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PALS Clubhouse is a near and dear house venue to local music enthusiasts. It's wedged inconspicuously next to the train tracks in Southeast Portland, with shows curated by musicians and fans alike, who create a genre-bending array of lineups that usually end in early-morning bonfires, dance parties, and fuzzy bike rides home. On top of their gracious open-door policy, the PALS family hosts PALS Fest, a celebration and sampling of some of the best music Portland has to offer. A huge amount of work goes into planning this event, which will be hosted at numerous venues over the course of a week this summer. The fact that these shows are always free is the cherry on the pie, and is all the more reason for you to go out tonight for a good cause—your pals making great music. RACHEL MILBAUER
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SEATTLE — The snow that moved across Washington on Wednesday seems to be heaviest in the southwest corner of the state.
About a foot of new snow was on the ground by 7:30 a.m. in Olympia.
The meteorologist in charge of the National Weather Service office in Seattle, Brad Colman, said Olympia could break the record of 14 inches of snow in a 24-hour period. Areas south of Olympia could get 20 inches. Colman said, "They're getting hammered."
Some other amounts: 15 inches at Napavine, 7 at Tacoma and 2 at Sea-Tac Airport.
At the Spokane Weather Service office, meteorologist Colby Neuman said the Palouse would get 6 to 10 inches, the most since 1998. He expected 2 to 4 inches Wednesday in Spokane. Most of the Eastern Washington snow will be south of Interstate 90, with lesser amounts north of I-90.


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Web Seminar Recap: The 7 Things Every Great Checkout Page Needs
It doesn't matter how much traffic comes to your site or how great your design is if you can't make a sale on your ecommerce site. No matter the industry, there are 7 things every checkout process should possess in order to make an appealing user experience.
There are so many sites out there that do this completely wrong. As an industry, ecommerce has matured greatly compared to other online entities. People are accustomed to having things a certain way, and feel confident when their user experience is something that they are comfortable with. In this web seminar covered the following topics:
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Category: December 2010
Desert Towers: Fat Cat Summits and Kitty Litter Rock
I know it's ski season, not climbing season, but this is my favorite book to come across my desk ever since I started doing this column. And climbers need something to read in the off-season. Boulder climbing legend and desert tower connoisseur Steve "Crusher" Bartlett has put together a masterpiece: The history of tower climbing on the Colorado Plateau, with archival photos and essays collected in one 352-page volume. Beginning with John Otto's 1911 ascent of Colorado National Monument and continuing through present day, Crusher captures the adventure of the early days of desert exploration, and the balls it took to go for it in pre-guidebook days. Photos and essays from the fi rst ascensionists bring to life the tales of Spider Rock, the Totem Pole and Cleopatra's Needle, the "Three Best" towers, all now illegal to climb because of their location on Navajo Nation land. Legendary climbers like Layton Kor, Fred Beckey, Eric Bjornstad, Harvey Carter, Lou Dawson, Huntley Ingalls, Steve Roper, John Sherman, Ed Webster and others share the tales of battle on other sandstone icons: Castleton Tower, Standing Rock, The Titan — maybe you get the point. This book is Crusher's labor of love and gift to climbing geeks, and if you're not a climbing geek, this book might make you one. $49.95. www.sharpendbooks.com
The guys at Powderwhore are defi nitely not taking themselves too seriously with their sixth telemark fi lm, "TeleVision." In the fi rst 10 minutes, a scraggly skier asks during a parody commercial for TeleMatch.com, "Does your wardrobe consist of plaid, tiedye and corduroy? Are you sick of going to fancy restaurants and granola's not even on the menu? Do you have a job? Nice. I hate working. Do parallel turns turn you off? If you answered 'yes' to any of these questions, come meet guys like me at TeleMatch.com." Later, an ad for "Brogaine" promises: "It gives you the hair and attitude you need to shred the gnar." Skier Megan Michelson is spliced into an episode of "America's Next Top Model," and gets grilled by the judges. Skier Jake Sakson gives us a tour of his ambulance-turned-ski-bum-van-slash-apartment in an episode of "Powderwhore Cribs." And in between all the laughs, there is some great footage of tele skiers ripping in the mountains of Haines, Alaska, the Chugach Range and the Wasatch Mountains (sometimes next to their bootpacking tracks) and in the terrain park. There's even a segment of crashes, some epic, some just awkward, human moments, which keep the fi lm down to earth — although you still won't walk away from this movie thinking you can ski the same lines the cast members do. $27. www.powderwhore.com
Santa Story: European Roots
Arguably the greatest American contribution to Christmas is the story of Santa Claus arriving on the Eve in a sleigh hitched to a team of flying reindeer, known round the English-speaking world and beyond. Across Europe in December, "Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer" is heard in the mix of background music in shopping malls, and Christmas decorations often feature Saint Nicholas in a reindeer-drawn sleigh.
The story of that story begins on December 23, 1823 with "A Visit from St. Nicholas", a poem in the Troy, NY, Sentinel, published anonymously but generally attributed to theologian and poet Clemet Clarke Moore. Though now seldom read in full, we all know the storyline of the man of the house, who is awakened on Christmas Eve by a sleigh drawn by eight reindeer landing on the roof. And likewise we know the lyrics of the enduring song, "Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer", about a ninth reindeer with a luminous proboscis, first recorded by singing cowboy Gene Autry in 1949, based on a poem written in 1939 by Robert L. May for a children's Christmas book published by mail-order retailer Montgomery Ward.
Today, the American story of Santa and his reindeer is as ubiquitous at Christmastime as is the tradition of decorating evergreen trees, first observed in sixteenth-century Germany. And, as history suggests, its roots are as European as those of the Christmas tree. The first known illustrated description of reindeer pulling sleds is in the travelogue "Opera Lapponia" by Johan Scheffer, a professor at the University of Uppsala in Sweden, first published in Latin in 1674 and later in English translation in 1704. That book includes a woodcut depicting a single reindeer pulling a pulk, the boat-like sled used by the Sami, for centuries the nomads of the north ("Lapp" is derogatory). Only one reindeer is shown, as, unlike other draft animals, reindeer are unwilling to cooperate with each other in teams. Like other literary figures of his time, poet Moore may have read extracts of Scheffer's book, but not seen the illustrated original.
He certainly must have been familiar with the native North American modes of winter transport, first documented a century before Scheffer wrote. In 1576- 78, English privateer Martin Frobisher undertook three voyages to the New World, in part to search for a Northwest Passage. He didn't find the Northwest Passage, but he is most remembered for claiming the Arctic for England and for keeping a meticulous log of his voyages, published in 1675 in Latin, with the title "Historia Navigationis." The frontispiece of that book depicting native life shows a dog pulling a boat-like sled. Later, in 1833, German explorer Maximilian zu Wied- Neuwield ventured up the Missouri River to Fort Clark, where he painted a watercolor of a native traveling on a toboggan pulled by three dogs. Other accounts of life among the Inuit of the time include descriptions of the komatik, a sled on two runners about four inches wide, pulled by one or more dogs. Clearly, among the natives of North America, sleds were pulled by dogs, single or in teams. Moreover, as reported by Frenchborn Canadian explorer Pierre Esprit Radisson in 1665, caribou, a native word, was the name of the animal known in Europe as the reindeer, and caribou were game, not draft animals.
Apparently poet Moore combined the anecdote of the reindeer-drawn sled, about which he had only read, with the details of dogsleds with which he undoubtedly was familiar. So with poetic license, flying reindeer indeed might be hitched in teams, as were real sled dogs. Likewise, artists who drew Santa's airborne sleigh most likely modeled it after the horse-drawn sleighs of the mid-nineteenth century. So, an airborne sleigh might well resemble a passenger sleigh with thin runners adequate to support it on rooftop snows.
Moore's choice of the word reindeer may have helped perpetuate the story. Not only is reindeer a more-romantic word than caribou, but it's been in English longer, since 893, when King Alfred the Great wrote down tales he heard from Othere of Hålogaland, including "rein", the Norwegian name of the animal. That became the source-word in most European languages. The mere mention of a rein-word now connotes happenings in the far north, where Santa is said to have his workshop, at some undefined place. The mythical location of the workshop at the North Pole clearly is impractical, particularly for the elves working in its distribution center. In the Nordic countries where reindeer still roam, several towns claim the workshop. Most enterprising is the city of Rovaniemi at the Arctic Circle in Finland. About six miles north of the city, there is a Santa Claus Village and theme park, fittingly just two miles from the Rovaniemi Airport.
