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I really wanted a Tenori-on when they came out. I went to the launch party in Berlin (see post: here). I do feel the price is justified however it still keeps the Japanese music box out of most peoples hands. Yamaha seems to understand that and is releasing a new more affordable Tenori called the Tenori-O. It's white plastic (instead of the original's magnesium casing), has Orange LEDs instead of white and those LED's are only single sided. Lastly, there is no battery option on the "O". Music programmability and features do remain the same for the "O" when compared to it's older brother. The real question will be how low can get they get the price. If anyone knows what the retail will be let me know.
"Since 2007 Tenori-On has also picked up numerous prestigious design awards thanks to it's addictive and brilliant interface and striking design. Recently it won a coveted place in New York's Museum of Modern Art… Yamaha's Peter Peck explains the thinking "We know everyone loves the concept and fresh approach of Tenori-On, however, as you'd expect we have received thousands of requests for a more affordable version. We therefore looked at many ways of reducing the price without compromising the all-important product concept or creative operating system. To coincide with the unveiling of the new model Yamaha have also confirmed a free forthcoming firmware update for current Tenori-On customers." – Yamaha
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Documentary studies Denton's pathway to desegregation
Denton native and filmmaker David Barrow thinks Denton is a special place. And it isn't special by accident.
In his documentary film When We Were All Broncos, Barrow takes a look back at the people — the decisions they made and the hard work they did — who brought this small Texas town from beneath the shadow of Jim Crow.
The film opens Thin Line, a five-day documentary film and music festival.
"I was on a remarkable football team in 1972," said Barrow, whose late father, Frank Barrow, was mayor of Denton. "We were the first team to go to the playoffs in 42 years."
Until desegregation, black students attended Fred Moore School in Southeast Denton. Barrow said the documentary traces the origins of Denton schools' racial desegregation, uncovering some surprising information about the people who reached across social and cultural barriers to ease black students into white schools.
"One of the things I always thought about was how lucky we were," Barrow said. "We had people like coach [C.H.] Collins from Fred Moore and coach Billy Ryan, and [Broncos coach] Bill Carrico, who played with Abner Haynes." Haynes and another student, Leon King, were the first black athletes to integrate the football team at what is now University of North Texas, in 1956.
Barrow said he looks back at the 1972 Broncos as an avatar of a new generation.
"We integrated with the Fred Moore School [when I was] in the eighth grade," he said. "It was a special time. You think what a small group of people actually straddle that time before and after desegregation, it makes you think. And I wanted to go back and not just kind of reminisce about that team, but also look at the history of Denton and why we were where we were when we were."
Barrow researched the history of Quakertown, something he grew up knowing about, but reviewed more carefully.
Quakertown was a thriving black neighborhood in Denton until the 1920s, when residents were forced out to make way for a city park. Many of the displaced residents relocated to Southeast Denton, along with the Fred Douglass School — which was renamed around 1950 for Fred Moore, the school's longtime principal.
"It led me to realize that we were very lucky, yes, but we had some remarkable people in our history, too," Barrow said. "Fred Moore was a bridge builder. He did a lot of things and built a lot of bridges that made it possible for Denton to desegregate. And we had the remarkable career of football coach Abner Haynes. And there was the Denton Women's Interracial Fellowship, too. That group of women built a lot of bridges and worked together to make things happen that really didn't happen in other cities. Denton ISD, the school board, all of these groups and people played a part in desegregating Denton."
Other cities didn't make changes until leaders and policy dictated it.
"Dallas made progress much more slowly, and the progress was really top-down. In Denton it was a much more organic feeling," Barrow said.
Historians said much the same late last year when Dallas honored John F. Kennedy on the 50th anniversary of the president's assassination. Historians told KERA-FM (90.1) that Dallas leaders and activists had advised Kennedy not to come to Dallas because so much hostility had fomented against him because of his pro-integration stance.
Denton's racial integration wasn't flawless, but it preceded Dallas'.
"The net result was that Denton moved so decisively," Barrow said. "If you look at the distribution of students at our high schools, we don't have a black high school and a white high school. Our schools have remained very multicutural, and I think that's kind of a legacy of that period of time."
Barrow has lived in Dekalb, Ill., for more than 20 years, but he still talks about Denton as though he lives here.
"There's been a lot of back and forth between the two [states]," he said.
Denton's universities played a part in the city's forward motion. Student activists demonstrated for integration.
