Dr. Gaytri Kachroo. Where the story gets really strange is where Weber claims that Maloney last year refused to meet with Kachroo as part of the Stanford investigation. By then, Kotz had stepped down as SEC IG and Maloney had replaced him as Acting IG. The complaint describes Weber confronting Maloney over the issue, asking why she wouldn't meet with the lawyer representing a key group of Stanford victims.
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/sec-rocked-by-lurid-sex-and-corruption-lawsuit-20121119
No wonder the agency's responses seemed "negligent." It seems they were otherwise occupied.
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1. Were these philanderers political appointees or career employees?
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Tue Nov 20, 2012, 12:11 AM
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4. Kotz was appointed in 2007
According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._David_Kotz he'd previously been a lawyer at several law firms and had then worked at the U.S. Agency for International Development.
And Maloney joined the SEC in 2005 after being with the U.S. Peace Corps and the National Institutes of Health.
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2. Haaaa, I thought they meant the Southeastern Conference.
And I was like, well no shit.
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Mon Nov 19, 2012, 11:55 PM
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3. Good news. Throw out the whole lot of them. Bunch of Wall St. lackeys.
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Tue Nov 20, 2012, 01:02 AM
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5. Wonder if they're sharing Petraeus' GOP "hookers"?
I don't feel bad insulting these women.
1. They're wealthy socialites who are known to be active in the Republican Party.
2. In knowingly sleeping with a famous married man who was not in an open marriage, they knowingly did something incredibly unethical with a high risk of it becoming a public scandal and a national issue issue and therefore deserve to be shit on for it.
3. If a female officer did this to her husband, I'd show the men she slept with the same level of disrespect.


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Nice photos Stacey, thanks for the update. Funny, the first place I stayed in Montana - after driving here from West Michigan no less - was The Dalles campground! It was late September and desolate. I got skunked but feel in love with the place. While that is an absolutely gorgeous, scenic stretch of river it is probably one of the toughest spots to actually catch big fish. But they are there ... I know you looked into the dark bottomless holes in that boulder strewn stretch. I love it in there even if it is hard to catch fish.
dean_mt - you are right Rock Creek felt pretty special, I had a hard time leaving despite the fact that I didn't really catch a ton of fish there. It looks so fishy in through those boulder pools by the Dalles but I didn't get anything out of there (caught most of my fish in the shallow water/riffles across from my campsite #8 on dries/hoppers). There was a fire down at Harry's Flat which filled the campground with smoke in the morning and the road was filled with Fire vehicles so that was pretty interesting. I liked the Mercantile and met some nice people at the campground and the fly shop. I'll go back, though I have a feeling when we go in October everything out there will be a bit chilly!
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Plum wrestlers close out season at WPIALs
Plum senior Jake DiGuilio had a tough WPIAL experience in 2012, as he found himself in a pigtail match where the loser of the bout is eliminated and can't continue in the consolation bracket.
DiGuilio lost that pigtail bout at 220 last year, and he vowed to get back to WPIALs and produce a better showing.
His third-place finish at 220 at the Section 3-AAA tournament two weeks ago assured a spot in the main draw at WPIALs.
Despite not finishing as one of the top three that advanced to states on Saturday at Norwin High School, DiGuilio went 3-2 in his final high school tournament and made it to the consolation quarterfinals.
"Jake felt he wrestled a solid tournament," Supak said.
"He performed really well against everybody he wrestled. His goal was to make it to states, but he knew that after last year, he wanted to come back with a strong performance. It was important because other wrestlers coming up see that as well, and they want to make their push at WPIALs."
DiGuilio finished his senior season with a 28-11 overall record.
He started off his tournament with a 10-2 victory over Baldwin sophomore Devontae Evans and then ran into familiar foe Cole Macek, a junior from Montour.
Macek upended DiGuilio, 5-1, in the quarterfinals, and Macek went on to place third overall and qualify for states.
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Shulman then suffered a 9-4 loss to Macek in the third-place match.
DiGuilio finished his varsity career with 68 victories.
"Jake was one of those guys that as he was getting older and going through everything, he would do a lot of the extra things," Supak said.