M. Michael Brady lives in a suburb of Oslo and takes his vacations in France. By education, he's a natural scientist. His Dateline: Europe column appears monthly in the Gazette.
Hiking With Strangers
Arizona State Route 85 runs 130 miles from Buckeye to the Mexico border near Lukeville. There's not much there for those 130 miles — a large (very large) military base and a few small towns dedicated to the sales of Mexican Auto Insurance — and that's the whole damn point. I spent two hours on that road, speedometer hugging 75 and the radio tuned to anything that would reach my antenna. As I finally rolled in to my campsite at the 330,000-acre Organ Pipe National Monument, the headlights of my rented sky-blue compact caught the eyes of a young coyote, who would, over the course of my stay, take three shits on my stove, angry that I wasn't leaving any food out for him.
The saguaros stood proud under the moon and the cactus wrens yelled from atop their chollas while I put up my tent and made black bean soup with a can of green chiles.
When done with dinner, I put some hot water and whiskey into a small tin cup, walked a few hundred yards into the desert, sat down and started humming a song I had written a few years ago after reading Edward Abbey's "Winter In The Organ Pipes," a chapter from the "Cactus Country" edition of Time-Life's Wilderness Series:
"I'll meet you in the Organ Pipe All alone on a winter's night You'll say, "Come home." I'll stay. You won't."
The next morning, after driving into Lukeville and buying a plastic gallon of water and a few lemons to join my evening hot water and whiskey, I hiked to the top of Arch Canyon, a short trail that leads to a difficult scramble up to a small red arch. The views from the top of the arch, and from almost anywhere in the desert, are endless. Organ pipes, saguaros and ocotillos run for miles and miles in the dry winter wind, perfectly placed in the sand, soaking in the sun all day.
I had wanted to come to this place for a long time, and now that I was there, sitting on a rocky, red throne a few thousand feet above sea level, king of all the desert life that was hiding from the cold, I felt the way I always hope to feel when I go camping: small and insignificant. I walked back down the trail as a young couple from Tucson were slowly walking up. We gave each other a quick hello and a series of forced smiles before I got back to my car.
There's no backcountry camping in Organ Pipe. Too many drug smugglers and illegal immigrants crossing the border. The monument's visitor center is named after Kris Eggle, a ranger who was shot and killed a few years ago while tracking members of a Mexican drug cartel that was fleeing Mexico after a string of murders. Sure, staying at a group campsite is a bummer, but this place isn't Yosemite. The campsite is small, in the middle of nowhere and dead silent for most of the day. You can hear the pack rats scattering around your tent at night and the coyotes howling from the hills. And, hell, without that campsite, I wouldn't have met Richard.
Before my second hike that same day, I was standing at the trailhead, eating an apple smeared in almond butter, trying to figure out how far I should go before the sun was going to go down. I decided on a short hike, an easy 4.6-mile round trip to Victoria Mines, an old silver mine located in the southern part of the park. I heard a deep voice call out "HI THERE!" behind me, and turned to find an old, skinny, bearded Pete- Seeger-looking man, wearing a beige baseball cap to cover up his bald head.
"Going to the mines?" he asked.
"I am, yes."
"Ah great, so am I!"
The hike to Victoria mines was beautiful. Sure, the shape of a saguaro can leave a little less to the imagination than a cloud, but some of those things look so funny, so distorted, that you have to stop to admire them, to think of what went right and what went wrong on their journey toward the Arizona sky. Richard and I hiked the entire way together, talking non-stop for several hours (he's in his 70s and walked painfully slow), while kicking around quartz and naming plants. When we got to the mines, we drank water and ate a bag of pepitas, then took pictures of each other with the Sonoran Desert at our backs. Ravens flew above as the sky started turning crimson, and as we headed back to camp, Richard stopped, pointed to a large ocotillo and quietly whispered to himself, "The Devil's Walking Stick."
For the last seven years, Richard had been living in his van, chasing the sunny weather, while admiring our country's great public lands. He was one of the nicest men I had ever met and I would spend the rest of my trip with him, eating meals together, going on more hikes and telling each other who the hell we were and why the hell we were both sleeping in the desert. We agreed that anyone who came so far out of their way to spend time in such a barren and unforgiving land, a land that most have never heard of, would surely share some type of bond, some type of understanding.
When it was time for me to leave Arizona and fly up to San Francisco, Richard and I exchanged email addresses. He would be staying at Organ Pipe for another two weeks, then making his way east to Big Bend National Park, his favorite place to go camping. We shook hands and agreed we'd someday meet in the Middle Of Nowhere again, but this time in Texas.
Jeff Thrope lives in the great barren wilderness of Brooklyn, NY, and spends most of his time writing an outdoor blog called Cold Splinters. Jeff owns every issue of the Mountain Gazette that Edward Abbey was published in.
Madness all Over Again
Seems we were just sighing the relief that came with hurling last year's Christmas tree onto the environmentally responsible municipal compost pile, and here we are, a year wiser, but not necessarily less neurotic. May we all excel at Feats of Strength and be kind with the Airing of Grievances.
1) Trees of great importance
While the vast majority of White House Christmas trees (or holiday/seasonal/nondenominational/ attempted apolitical trees) hail from the eastern end of the United States, a tree farm in Elma, Washington, has the distinction of being the only place in the western U.S. to send trees to the White House in recent history. The Hedlund Christmas tree farm sent big-ass (meaning 18 feet or so) Noble fi rs to Washington in 1999 and 2002 after surviving the cutthroat competition that's pretty much the Miss USA pageant among foliage. Judges look for a healthy appearance and the all-important shape, but skip the interview unless it's a tiebreaker.
2) Harsh words for The Almighty
As part of the trend away from outwardly religious themes in public places, Gov. Chris Gregoire banned nongovernment displays inside the Capitol building last year — a roundabout way of getting rid of menorahs and Nativity crèches, but still allowing for a state-sponsored holiday tree in the rotunda. The rules took effect after repeated protests by the atheist Freedom From Religion Foundation, which had erected a somewhat provocative sign on Capitol grounds. "There is no God and religion enslaves minds and hardens hearts," it said. Yes indeed, some people were pissed off.
3) Gravity is bad
While people tend to make a big deal about the fire hazards of Christmas trees (250 U.S. home fi res can be blamed on them between 2003-2007, causing an average of 14 deaths and nearly $14 million in damage per year), nobody talks about the hazards of holiday decorating. If you plan to get up on a ladder to install a bunch of reindeer, for example, bear in mind that you could be among the 5,800 folks who end up in emergency rooms as a result of an unplanned descent. Forty-three percent of the injuries were due to falls from ladders, while falls from furniture comprised 11 percent (no data on alcohol consumption). And (again, no data on alcohol consumption) "Some falls occurred when people tripped on tree skirts or other decorations," according to the National Fire Protection Association, whose regional headquarters are in Bend.
4) What about the Rest of Us?
The Gazette was shocked and rightly appalled to learn that Ouray's third-annual Festivus celebration has been cancelled due to lack of help. Sources tell us the gathering had been "a very popular event" over the last two holiday seasons and that it included the mandatory Feats of Strength as well as the Airing of Grievances. But while strong and grievance-ridden participants were easy to find, o r g a – n i z e r s a nd gofer s were apparently less so. A call to the chamber o f commerce yielded information about a wine and chocolate event in place of Festivus. Seriously? That said, we're holding out for a Festivus Miracle, in which the aluminum pole (high strength-toweight ratio) magically appears on Sixth Avenue to remind us that Festivus lives on in our hearts. Or in the words of Frank Costanza, "I gotta lotta problems with you people!" http://www.seinfeldscripts. com/TheStrike.htm
5) Gotta ski?