"I would put it this way … the universities became a real place of change for Denton. Not all of the people at the universities were from here," Barrow said. "There were stand-ins at the Campus Theatre to integrate the theater."
Before desegregation, black movie patrons could watch films only from the balcony of the Campus Theatre. Activists from the community and the college campuses participated in demonstrations at the cinema.
"It was a difficult time, because everyone was looking at Selma and New Orleans and there was some real violence around these issues," Barrow said. "The views of the stand-ins varied according to who you were. There were slight differences of opinion about it. But the way these things were handled, things went much easier than they could have. … Denton, for a town its size, had an extraordinary amount of cultural capital."
When We Were All Broncos began as a smaller project, but grew into an 83-minute feature produced by Barrow's production company OC Imageworks and the Denton Public School Foundation.
Barrow's son, independent filmmaker Brian Barrow, is the director of photography on the project. The film is co-produced by Denton High graduate and actress Susan Davis. Gary Hutchins is an associate producer.
LUCINDA BREEDING can be reached at 940-566-6877. Her e-mail address is email@example.com.
What: A five-day documentary film and music festival
When: Feb. 12-16
Where: Films will screen at the Campus Theatre and the Fine Arts Theatre on the downtown Square. Live music will be at Dan's Silverleaf, Hailey's Club, Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios, Sweetwater Grill & Tavern and the Thin Line Tent, which will be on East Oak Street near Oakland Street, across from Oak Street Drafthouse & Cocktail Parlor.
How much: $150 for an all-access festival pass; $75 for a film pass, which grants access to any film screening; $75 for a music pass, which grants access to any venue for Thin Line music; and $15 for tickets to see Sebadoh in the Thin Line Tent. To buy passes, visit http://bit.ly/14khzw3.
On the Web: www.thinline.us

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Wiltshire Police last night charged and remanded a 26-year-old man with burglary in relation to the theft of new-born puppies.
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Lakers' run could be coming to an end
By Chad Ford
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Updated: February 26
Begin dream sequence: It's July 14, 2004.
Kobe Bryant has just announced he'll be leaving the Lakers to sign with the
cross-town rival Clippers.
Phil Jackson, unable to get the big bucks he wants in his contract extension,
hops on his Hog and rides off into the sunset toward Jackson Hole, Wyo.
Gary Payton and Karl Malone already have fled for the hills. Both took huge pay
cuts to come and play for a potential world championship in Los Angeles. With
Phil and Kobe gone, both guys begin their quest for a team with more money and a
better shot at a title in 2005.
The once-mighty Lakers now look something like this: Derek Fisher at the point,
Kareem Rush at the two, Devean George and Rick Fox at small forward, Brian Cook
at the four and the mighty Shaquille O'Neal looking bewildered in the middle of
this crap.
The phone rings ... it's Shaq. He isn't happy.
End dream sequence, with Lakers owner Jerry Buss waking up in a cold sweat.
Buss' beloved Lakers once looked destined to run roughshod over the NBA this
season. The combo of Payton, Kobe, Malone and Shaq gave the Lakers one of the
most dominant starting fives in the history of the NBA. They had power, speed,
athleticism and veteran leadership. But a season of injuries, controversy and
uninspired play have destroyed any notion that the Lakers are locks for the NBA
Kobe's eyes are wandering, should he ever get out of his legal mess in Colorado.
Phil seems in desperate need of a pick-me-up from Dr. Phil. Payton is calling
L.A. a circus. The Mailman hasn't delivered in months. And Shaq is starting to
look a little human as his body struggles to handle the pounding of the NBA
How quickly the best of times disintegrate into the worst of times.
As the Lakers Turn
The Lakers' problems have been well documented this season and seemingly get
rehashed, by the Lakers themselves, daily.
Wednesday, Kobe told reporters in Denver that "at the end of the season I'm
really going to sit down and evaluate every option, break down every team.
Denver is one of them."
He also threw some love in the direction of Nuggets GM Kiki Vandeweghe after
Vandeweghe pled with Nuggets fans to go easy on Kobe.
"I appreciate that," he said. "I appreciate his support. That is something that
he didn't have to do, but he did it. That shows a lot of support on his part. I
really appreciate that. It goes a long way with me."
Shaq was in rare form as well, criticizing Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak for not
giving him an extension at Shaq's going rate. The two sides reportedly are
nearly $10 million per season apart on the contract.