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Junior Eric Green also wrestled at WPIALs for the second time, and he went 1-2 at 138 to finish his season with a 26-12 record.
Freshman Tommy Zummo competed at his first WPIAL tournament.
He won his first bout at 120 before falling to No. 3 seed Vincenzo Joseph, a sophomore from Pittsburgh Central Catholic.
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Sophomore Nate Turchick (182) and junior Stephen Turchick (285) each went 0-2 at the tournament.
Nate Turchick finished his season at 21-13, while Stephen Turchick finished 20-16 overall.
Sophomore Zach Martin found himself in a pigtail bout at 152, and he suffered a close 6-5 loss to Moon freshman Luke McConaghy.
Martin wraps up his season at 25-14.
Several Plum wrestlers took part in an amateur tournament on Sunday, and a couple of guys, Supak said, have talked about qualifying for Greco Roman and freestyle states for a shot at moving on to nationals.
The qualifiers start in early April.
"There was a buzz even before the section started," Supak said.
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It might be just a computer chip to some, but to others this chunk of plastic and silicon borders on religious obsession rivalled only by Ford and Holden fans. PC chipmaker AMD's latest shot is the Athlon XP 3000+ processor, which is aimed squarely at chip giant Intel's latest 3.06GHz Pentium 4. Unfortunately, raw clock speed numbers don't mean an awful lot any more because there are so many other factors that determine the overall performance of your computer, ranging from the operating system and how much memory it has, to the hard disk drive speed and, for 3D gaming, which graphics card you use.
The 3000+ rating is AMD's way of more fairly rating its processors to the clock speed of Intel's Pentium 4 chips, so AMD believes the Athlon XP 3000+ chip performs similarly to a theoretical 3GHz Pentium 4 chip. However, the 3000+ only has a clock speed of 2.167GHz - in fact, it has a slower clock speed than the previous Athlon XP 2800+, which ran at 2.25GHz. Clock speed differences don't often tell you much when you're comparing different brands of processors, but they usually tell you more within a chip family - except here.
The reason they don't here is that AMD has doubled the secondary-level (L2) cache memory on this new chip from 256KB to 512KB. The cache memory acts like a little scratch pad, enabling the chip to store and recall often-used bits of data quickly without having to go back to the main memory. Upgrade tested the Athlon XP 3000+ on Leadtek's K7NCR18D Pro motherboard but was forced to upgrade the BIOS (basic input/output system) before it would correctly recognise the chip - a requirement of every AMD board if you want to run this chip, plus it will need to support a front-side bus (FSB) speed of 166MHz to run it at full speed. The 3000+ is faster than the 2800+ by about 8 per cent on office applications, and around 5 per cent on content-creation apps, running with 512MB of DDR333 memory and Windows XP Pro. 3D gaming differences are less because the processor is less dominant in performance results. Put it this way - if you have a GeForce4 Ti4600 graphics card and an Athlon XP 2800+ chip, I wouldn't be rushing out to buy one of these new chips.
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AMD's Athlon XP 3000+ retails for about $1100. For more details call (02) 8877 7222 or visit www.amd.com- Darren Yates
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Good things now come in even smaller packages with Olympus's Camedia C-50 Zoom - a 5 megapixel compact camera that weighs less than 200g without the battery, thanks to a new generation of smaller rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and the move to tiny xD-Picture Card memory cards to minimise power consumption. The camera offers 3x optical and 4x digital zoom along with USB and TV out, and can capture JPEGs and TIFF images up to 2560x1920. "My Mode" allows users so save custom profiles for ISO, white balance, aperture and shutter settings. It also provides macro, panorama and video shooting and supports the Exif 2.2 and PIM2 image tagging standards. Full of features yet sitting comfortably in one hand, the aluminium-bodied C-50 Zoom offers style, functionality and performance. The C-50 Zoom continues the Olympus tradition of providing better results than digital cameras of similar specs from non-camera manufacturers. Olympus's move to xD cards makes buying memory more expensive than CompactFlash but the C-50 Zoom makes up for it by shipping with a battery charger, 32 MB xD-Picture Card, carry case and a remote control - more than some of the competition offers for the price.
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