If you live in a ski town, you've got the quandary of skiing/riding between the Christmas/New Year's holidays, to hunker down and wait or take up ice fi shing. For some arcane reason, locals get spastic about the privilege of unlimited skiing on extremely busy days, but when the time comes, they'd rather cash in on double shifts than share the holiday ski experience — which can include a 90-minute traffi c jam between your house and the liquor store. For those who require the security of unlimited skiing, Vail Resorts' $629 Epic Pass is one of the best bangs for the buck on the planet (provided you took advantage of the sales dates). It gives you unlimited turns at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Heavenly, Arapahoe Basin and Northstar and Sierra at Tahoe. Most other places, you're going to pay a tad more for the privilege of skiing or riding when you please. At Squaw Valley, California, an adult Platinum Pass cost $1,599 at early pricing. Pass-holders at Deer Valley, Utah, paid $1,630 for the season, while Jackson Hole commanded $1,570, Telluride, $1,298, and Aspen, $1,499.
6) Down and out with the Fear and Loathing
While the stresses of Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, Festivus and New Year's Eve provide plenty of reason to drive people to the edge of madness, statisticians are quick to point out that actual suicides are more frequent in April, June and July. That said, Las Vegas is the U.S. suicide kingpin (statisticians are also quick to point out that a signifi cant number of those deaths are out-of-towners). Colorado Springs and Tucson take second and third place, with the mountain West consistently taking honors as the nation's suicide belt. Depending on the year, Montana, New Mexico, Wyoming, Nevada and Colorado occupy the top rungs, with Alaska usually in the mix.
7) Give these kids a break
If you want some higher learning but require a lot of down time to air out your brain, the University of Montana has one of the sweetest holiday breaks you'll fi nd. With this semester's finals running Dec. 14-18 and the spring semester gearing up on Jan. 24, you've got five weeks to play "Call of Duty: Black Ops" non-stop in your parents' basement. Sick, bro.
Hot Air
My buddy Pedro winked in my direction, smirked a mierda-eating grin and nodded his noggin Bobblehead-on-speed-style when I en- tered the Burro Borracho Cantina and Lucha Libre Emporium. "Well, I did it," he said almost smugly as I approached. Despite every pre-purchase protestation I could muster, Pedro had just spent 242 hard-earned dollars for what he considered the ultimate Christmas present for his latest l'amour: a romantic two-person, early-morning champagne hot-air balloon ride outside Albuquerque. I shook my head so vigorously, I lost several gold crowns. I had forewarned Pedro about the psychic, to say nothing of physical, perils of ballooning. It mattered not one whit to him that I spoke from intense personal ex- perience on this subject. Pedro's mind was made up. His current lady-friend, Darlene, had commented almost abstractly (and certainly drunkenly) the week before about how it would be nice for once to do something that did not involve sitting hour after hour on the exact same barstools they always sat on in the Burro Borracho. Not one to miss something as obvious as an impending case of significant-other-based boredom, Pedro immediately suggested that they embark then and there upon what must have seemed to him at that Happy Hour juncture like a National-Geographic-documentary-level journey to the unexplored hinterlands: "We could go sit over in the booth," he said, expectantly. I'm not sure whether his sweetie's exasperated groan was based more upon the fact that the Burro's lone booth — upholstered in the finest of beer-stained, sticky (don't ask, don't tell), tattered naugahyde, was located next to the doorless entrance to the single most unsavory men's room in the entire history of skanky watering holes, or whether it was more general in nature. I suspect the latter. Either way, at the exact moment the final air molecules of a theatrical sigh that lasted well over 15 minutes passed the final molecules of Darlene's globbed-on bright- red lipstick, the local news came on the Burro's 1957 scratchy black-and-white, aluminum-foil-antennaed, yard-sale-procured TV that sometimes gets one channel and sometimes gets no channels. And that one channel was running a happy-go-lucky feature segment on the annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, which is so famous in New Mexico that many of the state's license plates boast an image that looks like a flimsy air-filled cloth sack falling like a rock out of the sky. "Look," Darlene said, pointing toward the flickering screen. "Maybe we could do something like that!" At first, Pedro thought Darlene was pointing toward the famous old Corona beer poster with the three provoca- tive, bathing-suit-attired nubile young ladies. "Sure," he said, "but where are we gonna get two other women?" he asked. "Maybe your nieces!" "No, asshole," Darlene snarled. "On the TV." By the time Pedro managed to focus his one good eye on the TV, the local news had cut away to coverage of a high-speed chase in Tucson involving about 40 cop cars, three helicopters, a SWAT team and, eventually, a pair of mean-looking homies being handcuffed and hauled away. This really confused the livin' shit out of Pedro. "You want to engage in a high-speed chase with police and get arrested in front of a TV camera crew?" he slurred toward Darlene. "Cool." At that point, Darlene egressed the premises in a snit. "What just happened?" Pedro asked. "She wants you to take her ballooning," I yelled over the din. I have lived more than half a century, and never once I have seen a visage so befuddled. It took me almost two hours to de-intertwine the Corona-poster/police-chase/bal- loon fiesta cognitive dissonance transpiring between Pedro's pointy ears. I finally, exasperatedly, made him understand that Darlene had casually mentioned some- thing about wanting to go floating up into the sky like the Wizard leaving Oz. "Damn! I've been wondering what to get her for Christmas!" Pedro said, his face brightening in the dingy light of the Burro Borracho. This is what I then laid on Pedro vis-à-vis my color- ful, though modest ballooning resume: I have been up in a hot-air balloon twice, which is exactly two times too many, as far as I am concerned. Both times, I stressed to Pedro, took place shortly before Christmas, a cosmic coincidence worth his studied consideration. The first time, I was on assignment for a justifiably long-defunct alternative alternative weekly in Denver. The publisher, a drunken reprobate of monstrous proportions, had found himself (not exactly for the first or last time) downtown at Soapy Smith's, trolling for some hapless soul to buy him a beverage. His victim that night ended up being, of all the people on the planet, the owner of a local commercial hot-air ballooning outfit, and the publisher said he knew just the person to go up with him into what ended up being the stratosphere, the idea be- ing 1) that we would run a lengthy blowjob story about the his operation in our paper (which, truth be told (something we rarely did) was read by all of about two people) and 2) that in and of itself was reason enough to expect the balloon guy to buy the publisher a slew of drinks that night at Soapy Smith's. "Good news," the bleary-eyed publisher told me the next morning. "I signed you up for a balloon trip," which, at the time, I hoped against hope didn't mean what I though it meant, that, rather, it might have something to do with dropping acid and being the live entertain- ment at a children's birthday soirée. No such luck. I do not exactly suffer from aviophobia, the same way I do not exactly suffer from claustrophobia. Still, the same way I have always been mighty, mighty happy when I emerge from a small, windowless jail cell, I have always been mighty, mighty happy when the plane safe- ly touches down. Never once in my life have I gone up into any sort of aircraft unless there was palpable good reason — usually getting to a place otherwise not easily accessible via non-aerial modes of transport. The notion of voluntarily going up in a hot-air balloon for no other purpose save going up in a hot-air balloon flat-out did not, and still does not, compute. But, being a professional and all, I showed up at the appointed time, which was literally just as a stunningly beauteous dawn broke upon the Great Plains southeast of Denver. Since it was mid-December, it was a bit on the nippy side, which apparently is optimum for ascension, as cold air is more dense than hot air, and, for reasons that escape me, that physical reality helps the balloon get off the ground and make its way heavenward, until it's just this little dot that lucky people sitting in their living rooms, sipping hot coffee, can barely see. I would be joining a young (paying) couple that had just tied the knot and were looking upon this journey into the here- after, er, sky, as some sort of marital consummation. The ballooning outfitter my publisher had met at Soapy Smith's was also the pilot. He was affable enough and evoked a sense of confidence, and, truth be told, once we passed the moon and started making our way toward the outer Solar System, I calmed down a bit and started enjoying the expansive, albeit frigid, view of the Front Range. "Where we headed?" I, being on the journalistic clock and all, queried. "Don't know," the pilot responded. "What do you mean?" I squeaked. "I can use the burners to make us go up and