"The general manager we have needs to take notes from me," Shaq said. "It's a
fact. Because if I was general manager, with a team like this, there'd be no
problems. No problems with the Diesel, no problems with the coach, no problems
with the Kobester, no problems with the owner."
Did we mention that Jackson on Sunday began laying out the conditions upon which
he might leave the Lakers this summer?
"My deal all along with this club has been how willing are the players to work
under the duration of how long I stay and coach?" Jackson said. "It's reciprocal
in that direction. If these guys are willing to do the work that's necessary for
me to coach, then I have no problem. If they make it difficult for me to coach,
then I don't want to put up with it."
Did anyone bother to tell the Lakers there are still 25 games to go in the
regular season?
Trade Shaq?
Let's just go ahead and fast forward to the future. There is a very good chance,
if you listen to those close to Kobe, that he'll flee the Lakers this summer in
an effort to find himself and prove he can win a title without Shaq. There's
also a very good chance, if you listen to Phil, that he, too, may be at the end
of his rope. The constant turmoil in L.A. has taken his toll. If Jackson still
wants to coach, why not do it somewhere more peaceful?
If Kobe and Phil bolt, what happens next has been less speculated. Payton and
Malone already are giving indications they may leave the Lakers this summer --
even if Kobe and Phil stick around. The constant pain of dealing with the media
circus has worn them raw. Going from the serene hills of Salt Lake to the smoggy
press in L.A. was probably enough to put Malone on the IL without the knee
If Kobe, Phil, Payton and Malone are all gone -- and that's a lot more likely
than you want to believe, Laker fans -- Buss has a serious problem.
He'll be left with Shaq, still the most dominant player in the NBA, but no real
players or cap space.
Shaq makes so much money ($28 million next year) that he almost single-handedly
puts the Lakers over the cap. Even once you trim Kobe, Payton and Malone from
the roster, the team is still a paltry $700,000 under the cap this summer. It
will be difficult -- no, impossible -- to replace the three Lakers' starters
with that.
Figure in Shaq's desire for an extension, without a pay cut, and his declining
production brought on by age and injuries, and the Lakers will be stuck with the
most difficult decision a team has had to face in the last decade -- is it be
time to trade Shaq?
I can tell you this. GMs already are circling the Staples Center like vultures.
Many of them have seen the writing on the wall and believe the future will
unfold much as we have just written here.
GMs already are laying plans to woo Kobe, based on intel they're getting from
Kobe's camp. A few other GMs already are dreaming about what it may take to pry
away Shaq.
Are we getting ahead of ourselves here? Would Buss ever trade him?
"He'd be crazy to," one league executive told Insider. "I think there are only
two or three players in this league that are untradeable, and Shaq is one of
them. We had these same questions in Chicago when it was clear that the Bulls
dynasty was at an end. I still believe that Shaq is the piece that you build
around. If you can find one more good piece, you're right back on the road to a
You can clearly make an argument that Shaq, alongside any supporting cast, is
good enough to get a team to the playoffs. He remains the one player in the
league for whom no team has an answer. But with no cap room, a low draft pick
and few, if any, tradeable assets, can Shaq do it alone?
Another GM has a very different take. "Shaq's trade value begins slipping every
year now. He's getting older, his body has all kinds of aches and pains, and his
motivation just isn't what it was. I think you trade him now, while he can still
bring you a young all-star or two in return. Otherwise, if things get worse in
L.A., you're going to be stuck."
Nowitzki for Shaq?
What could you get for Shaq? Would the Mavs give up Dirk Nowitzki and Steve
Nash? Laugh all you want Mavs fans, but a combo of Michael Finley, Antoine
Walker, Antawn Jamison and Shaq would still be enough to easily make the Mavs
favorites for the NBA crown.
Would the Pacers trade a much younger Jermaine O'Neal and perhaps a young player
like Al Harrington or Jonathan Bender in return for Shaq? Before you scoff at
it, Pacers fans, Larry Bird would be the first to tell you the move would
install the Pacers as favorites to win a championship in the next two or three
Would the Kings hand off Chris Webber, Mike Bibby and Vlade Divac for Shaq?
Would the Nets give up Kenyon Martin and Richard Jefferson? Would the Grizzlies
give up Pau Gasol, Bonzi Wells and Mike Miller? Would the Nuggets part ways with
Carmelo Anthony, Nene and Marcus Camby?