down," he said, "and I have a pretty good eye for where the wind is, but, for the most part, I have absolutely no control over the balloon. We go where Mother Nature takes us." Ain't that interesting? After seeming decades aloft, it was finally and thank-godfully time to descend. The just-married couple was cuddling and cooing, the pilot was pointing out various mountains and I was sur- prisingly casually leaning against one of the basket up- rights. Suddenly, the pilot went frantic. He yelled at the top of his lungs for all hands to hold on tight. We were apparently going through some sort of high-speed me- teorological anomaly taking place like 50 feet above the very ground I oh-so-much wanted to be standing safely upon. "I'M NOT KIDDING!!!! HOLD ON TIGHT!!!! AAAAHHHH!!!!" the now-frenzied pilot screamed. I wrapped both arms around the support, very much like Tom Hanks did in "Cast Away" when his plane was going down (I don't know about you, but I started paying a lot more attention to those pre-flight safety briefings after watching that movie), and I instantly became a convert to at least seven religions. Seconds later, we crashed into Planet Earth at both a 45-degree angle and at a very uncomfortable rate of speed, and we spent the next almost 400 feet (I paced it off later) getting dragged by the still-partially-inflated balloon, which was now acting like a fully unfurled spinnaker, the muddy turf zooming by just below my contorted face (yes, of course, it was my side of the basket that was closest to the ground). A couple times, just for grins, the balloon pulled the basket back up into the air, just so we could smack down hard and get dragged toward Castle Rock yet again. By the time we finally stopped, the new wife was crying, and the new husband, whose visions of a nookie-laden night were dissipating before his very eyes, was trying mightily, but unsuccessfully, to console her. That marriage was destined for doom. After I wrote the blowjob story for the justifiably long-defunct Denver alternative alternative weekly, I vowed to never ever even ponder the notion of setting foot in a hot-air balloon, which, you would think, would be a fairly easy oath to uphold. Well … The very next year, the editor of a big, glossy outdoor magazine calls me up and asks if I would like to go to the southernmost Appalachians to pen a piece about this outfitter who offers what he advertises as "Adventure Orgies," wherein clients are taken on a different type of NON-AERIAL recreational pursuit every day for a week (whitewater rafting, climbing, horseback-riding, hiking and, I shit you not, wild-boar hunting and mako-shark fishing). Being the starving writer I was, I said sure. It was once again the very week before Christmas when I landed at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The plan was for the outfitter, a splendid hom- bre I'll call Bill Smith, to pick me up, take me to the closest bar, where I would conduct a formal interview over many pitchers of suds, and then drive me to his mountain cabin for the night. The next morning, we were set to go rafting on the famed Chattooga, the very river where some of the whitewater scenes from "Deliverance" were filmed. Verily, one of my raft mates ended up being none other than Billy Redden, who por- trayed the banjo-picking boy in "Deliverance," though, I learned later, he had not really played the banjo in that region/culture-defining movie; rather, the national eight-year-old banjo champion had slipped his hands through Billy Redden's coat sleeves and picked the notes that film made famous while Billy Redden stood there with his arms tied to his sides.) "I've got great news," Bill Smith told me as we were driving out of the airport. "I've managed to squeeze in one more adventure for you! A buddy of mine has a hot-air balloon, and he's free this afternoon!" Yey! The first thing I noticed about the man who was go- ing to take me up into the muggy Georgia air was that he seemed crazy as batshit from the get- go. Something about the way he cackled like a crow at his own bad jokes and the way he kept furtively rubbing his hands together, like he was trying to get some- thing nasty off. Because Georgia was ex- periencing an unseasonably warm late fall, there was not enough in the way of vertical-lift-inducing death molecules in the air for Bill Smith, the crazy-as-batshit pilot and yours truly to all go up together. Just as I was about to volunteer to drive the chase car, Bill Smith patted me on the back and, with a bemused gleam in his eye, wished me not bon voyage, but, rather good luck. So, it was just me and the crazy-as-batshit pilot, and, before I could calculate a plan for changing professions, I was airborne, with noth- ing between me and the ground save a wicker basket, some thin balloon mate- rial and one crazy-as-batshit pilot, who, it turned out, thought the best way to amuse his guest was to buzz as many gi- ant Southern hardwood trees as possible while saying things like, "Bet we can take some branches off the next one." And here I am, holding on for dear life, feeling like Sigourney Weaver in "Aliens," like, all I had to do was stay back on Earth, and I wouldn't be here getting chased by deadly, drooling carnivorous creatures yet again. And, of course, just like my fi rst time up in a hot-air balloon, we came down hard — hard enough that I bit my tongue almost clean in two. Then we tipped over so violently that my nose literally hit the dirt. Then, the wind caught the balloon and we got dragged through a field for a couple hundred feet. And that was the best part. Matter of fact, some hours later, just after we were released by several local Southern redneck police offi cers straight out of bubba central casting, I looked back with fondness upon the those relatively pleas- ant moments when we hit the ground with a back-breaking thud and my nose was smacked into the dirt so hard, I had to breathe through my mouth, which was fi lled-to-brimming with spit-laced tongue-wound blood. What happened was this: The fi eld that we thudded down in was home to endless vistas of waist-high dry grass. When we tipped over, the fl amethrow- ers that are part and parcel of every hot- air balloon caught the grass on fi re and that fi re spread fast, far and wide, right before my very eyes. The crazy-as-batshit pilot started freaking and yelling for me to exit the basket and stomp the fi re out. I tried mightily to do just that, but the only thing I managed to do was gouge a seven-inch-long wound into my shin, which dragged on one of the wing nuts holding the basket to the balloon frame. Finally, through no fault of my own, I found myself ejected and lying dazed on my back in a north Georgia fi eld that was pretty much by this point totally ablaze. There would be no stomping this fi re out. The only option was to get up and run, except for the fact that we had a big balloon to deal with. Thing is, it damned sure wasn't my balloon. Screw the bal- loon, and defi nitely screw the crazy-as- batshit balloon pilot. Just as I was get- ting ready to high-tail it into the woods, a pick-up truck came careening toward us, and, before it came to a complete stop, two very agitated, overall-wearing, large African-American men jumped out and pointed, yes, their double-barrel shot- guns directly at the crazy-as-batshit bal- loon pilot and, more importantly, poor, innocent me. "Y'all ain't goin' nowhere," I was told in no uncertain terms by my per- sonal grammar-challenged gun-bearer as I started eyeballing a potential escape route toward the closest clump of trees, and as those famous banjo notes from "Deliverance" started playing in my head. "We done already called the poe-leece." I began mentally rehearsing squealing like a pig. So, we stood there, hands up, like we were bring robbed by banditos in an old Western movie, until the poe-leece and the fi re dee-partment arrived about 20 minutes later, sirens blaring. It took more than an hour to douse the fl ames, during which time the two shotgun- bearing African-American men, the poe-leece, several fi refi ghters and the crazy-as-batshit balloon pilot realized that they all knew someone who knew someone else somewhere sometime. If memory serves, there were several more "y'alls," a few "all y'alls" and maybe even a reference to hominy grits with red-eye gravy. Basically, a meandering, drawl- laden verbal journey through Southern social inbreeding that resulted in the crazy-as-batshit balloon pilot eating a modest-sized bucket of shit and prom- ising to make a sizeable donation to the local poe-leece retirement/drinking fund. We were let go and I, bloody bit tongue, gashed shin and smelling like smoke clear down to my skivvies, was left with Bill Smith to continue upon my adven- ture orgy. Despite the fact that I had related all this to Pedro, he felt more compelled than ever to go forth and procure that $242 romantic two-person, early-morn- ing champagne hot-air balloon ride out- side Albuquerque. It dawned on me later that all of the mishaps I had described, Pedro considered to be plusses. I real- ized that, once he fi nally took Darlene up into the stratosphere, he would be dis- appointed if he did not get to experience a crash landing, setting a fi eld on fi re and having shotguns leveled at him. I wished him all the best. A few days later, Pedro called. Darlene had left him, and he asked, "You want to go ballooning with me, bro? I already got the tickets. After all, this was your idea. Merry Christmas, amigo!" To read the entire unabridged versions of various "Smoke Signals," as well as a whole lot of other inane bullshit, go to mjohnfayhee.com.