The possibilities are endless and here's why:
"With a healthy, motivated Shaq, you're one really good player away from winning
an NBA title," another GM told Insider. "I really believe that. The Lakers may
be the only team in the league who wouldn't have the flexibility to pair Shaq
with someone else if Kobe and those guys all leave. Everyone else, assuming you
could keep one good player on your roster, becomes the team to beat. That's how
dominant he is. And that's how hungry everyone is to bring home a NBA title."
Begin dream sequence ...
While thoughts of Shaq playing in Dallas, Indiana, Sacramento, New Jersey and
Memphis dance inside GMs' heads ... Buss is having a different dream.
The Lakers have just won an NBA Championship. Kobe looks around and decides that
playing with the Lakers -- not the Clippers, Suns, Spurs or Nuggets -- is where
he really belongs. Phil signs on to be the ring leader a few more years. Gary
and Karl, basking in the glow of their first NBA championship, see their
sacrifice rewarded with that coveted ring. Shaq follows Kevin Garnett's lead and
takes a hefty pay cut to ensure Laker dominance for the rest of the decade.
Everyone lives happily ever after.
Sleep tight Jerry. We won't bother waking you until it's over.
Around the League
McDyess a Net? Antonio McDyess will be an unrestricted free agent this summer.
From the sound of things, he may already know where he wants to play next.
McDyess has a great relationship with Jason Kidd and said Wednesday he'd love to
hook up with Kidd again.
"That would be great, definitely would be great," McDyess told the N.Y. Daily
News. "Who wouldn't want to play with Jason Kidd, who I'd say is the best point
guard in the league? To play with him again would be great; to get up the court
with him, getting easy baskets. It just makes things so much easier. It would be
good if it ever happens."
The Nets won't have cap room to sign a free agent straight away, but they could
throw all or a part of their mid-level exception (roughly $5 million next year)
his way. It's unlikely McDyess, with his history of knee troubles, will command
anything more than that on the open market.
Negotiations with restricted free agent Kenyon Martin are expected to turn ugly
this summer, and McDyess could be the insurance Rod Thorn needs to take a hard
line on Martin.
Will Damp opt out? One of the bigger questions heading into free agency this
summer surrounds Warriors center Erick Dampier. Dampier has two more years, at
more than $8 million per, left on his contract, but he can opt out this summer
and become an unrestricted free agent.
With as many as six teams now looking at $9 million-plus in cap room, there
seems to enough cash in the market for Dampier to get a better deal. But
questions about his creaky knees and his lack of inspired play before this
season will make GMs think twice before inking him to a big deal.
So does Damp play it safe and collect the last two years of his contract, or
does he take the advice of new agent Dan Fegan and opt out?
Dampier claims that at this point in his career the most important thing is
"I haven't been to the playoffs, and I'm not getting any younger," he told the
Indianapolis Star. "I'm to the point now where I want to win games."
Dampier claims if he does opt out, he'd like to return to the Eastern
Conference, where the trees in the middle are little easier to cut down.
"I'd have a chance to be an All-Star," he said. "How many centers are there in
the East? Not to take anything away from Jamaal Magloire. But he made the
All-Star team in the East, so I know I can definitely (succeed)."
Who would have the money to pay Dampier? The Hawks, Bobcats and Pistons are the
only Eastern Conference teams with enough cash to give Dampier the type of deal
he's looking for. Unfortunately the Hawks and Bobcats won't give him the playoff
appearances he's looking for, and the Pistons have all their off-season money
earmarked for Mehmet Okur and Rasheed Wallace.
In the West, the Jazz, Nuggets, Clippers and Spurs will have a lot of cash, and
there figures to be interest from all four teams.
If Dampier was willing to take a paycut (to the $5 million, mid-level exception)
to play for a contender (unlikely when you consider who he just hired as his
agent) then teams like the Pacers, Mavericks and Knicks quickly move into the
Hawks dump Glover: The Hawks continued their housecleaning Wednesday when they
waived Dion Glover. Glover asked to be released after practice on Wednesday. He
was upset about losing his starting job to rookie Boris Diaw after the Hawks
traded away Shareef Abdur-Rahim and Theo Ratliff.
A source close to the Hawks told Insider recently that Glover, along with point
guard Jason Terry, were among the most disruptive players on the team. Glover
should clear waivers by Friday and be free to join a team of his choosing.


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TransLink board 'negligent' on SkyTrain shutdowns
TransLink's appointed board of directors must take ultimate responsibility for senior managers' failure to anticipate and prevent this month's SkyTrain shutdowns.