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Curriculum Courier
For the week of March 27, 2015
"Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. "
– Steve Jobs
Social Studies/CTE: Jon Eric Ziaer
Social Studies
During the month of March we were very excited to promote the many learning experiences throughout Coppell ISD that acknowledge the many achievements and contributions of Women in U.S. history as part of Women's History Month.
In addition, we also will be celebrating Texas History Month in March.
Learners from Coppell High School and CMS-North participated in the Regional competition for National History Day and had a tremendous showing with a large number qualifying for the State competition in May. Our National History Day competitors were guided in their efforts by Angela Geiger, CMS-North Social Studies educator.
The Social Studies Instructional Materials committee has concluded the pilot phase and we are now finalizing details for our recommendations for the Board and Dr. Waldrip in April.
Career and Technical Education (CTE)
The Coppell High School InventTeam, under the direction of Mike Yakubovsky, was able to participate in the SxSW.EDU event in Austin over Spring Break.
"You spend, on average, over half of your life at work-why not make it an enjoyable experience?"
Science: Linda Cook
Elementary and Secondary Science Content Specialists will meet at CMSN in Room B204 from 4:00 - 5:00 pm on Thursday, March 26th. Each content specialist will bring back to campus some ideas for Reading and Writing in the Science Classroom. Secondary will begin a discussion of the book A Repair Kit for Grading: Fifteen Fixes for Broken Grades.
Here are some state and district guidelines for science instruction:
District Guidelines
- Kindergarten - a minimum of 90 minutes per week of science instructional time
- Grades 1-5 - a minimum of 150 minutes per week of science instructional time. Some campuses require science every day and exceed this minimum.
State Guidelines
The TEKS specify what amount of science instructional time needs to be devoted to hands-on science experiences.
- Grades K-1 - for 80% of science instructional time, students are engaged in hands-on classroom and outdoor investigations
- Grades 2-3 - for 60% of science instructional time, students are engaged in hands-on classroom and outdoor investigations
- Grades 4-5 - for 50% of science instructional time, students are engaged in hands-on classroom and outdoor investigations
- Grades 6-12 - for 40% of science instructional time, students conduct laboratory and field investigations.
Mathematics: Mary Kemper
Secondary Math Department Chairs will meet this Thursday, March 26 at Coppell Middle School North at 4:00 pm.
Language & Literacy: Heather Cato
Handwriting Without Tears has a wealth of online resources, including an interactive white board resource and worksheet maker. Recently, a webinar, "A Walk Through Your FREE Texas Resources," was shared with us to help inform us about these resources. The Pre-K teachers have access to everything they will see here as well. — Please share with educators.
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Assessment: Debbie Youngs
The STAAR testing season is upon us! Please follow the standard procedures with regard to visitors in the building during testing. While there may be parents registering for Kinder, they are to remain in the office area.
3/2: TAKS Exit Level ELA
3/3: TAKS Exit Level Mathematics
3/4: TAKS Exit Level Science
3/5: TAKS Exit Level Social Studies
3/16-4/8: K-12 TELPAS Window
3/17: ACT + Writing
3/30: STAAR EOC English I
3/30: STAAR 3-8 Grades 4 and 7 Writing Day 1
3/31: STAAR 3-8 Grades 5 and 8 Reading
3/31: STAAR 3-8 Grades 4 and 7 Writing Day 2
4/3: Make-up STAAR Deadline
4/13-14: PREK Testing
4/20: STAAR 3-8 Grades 5 and 8 Math
4/21: STAAR 3-8 Grades 3, 4, 6, and 7 Math
4/21: STAAR 3-8 Grade 8 Social Studies
4/22: STAAR 3-8 Grades 3, 4, 6, and 7 Reading
4/22: STAAR 3-8 Grades 5 and 8 Science
4/24: STAAR Make-up Deadline
4/27-5/22: MAP EOY Window
Grades K-8 Reading and Math
Grades 3-8 Science
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Red and Rover by Brian Basset
Professional Learning: Laurie O'Neill
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the "partnership" between their two nations as they oversaw the signing of energy and other deals, according to AFP.
Mr Putin said his country planned to build six nuclear power units in India over 20 years.
The two countries agreed on the location of a new Russian nuclear energy plant in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, with Moscow already building a nuclear plant in the state of Tamil Nadu.


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|2,500 sq. ft.
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Beautiful 20 acre's property located in Central Florida minutes away from trail riding, natural springs, water recreation. One and a half hours North of Tampa and under two hours North West of Orlando. Located just minutes from Gainesville and shopping areas. Quiet Ranch style getaway with all the perks of home. Fully furnished 3 bedroom 2 bath, towels, dishes, washing machine, dryer, 4 direct tv.
My wife and I purchased this property that connects to our larger parcel where we raise cattle, horses and grow crops that feed our animals. The guest house is nessled in amongst some of the largest oak trees in Levy County very peaceful and a great place to relax and do some serious 'front porch sittin' on our huge wrap around porch.
Butch Ritter purchased this farmhouse in 2011
This property is unique because it offers a barn with 4 stalls 3 large turn out areas 2 connected to the barn itself. The large guest house 2500sf comfortably sleeps 6 with plenty of floor room, living room, family room, and dining room. All nesstled under grandaddy oak trees.
Country living.
Could not have asked for a nicer place to stay! The pictures don't do the house justice! Room for everyone, quiet and relaxing, and feels like home from the first moment! Butch, the manager, was easy to communicate with and available for any random questions. Even let us bring our dogs! I would stay here again in a heartbeat! Added bonus a great usable grill and fire pit and a carport big enough to fit our huge truck AND car!
We loved this property. It was a great experience as this was the first time we have done this. If you have friends or family that are staying at Williston RV Resort and they want to visit, this place is perfect for the visit. Any questions we had were answered very quickly. We enjoyed the quiet setting and for us it was as close to home with the horses all around as we could ever expect. Highly recommend this place.
The Williston welcome sign says "come once, you're a guest, come twice you're family." We've found this to be true for this little town and this property and the owners. Thanks for another great year!
What a great relaxing experience in the quaint equestrian town of Williston, FL. Evening fires on the back patio and sunset sitting on the front porch. Sit back and enjoy the scenery of watching beautiful horses grazing and get a chuckle or two watching the black angus cattle. Enjoy the beautiful home and its rich interior decorating. Believe me all the comforts of home can be found inside. My husband and I had a great experience over the holiday season and we were most welcomed by our host and the neighbors. We would definitely come back!
The pictures that are posted on the website are just a snap shot of the property. The Hse is big, comfortable, clean and beautifully decorated & the kitchen is well equipt for preparing meals.
The ranch is serene and we enjoyed watching the cows in the AM and having a class of wine next to the fire pit in the evening. We weren't able to keep a continuous fire since wood was wet due to lots of rain, this time of year.
There's a few restaurants fairly close and an supermarkets, CVS, Walgreens in town of Williston. Really enjoyed our stay here and looking forward to coming back again soon.
Thank you Butch / Jodi for your help!
We stayed in this lovely home for several weeks and it pleasantly exceeded our expectations! The house is very spacious, well appointed and tastefully decorated. We particularly liked the layout of the house, and were thankful for the carport, which kept our car cool during those hot days and kept us dry during those occasional downpours! The separate office space was ideal, and I was able to do my work without interruption. Not only was the house very clean, but the surrounding gardens and farm were kept immaculate. We hope to rent this house again when we come back!
plenty of natural springs in the area for diving, and minutes away from trail heads for horseback riding. We are 3 miles from the historical Ivy House restaurant. smack dab in the middle of peanut country home to the Williston Peanut Festival the first week in October.
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There will be a Nonrefundable pet fee of $100.00 per animal
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DVD Review: Buffy The Vampire Slayer–The First Season
Show Rating: 3 stars (out of 4)
Features Rating: 2 stars (out of 4)
(Buy the 3-disc DVD set now!)
It's tough being a teenager and growing up with all the usual hassles of school, relationships and life. It's even tougher for Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) who is "The Slayer," a chosen one who fights vampires, demons and forces of darkness–but still wants to have some fun, and maybe even a boyfriend.
In the pilot, Buffy, bless her destructive soul, has just settled into a new high school (she burned down her last one because it was full of vampires), unaware that these hallowed halls of education just happen to be located atop a mystical convergence point between Heaven and Hell. This gateway is referred to as the "Hellmouth" and it's clear that the evil beings would love to suck Buffy into it. And guess what…only she can prevent these bloodsucking freaks from destroying mankind.
No one is supposed to know that Buffy is "The Slayer." But that doesn't mean Buffy is alone in her fight: she gets by with a little help from her friends, Willow (Alyson Hannigan), Xander (Nicholas Brendon), and Cordelia (Charisma Carpenter); her Watcher, Giles (Anthony Stewart Head); and Angel (David Boreanaz), a mysterious vampire with questionable motives who warns Buffy of impending trouble at just the right times..
The first season established most of the elements that have made Buffy such a classic cult heroine, especially the mix of sarcastic biting humor and dark supernatural evil, which is what truly separates this show from many others. The cast's chemistry is a marvel given the infancy of the show, and the early storylines still hold up well.
The first season–comprised of only twelve episodes, as it was brought in as a mid-season replacement–also has a much lighter tone and feel than the following seasons, making it breezy and easy to watch.
The real treat amongst the extra features (which aren't much for those used to lavish movie DVDs, but are still adequate) is the commentary by creator Joss Whedon on episodes 1 and 2, the two-part pilot of the show.
Whedon's patter is insightful and enlightening without being prosaic. We get a glimpse of what Buffy and her mates are all about that has until now remained hidden. Whedon reveals some of his original intentions, as well as some cool casting facts.
Ultimately, this DVD was worth the wait, and the show remains one of TV's best. The first season of Buffy should be entertaining to all.
Audio: English, French
Subtitles: English, French, Dutch
All 12 episodes on 3 discs
Interview with Joss Whedon and David Boreanaz
Commentary by creator Joss Whedon on episodes 1 and 2
Special interviews with Joss Whedon on the first six episodes
Television trailers
Original pilot episode script
Photo gallery
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|CFD for Turbomachinery Design Course
|October 12, 2004 - October 14, 2004
|217 Billings Farm Rd., White River Jct., Vermont, United States
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|Course, International
On day one, CFD fundamentals will be reviewed along with critical concepts that must be understood when running CFD on a turbomachinery problem. Some recent trends on CFD use will also be presented.
The focus of day two is on the integration of CFD into the design and development process. The instructor�s experience of successes and failures with CFD are presented. It is important for engineers to understand where CFD can really help and where it should not be relied upon without confirmatory studies. In some cases CFD may be a cost-effective alternative to experimental testing, but as in design, it must be used with caution. The interaction between CFD analysis and laboratory studies is considered in depth.
On day three, the focus will shift to advanced topics in CFD. Examples will be presented showing how CFD can solve very complex problems such as acoustics, multiphase flow including wet steam and cavitation, real fluid properties, turbulence, and meshing of complex geometry.
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Pierogi ze Slodkim Serem
Delicious delicate dough filled with sweetened farmer cheese. Pierogi of the finest quality, made from the freshest ingredients, acording to traditional Polish recipes.
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5.Drain with strainer spoon and arrange on a plate. Dress with melted butter and onions or sour cream.
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Sweet cheese pierogi
A sweet yummy treat or addition to a meal. Fluffy real farmers cheese filling. Great!
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These are sweet cheese pierogi, perfect in every way. Not too doughy. Not too sweet. Perfection. I have tried many different brands and these are my absolute favorite. They come close to my mothers.
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Not as sweet as expected.
My mother used a lot more sugar in her variety. But frying them up in butter and sprinkling with cinnamon and sugar -- YUM. Only variety that has a tendency to open up while cooking.
Pleasantly surprised!
Delicious! Just like my Babci used to make!
the best. taste like Babchi made them
Just like grandma's!
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Technically Precious with Merv
Unexpected events often have a shock effect on the markets. The shock may last for some time or go away quickly. As far as the precious metals market is concerned, the recent earthquake should have only a minor effect.
We now have nine years of a basic long term bull market in gold bullion. How long will it last? Who knows? We will continue following it until it collapses and then follow it towards the next bull market. The bull and bear markets will continue for at least as long as I will be on this planet.
This chart is interesting from the standpoint of showing that the gold up trend continues at a constant percentage rate change. On a semi-log scale chart a straight line is a line that shows a constant percentage change over any equal time period. On a geometric scale chart, the usual kind, a straight line shows a constant dollar change over equal time periods. After some 5 years of a steady climb gold seemed to have taken off and entered a new dimension. The price volatility greatly increased but the constant percentage rate change stayed the same, after the thrust up to new levels. This more volatile price action has continued for the past 4 years with the extremes becoming more noticeable. We are once more at the top of one of these extremes. What from here? Well, as I see it we have two options. First we could react back to the solid black up trend line or even drop below the line to consolidate the recent years of action before heading once more higher. We could also go into a new burst of activity, similar to the activity at the end of 2005 into 2006, leading to a new level of trend, higher than the present one, similar to what happened in early 2006. My guess is that we are likely to see more downside action but that's only a guess. The market has not signaled such a move yet. At the very least, one should not ignore the possibility of a major decline ahead and be prepared to protect one's capital from loss. Stick with the trend but don't close your eyes if the trend should end.
So, where are we as far as the trend is concerned? The price of gold continues to trade above its positive sloping moving average line. The long term momentum indicator continues to trend in its positive zone but has just crossed below its trigger line. The trigger is still, however, pointing upward. The volume indicator continues to track higher and remains above its positive trigger line. So, from the long term perspective all is still okay and the rating remains BULLISH.
The intermediate term indicators are not quite as positive as are the long term ones but still nothing is collapsing yet. The gold price continues to trade above its positive moving average line but not far above the line. The price could drop below the moving average with a day or two of negative action but for now it remains above the line. The momentum indicator continues above its neutral line in the positive zone but here too it is not that deep in the zone. The indicator has moved below its trigger line and the trigger here has turned slightly to the down side. As for the volume indicator, it remains positive and above its positive sloping trigger line. For now the intermediate term rating remains BULLISH but things could change fast with any volatile downside action.
One usually spots changes in price direction here in the short term section but unfortunately, a too much concentration on many of these short term indicators could cause confusion as they may give us contradictory information. I stick to a very few indicators that have done reasonable service over time and not try to get too sophisticated in my analysis. Trend is generally based upon the appropriate moving average line although support and resistance levels are also used where appropriate. Strength of latest price action is gauged by the use of an appropriate time period "momentum" indicator. I prefer the Relative Strength Index (RSI) for this. As for a gauge of market participation, a review of daily volume action is used. So, let's run through those indicators.
The price is sitting right on top of its short term moving average line with the line still pointing in an upward direction. The momentum indicator is still in its positive zone but heading lower fast. It is already below its negative sloping trigger line and just about to go into the negative zone. As for the daily volume action, it has been improving over the past few days. The speculators are coming back into the market after the holidays. All in all, the short term rating remains BULLISH but is very precarious and could change momentarily.
The short term head and shoulder pattern shown last week has to be slightly adjusted. The right shoulder was not completed last week. This week we have a somewhat clearer picture of the right shoulder and it provides us with an upward slanted neckline trend. The left and right shoulders are bunched nicely in an upward trending channel. A break through this head and shoulder pattern will now require a close above the upper resistance channel line (the new neckline).
Trying to guess the immediate direction of least resistance is often a coin toss, especially with a few days inactivity before the next market day when anything can happen. However, there are some indicators that could help in guessing this next direction. The best one is the Stochastic Oscillator. It has been moving lower for days and has entered its negative zone. However, it seems to be in a turning process and just about to cross above its trigger line. The very short term moving average line is more negative having turned to the down side with the price closing below the line. I'll stick with the lateral direction as the one with least resistance until the price moves out of the channel area.