That's the position of Belcarra Mayor Ralph Drew, who called the unelected board "negligent" in failing to drill down and uncover the system's vulnerabilities to emergency conditions.
"It really begs the question what has the TransLink board been doing over the years in terms of ensuring those priority issues were properly addressed?" Drew said at a regional mayors' council meeting Tuesday. "They just took it on blind faith. The buck stops with the board."
Board chair Marcella Szel said the board has had high-level briefings on SkyTrain's emergency plan but not the fine details.
"Unfortunately it takes incidents to teach us that it didn't work," she said.
The exchange happened as Szel and TransLink CEO Ian Jarvis were outlining an independent review to recommend steps to improve TransLink's response to major shutdowns or emergencies.
Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart said he hopes there's public support to spend necessary money on backup systems to reduce the probability of future incidents.
"We know that emergency planning doesn't get votes and no one demands it until the emergency happens."
Delta Mayor Lois Jackson said she has lost faith in the system after her medically ill daughter was trapped on a hot, crowded SkyTrain car between New Westminster and Scott Road stations July 21 while her oxygen tank was running low.
"It was a very scary thing for me and for her," Jackson said. "I was actually panicking. There were a lot of people on those trains and without air conditioning it was very difficult."
Jackson told Jarvis and Szel major changes must be made to restore trust.
"The people that are using the system, with all due respect, don't believe all of us that we're going to fix it."
In response to a question from Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie, Jarvis said the review by Gary McNeil will also examine the Canada Line, not just the Expo and Millennium lines.


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Sometimes it's hard to keep up with all the awareness days. Thankfully, good campaigns with clear communication help, and this is one of them.
Today is International Juvenile Diabetes Day. And Israeli based Mizbala Group is helping out for JDRF Israel with a campaign called Pin To Top.
They're asking people to promote the issue globally on their Facebook page, just by repinning it on the top, one time. Considering posting photos of kids is pretty much 90% of what my Facebook friends are doing these days, this idea makes a lot of conceptual sense.
They even have a nice, albeit punny microsite to go with it called Pinsulin. But in this case, I'll make an exception to the pun. Because in the accompanying video that goes with it below, we're given a fact that thousands of kids with diabetes have to "pin" themselves (i.e. inject themselves with insulin) twelve times a day to stay alive.
Pinsulin shows what kind of relevant and smart and creative ideas you can generate on multiple social media channels even when your ad budget is zero shekels.
Nice one, guys. I hope you get a lot of repins.


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The Bulls are just shooting their average 80% from three...
Have they missed a three? Just a bizarre game
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
It's crazy how much more I hate the Bulls than the Heat.
I'm almost ot the point of saying, just put in Watson, Johnson, Copeland, Scola, and Mahinmi. Couldn't be much worse.
Bulls just shooting lights out
So, how is Danny's calf?
If the starters are just going to turn the ball over and foul then get them out of there.
Copeland in the 3rd. May the threes rain down.
Copeland's in. Frank waiving the white flag appropriately.
Well, that's it for me. Time to go watch something that doesn't make me feel sick.
"Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better." - Albert Camus
"Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well." - Voltaire
"Everyone's values are defined by what they will tolerate when it is done to others." - William Greider
PG's 20-points every game streak is done-zo.
I'll have agree with hoosierguy this time. Clear the bench. Don't care if we lose by 50, let the starters sit and watch and fume.
"Just look at the flowers ........ BANG"
That's a big part of it. I just hate these players too. D-rose is easily my least favorite star in the league.
It is infuriating watching the Bulls play with such intensity while the Pacers act like they don't even want to be on the court.
Well, that settles it. Copeland is a 2.
If it has to end it going to end ingloriously. So what?
Indy is playing much worse D and O on a night that Chicago is playing way above their heads on offense.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
Everything is going wrong today
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
Like that little kid flexing in the front row. He has to weight maybe 50 pounds soaking wet.
Why tonight and why against these guys? Darn


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HOUSTON -- Toward the end of Thursday's 14-inning game vs. the Astros, a good portion of the crowd remaining at Minute Maid Park were Tigers fans.
"We were well represented last night at the game," said Don Kelly, who hit a go-ahead RBI single in the 14th. "It was fun. There were a lot of Tigers fans here, and to pull out a win was big."
Kelly entered in the eighth inning as a pinch-runner and remained in the game as the designated hitter. He went 2-for-3 with a double.
In the top of the 14th, Astros reliever Dallas Keuchel intentionally walked Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder to load the bases with one out. Kelly then singled through the hole at second base, scoring Austin Jackson, who had led off the inning with a ground-rule double to right field.
In his fourth year with Detroit, Kelly has played at every position for the Tigers except shortstop. On Friday, Kelly was the starting center fielder, batting sixth in the lineup.
"Any time you can get in there and get some at-bats is huge," said Kelly. "Whenever the team needs me. Whether it's pinch-running late, defense late, getting the occasional start. I'm just trying to help the team win."
Richard Dean is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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|Hueco: V8 Font: 7B [details]
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By Ian CB
Nov 4, 2011
|This is the true weakness of the wall and on top of that a really nice problem. Good conditions are nice.
By Dobbe
Nov 10, 2011
|So how is this different from Velvet hammer it looks like you are just going to the first hold with the other hand? please advise.
By Ian CB
Nov 11, 2011
|Hey Dobbe. When I did velvet I went right hand to the edge and it forced me to topout left.. felt like the easiest way at the time. A couple other guys did it going left hand and it's feels more natural to topout via alpine club. Really cool move. Could just be alpine club with really good beta I suppose..
By Tradiban
Nov 12, 2011
|I DARE someone to take a pic and draw all of the current route lines on this boulder.
By Hemberger Hemberger
From: Madison, Wisconsin
Nov 12, 2011
rating: V8 7B
Challenge complete.
Red=Alpine Club - V9
Pink=Alpine Club Sit (Fight Club) - V10
Purple=Velvet Hammer - V8
Blue left=Velvet Hammer Sit - V9/10
Green=Hammer Club - V7/8
Yellow=Hammer Club Sit - V9
Orange=Rapture - V9
Brown=Rapture Super Sit (project) - V11?
White=Rapture Sit (project) - V10?
Blue right=Arete Problem (unnamed) - V3
By Dobbe
Nov 12, 2011
|So this is not a problem. Stop posting this kind of junk. If Velvet Hammer is it's own line then all this is is cleaning up the bad beta used to send it the first time. Lots of problems are found to go easier after more people get on them. You don't call it it's own problem so you can say you got an FA.
By Chris treggE
From: Madison, WI
Nov 12, 2011
|You forgot 'Corner Roof' Jeremy. Delete this one and try again. Ha!
By Hemberger Hemberger
From: Madison, Wisconsin
Nov 12, 2011
rating: V8 7B
I like rock climbing!
And I would have, Chris...it just didn't quite get in the frame of this, or any picture on M :)
By Ian CB
Nov 12, 2011
|One person's junk is another person's treasure. Call the F'ing Wambulance!
By Dobbe
Nov 12, 2011
|No some junk is just junk. The gym is inside. Keep it there.
By Ian CB
Nov 12, 2011
|Don't really understand what you mean, but it sure doesn't sound very nice! So much love around this place!
By Tradiban
Nov 12, 2011
Bravo Jeremy, it's true art. To the forums!
By Paul Dieterle
From: Pasadena, CA
Nov 13, 2011
Ian, Dobbe isn't trying to be a jerk (neither am I in my impending diatribe). He's just trying to stop the newer DL boulders from ending up like the old school routes. Posting every single variation only muddies up the database and distracts people from the original (and best) boulder problems.
Additionally, putting up "new" lines that specify which holds to use is bad enough, but specifying the sequence is akin to saying that by driving your car at a different speed, you are driving on a different road - you're not. If you want some beautiful, untouched boulders, go to the South Bluff Talus field!
Also, I have to question the star system people are using. 4 out of 4 stars means a pristine, perfect problem. Is that really what this is? Or is this more of a 10 foot boulder that has a nice approach and is a fun place to get an outside workout? I'm not trying to be a jerk, I'm just trying to get an objective standard put out there.
End diatribe.
By Paul Dieterle
From: Pasadena, CA
Nov 13, 2011
Why not mention all the AC variations (because that's what everything here is essentially) in the AC comments?
Or we could go the other way and list AC bump method, AC direct to the lip, AC heel hook method, AC gaston, AC sloper, and AC using the in-between crimp. Honestly that's how much VH differs from HC.
By Mr. Mix
From: Sauk City, WI
Nov 14, 2011
My opinions:
1. I have found that it is quite common in bouldering to have several variations on a boulder. Every area I have been to seems to embrace sit-starts and line divergence to make separate quality problems.