Several things of note on the silver chart. First the price versus the moving averages. The price remains above both the intermediate and short term positive sloping moving average lines for positive trends. The short term average has also crossed above the intermediate term line for a confirmation that the intermediate term is in a bullish phase. Although we have had a decline in price during Dec, even dropping below the intermediate term moving average line for most of the month, the momentum indicator remained in its positive zone throughout, except for one day drop just very slightly below the neutral line. The momentum indicator has, however, been warning of weakness in the price over the past few months as seen in the lower momentum indicator values at the past three price highs. Finally we have the volume indicator. It has been in a positive trend for many months indicating upside volume activity by speculators. The indicator even made a new high on Thursday while the price was still below its previous high.
All this suggests that despite some weakness recently the bull market in silver is still some distance from ending. Bull markets do not go steadily upward. They go up and down with more upside action than downside action. We seem to be in one of those downside action periods. Despite what seems to be, the ratings based upon the technical indicators remain BULLISH for all time periods.
Last week was a very good week for gold and silver stocks. This week was a bummer. Almost all of the major North American Indices declined by 5%, give or take a few fractions. The Merv's Indices declined less with the Qual-Gold and Qual-Silver being the worst with declines of 3.4% and 3.3%. Once again the Merv's Penny Arcade was the stand-out Index with a GAIN of 6.2%. It should be noted that last week's Penny Arcade gain of 13.4% was in error. It should have been 9.4%, still the best performer that week. The error was due to a reverse split in one stock that went unnoticed. Things were corrected during the week. The Penny Arcade is continually reviewed for changes. These penny stocks are not as stable as most stocks are so a constant review is needed. This past week several stocks were replaced in the component list. The replaced stocks may not necessarily have been bummers but the new stocks seem to have a better chance of becoming those 10 or 20 baggers gamblers are always looking for.
The "universe" of 160 stocks that make up the Merv's Gold & Silver 160 Index have been performing quite well since turning around in late 2008. The average price of a component stock has gained 300% since bottoming out in late 2008 but there are signs that we might be in for some rough times ahead. Since starting its bull move the Index has been trapped inside an up trending channel. It is presently at the top of the channel. Odds are that the action from here might be to the down side towards the lower trend line or could be lateral gentle easing its way towards the middle of the channel. In any case the odds seem to be for a rough period ahead. The long term momentum indicator is also suggesting downside action ahead. The indicator entered its overbought zone last week and reacted lower this week. The long term overbought area is an area from which many market reactions start. Although these indicators DO NOT say sell everything and get out they are cautioning against any new purchases at this time. The risk fact has increased greatly with these indicators. One would wait and see how the individual stocks are doing and go with their ratings for your appropriate investment or speculative time period (ratings for all stocks are provided to subscribers of the Precious Metals Central gold service, see link below).
It should be noted that although the Merv's Gold & Silver 160 Index is well into new highs, as is the Merv's Penny Arcade Index, the major North American Indices are still not at new high levels. This is a strong suggestion that the "quality" stocks, the higher market valued stocks that are over weighted in the North American Indices, are under performing the general mass of gold and silver stocks. There are some good performers in this quality section but in general they are under performing the majority of gold and silver stocks.
Looking at the "king" of the North American Indices, the PHLX Gold/Silver Sector Index, it still has more than 10% to go before it gets into new high territory. It has advanced 144% on a weekly closing basis since it reached its bottom in late 2008 (as opposed to the 160 Index advance of 300%). The PHLX is in a similar up trending channel as the 160 Index but is closer to the lower up trend line. It could be that should we get a reaction over the next few weeks it might hit the more aggressive stocks harder than the quality stocks. We'll just have to wait and see.
Merv's Precious Metals Indices Table
Well, let's call it another week.


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Agent of Death Shatter by Standing AkimboRead More
reviewed by Monocle Man
The awesome staff over at Standing Akimbo had quite the treat for us on our last visit. They had just got in some shatter processed from their material by Extracts Inc. If you haven't had Standing Akimbo's flower before you are truly missing out. This run of Agent of Death looked truly stunning. The shatter was completely translucent with a light amber color. After I exhaled my dab the silent assassin known as Agent of Death quickly made my eyes heavy. A few dabs later I was couch locked and zoned out. Not long after I was soon rendered immobile and slowly melted away into my seat. I had to make it to my bed for a much needed dab nap. After a few hours the silent ninja had left me still in a haze.
On the second round with the Agent of Death I stuck to one dab. Its punch wasn't as strong but I still felt heavy indica effects. It was a challenge to focus and stay on task with this concentrate. Unless you have a high tolerance this run of shatter will be a sedative experience. The Agent of Death shatter is the ultimate nightcap dab because you will be relaxed and sleep like a baby. Stop in and check out their amazing strains, and tell them to bring back the Pecanna Bar and Brownies!!
Featured Concentrate - Kosher Kush Live Resin BatterRead More
When the most awarded cannabis strain in history is processed with cutting edge extraction methods specifically geared towards maintaining the highest possible levels of terpenes, The Lab's Kosher Kush Live Resin Batter is the result. This terpene-rich concentrate recently took home 1st Place BHO Extract honors at the 2014 The Hemp Connoisseur Championship.
In order to preserve the highest levels of the robust natural terpenes found in the plant as possible, Live Resin is made by flash freezing freshly harvested flowers, then keeping the plant material below freezing throughout the entire closed loop extraction process. This raw Live Resin extract is then purged to ensure no residual solvents are left behind. All of the extra effort taken during these processes pays off serious dividends in the aroma and flavor departments, with live resin containing significantly higher terpene levels than typical extracts made from dried plant material. The end product looks like a glowing golden resin with a custard like consistency that readily adheres to your dab tool of choice.
Open up a small gram sized container of Kosher Kush Live Resin Batter, and it smells like you've just been dropped into a dense jungle of live Kosher Kush plants ready for harvest, with a pungent
bouquet of sharp lemon-fuel and pine assaulting your olfactory receptors from all directions. Upon inhaling the dense fog of vapor released when a dab of Kosher Kush Live Resin Batter touches down on your nail, your pallet is besieged with mouthwatering true OG Kush flavor.
The Lab is now offering Live Resin extract processing services for all Colorado Marijuana Centers, so if you'd like to see some Live Resin on the shelves of your favorite local dispensary, please let them know about these services provided by The Lab Infused Products (www.TheLabColorado.com).
If you'd like to experience Kosher Kush Live Resin Batter for yourself, head to any of The Clinic Marijuana Center's six Denver area locations (www.TheClinicColorado.com), and grab yourself a gram or two of this exquisite cannabis extract delicacy.
Perfecto Disposable Vape Pen by BhangRead More
reviewed by Monocle Man
The first thing I thought when I looked at the Bhang Perfecto is it looks just like the Blu e-cig without the detachable cartridge. This makes it perfect for discreet vaping. I found I needed to take about five good pulls to get the dose I needed for the next 30-45 minutes. The Perfecto gave a smooth vape. Flavor wise you could tell Bhang uses a natural oil (most likely coconut) instead of any glycol, along with the CO2 extracted cannabis oil. I tested both the Sativa and Indica pens. They both delivered on the packaging. I found the sativa to be very functional and mellow throughout the entire day. The indica definitely had a relaxing melt-into-the-couch-with-a-bucket-of-popcorn-and-a-marathon-of-American-Dad vibe. To check out everything Bhang has to offer from their line of vape pens to their deliciously crafted chocolates go to gotbhang.com.
Headband Wax by The Giving TreeRead More
reviewed by Monocle Man
The Giving Tree located in the Highlands has been a favorite of patients for years. Winning the Talk of the Town's Excellence in Customer Satisfaction for six straight years. It's easy to see why with the friendly staff and great product to choose from. The Giving Tree recently started making their own concentrates and we were excited to give them a try. We tried out the Headband Wax for this review and were glad we did. The wax was a light golden brown and smelled of lemon peel. Wax is easy to work with and can be great for people new to concentrates for that reason. This OG Kush and Sour Diesel cross was more on the Kush side as far as effects. It wasn't the full knock out punch of an Indica but I wasn't getting much done after this one. If you are looking for something to help with stress and mild pain this would be a great option for you. We are excited to see what else The Giving Tree has in store with its in house concentrates. It's hot out there, head over to The Giving Tree and get your Headband on. www.tgtree.com
Incredibles Extracts Review, Fresh Frozen Jilly and Headband '11Read More
reviewed by Monocle Man
From the crew over at Medically Correct, makers of Incredibles, in comes Incredibles Extracts. I tried both their Fresh Frozen Jilly and Headband '11. They start with their own organically grown flower then they flash freeze it to trap as much of the terpene profile as possible. The flower then goes into their own Incredible Extractor. The result is impressive.
The Jilly had a translucent golden amber glow when you held it up to the light. The aroma made me think of citrus and eucalyptus. The flavor profile held up to the aroma with an added splash of honey. I found the effects to be very heady with mild body relaxation. The heady effect was everything I want from a Sativa; active, cerebral and positively vibing with the universal flow. Yeah, it was like that. Try the Jilly when you want to change your perspective.
The Headband '11 had more of a yellow gold shimmer to it. It smelled like a forest after a mountain shower, with a hint of lemon to it. Once again the flavor delivered on the aroma's promises. The headband's effects were very balanced and strong. While my muscles became pure Jell-O I found my mind racing from one place to the next. I found it hard to focus unless I was engaging with the people around me. I would recommend this one for a backyard BBQ with your closest friends, or going to the movies.
Incredibles doesn't disappoint with their edibles and based on my first sampling of their extracts they continue that trend. You can check out everything Medically Correct is up to at medicallycorrect.com or incredibleextracts.com.
Cherry Pie Live Resin by The LabRead More
reviewed by Monocle Man
July is when we celebrate our nation and what's more American than cherry pie? Cherry Pie Live Resin dabs. Why? Because 'Murica. This fine specimen was processed by the talented team at The Lab. The Lab is a division of The Clinic and is one of the most awarded concentrate companies in Colorado. Cherry Pie is a Hybrid of Grand Daddy Purple and Durban Poison cross. Just like it sounds, the Cherry Pie had a sweet smell with hints of berries, citrus, and pine. It had a comparable taste together with tranquil effects. This was a heavy hitter at first and definitely leaned more on the Indica side. Eventually the Indica fog lifted and the high became much more euphoric. It wasn't a couch locker but a perfect strain to de-stress and put a smile on your face. I did find myself zoned out playing video games for hours after a session with this tasty terpy treat. Get yourself a slice of Cherry Pie Live Resin and other runs of The Lab's concentrates at all The Clinic locations along with many other centers across the state. Check out their website to see where you can pick some up and their list of awards including a few in our THC Championship. www.thelabcolorado.com, www.thecliniccolorado.com.
Lemon Tangistan Nectar by Preferred Organic Therapy and TerpXRead More
reviewed by Monocle Man
Medical and recently turned Recreational shop, Preferred Organic Therapy has been growing some of Colorado's finest cannabis since 2009. Preferred Organic Therapy is conveniently located on Colorado Blvd just North of I-25. You can find a fine selection of flower, edibles and concentrates including this Lemon Tangistan Nectar processed by TerpX. The consistency on this sample was much more sappy with a brown, amber hue like honey or maple syrup. You will need to use a dab tool because concentrates like this can be sticky. The terpene levels were off the chain on this one. A strong lemon scent stimulates the senses. While looking over the packaging I noticed it was labeled as high CBD. This being high in CBD seemed to help mellow me out after an intense safety meeting I had just concluded before the dab. It took away the anxiety I was feeling from the Sativa joint and felt like it had cleared my head. This led to a functional, creative high that made for an enjoyable experience. Usually when you can get a concentrate that is high in CBD and other cannabinoids it makes for a well-rounded high and doesn't lean too heavily on a head or body high. Next time you are stuck in traffic on the highway, get off on Colorado Blvd and head to Preferred Organic Therapy in Denver. www.preferredorganictherapy.com
Headcase Nectar by Urban Dispensary ExtractsRead More
reviewed by Monocle Man
Usually when you hear headcase a negative connotation follows. Not with this cornucopia of cannabis characteristics. This is a Sativa heavy blend of Lg13/G13w/Strawberry/AK, all extracted into a pure head rush. Urban Dispensary is located in the Highlands off of 38th and Clay. If you haven't had the pleasure of checking out their shop, get in there. They have been processing their in-house cannabis and producing some quality concentrates. A couple dabs of this Headcase was like an energy shot to jump start the day. Each dab was smooth and had a great full-flavor taste similar to flower. This run was extremely terpy, it had a very unique smell with all the different strains lending their features. If you have ever smoked Urban's AK you know that it is an anxious, motivating Sativa that will have you clean your house or anything else to keep you busy. Headcase is very similar, all though the G13 Widow does bring undertones of Indica with a relaxing body high. This is something you can smoke on throughout the day without the need of a dab nap. Do yourself a favor and get into Urban Dispensary and tell them Monocle Man sent you. www.urdbandispensary.com
Terp Pen 250mg by The RefineryRead More
reviewed by Monocle Man
The Refinery is a new company on the scene out of Colorado Springs. Their feature product right now is their Terp Pen. These strain-specific hash oil cartridges are 250mg and you can get the matching battery to go with it. The Terp Pen offers sativa, hybrid, and indica strain specific hash oil in their cartridges. Each one is color-coded and comes in eye-catching packaging. For this review we tried the Strawberry Cough, Bordello, and Blue God. I am a big fan of the hash oil cartridges because of the discreetness that they bring. On one of the few dry days we had in May I brought these with me to the golf course. The sativa pen, Strawberry Cough was perfect to help me stay focused and motivated during the front nine. We had a walk on join our group and he couldn't tell I was smoking hash while we were playing. I found the hybrid was nice for finishing up the course to help relax with the struggles of my game. Later that night the indica Blue God was the nightcap I needed after a day in the sun. Each one had tasty smooth draws, and hit like a champ. It didn't take much of a pull to get a huge vapor cloud. You can find The Refinery's Terp Pen right now at dispensaries in Colorado Springs and soon coming up to Denver and the surrounding areas. https://www.facebook.com/therefinerydenver


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Schnucks Wants to Clean Up with Green Section
The grocer launched a 'green cleaning' section in stores to help customers do their part for the environment.
:With Earth Day less than a week away, Schnucks Markets, Inc. said it is bowing a new line of eco-friendly cleansers and household items, in a new green cleaning section in its stores.
The regional chain is seeking to persuade St. Louis area shoppers to think of Schnucks as a "green destination" for home care options, said Lori Caster, Schnucks v.p./center store. "We take pride in the fact that Schnucks not only offers the highest quality products, but we sell a whole host of products that are healthier for you to use at home and guaranteed not to harm the environment," Caster said.
"Schnucks now carries nearly 300 different natural and organic products in its Full Circle line," said Caster. "This is a category that will continue to grow as we all work together to become better caretakers of our bodies and our environment."
Joe Duggan, Schnucks category manager said the green cleaning section will include eco-friendly products from brands such as Clorox Green Works, Seventh Generation Cleaners, and Method.
Duggan said most leading laundry detergent manufacturers have concentrated their formulas by 50 percent, allowing for smaller bottles using less plastic. He said the detergent aisle set at all Schnucks stores has been reconfigured to accommodate the smaller sizes, and manufacturers have provided shelf signs explaining the change and offering instructions on how to use the concentrated product.
Schnucks house brand products are also ahead of the trend, said Tom McMunn, Schnucks director of private brands. "Our Full Circle line of natural and organic products recently introduced laundry and household cleaning items at a price lower than the national brands and just as effective."
McMunn said all Full Circle household and cleaning items are eco-friendly and biodegradable. "They are safe for septic systems and developed from renewable resources which will appeal to our customers, many of whom are becoming more environmentally conscious and tell us they appreciate how we have responded with these very affordable products," he said.
Schnucks shoppers should keep their eyes open for additional new green products. Schnuck Markets, Inc. operates 103 stores (including five Logli stores) and 100 pharmacies in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Tennessee and Mississippi.


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Question: According to the IIA Code of Ethics internal auditors should
According to the IIA Code of Ethics, internal auditors should make a balanced assessment of all the relevant circumstances and should not be unduly influenced by their own interests or by others in forming judgments. Which interests are being referred to in that statement and how might they influence the ethical decisions of a member of the IIA?
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