2. Devils Lake is the real deal for bouldering. I have had the opportunity to travel all over the country sampling popular destinations. From my experience Devils Lake has some of the highest quality problems anywhere, and there is a ton of rock here. I think it is justifiable to have a bouldering guide as thick as the Bible. There are that many great problems or potential problems out there, lets encourage everyone to participate in establishing these lines and keeping them clean.
3. Why not encourage everyone to help with establishing new problems. I see much more good than harm coming from this practice. If the only criticism of adding lines is that a visiting climber may be disappointed, is this really a valid concern? Has this ever happened? Do you really think a climber would be disappointed with the lake?
4. Who is to decide what is a line, a quality line, or a legitimate boulder problem? This is no criticism of Dobbe, I like his problems, but he is guilty of participating in the same practice he is condemning: mountainproject.com/v/press-it..., mountainproject.com/v/two-tick...
5. Mountain Project should be a place to add creatively to the climbing resource. Lets embrace this instead of discourage it. Better to put up with a couple of half-ass boulder problems (let the consensus decide this) than dissuade climbers from contributing.
6. I personally really enjoy the variants that are going up at the lake. I live very far from the gym and appreciate all the new routes going up at the lake. Something new goes up every week and I am always psyched to get out. Very rarely have I been disappointed by any routes and I have found that some of my disappointments have been other peoples favorites. Whos to say.
By John W. Knoernschild
From: Wisconsin
Nov 15, 2011
I see this when I post things....not sure what the rest of you see.
Guideline #1: don't be a jerk - ya, not many peeps following this.
You don't have to climb what Ian climbed if you don't want to. No one is forcing you.
By Tradiban
Nov 15, 2011
Whoa there Johnny! Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Your, "You don't have to climb it if you don't want to" is sidestepping people's criticisms.
I think there's only been a few "jerk" comments and frankly I think yours fits that description. Chill and tell us why you think that but try the forum instead, it's better to discuss this there.
By J.Flunker
Nov 16, 2011
This is an interesting debate. It brings up the question of how to define an actual independent line or a variant, and secondarily, how this information is reported on MP.
In my experience the most simplistic solution is that routes with shared holds are variants (aside from those with only the same start holds). This is the standard procedure for bouldering areas of some importance that I have visited in the states/Canada such as Hueco, Yosemite Valley, Joe's Valley, Horse Pens 40, Rock Town, all Colorado front range and western slope bouldering areas, Squammish, etc. Here the ideal underlying theme is to establish lines that follow an aesthetic, obvious, feature up a boulder/cliff with the most efficient, non-contrived and natural sequence. The only prominent/well known exception to this theme is Morrison CO with variants galore (leading to a gym like atmosphere).
Overall, the possibilities are limitless if one includes every variant of a route/problem as a new route.
In many ways this debate is also a matter of preference for MP organization: comments vs. new route?
Possible solution:
Perhaps for boulder problems (and maybe routes) MP should have some sort of section for variants (in addition to the comments section). This might clear up the preferences for presentation noted above yet still provide the opportunity to communicate new sequences.
By Chris treggE
From: Madison, WI
Nov 16, 2011
I've been thinking about this for a couple days now. If folks thought it was a good idea I could try to go through and put "(var)" or "Variation" or whatever in the actual problem name here on mp so it would be more obvious which lines are the originals. I am not sure how I feel about that specifically (aside for making busywork for myself), but Flunker's post made me think about at least throwing it out there. That way, at least on the iPhone/Android app, if you were so inclined, you could ignore the problems tagged with "variation".
There is no current mechanism on mp, and I can only imagine it would be a low priority for the site owners, to make a "variant" tab under a problem to click on.
By Ian CB
Aug 6, 2012
|Sit down and right is v9 or so.
By Tradiban
Aug 8, 2012
|Fuck it Ian, name it and post it! This boulder has 13 problems as of now and that's unlucky. With all the talus bouldering DL climbers need some luck.
By Ian CB
Aug 9, 2012
|I did it for you Rhoads. Hope all is well with you down there.
By Brian Runnells
Oct 25, 2015
|Given that it doesn't seem like I will ever be good enough to do alpine club proper, this is a pretty fun option. In this case this sequence is actually alpine club with better beta (depending on your strengths), but it wasn't done first so....this is the game we play.
By Ian CB
Oct 26, 2015
|I think you nailed it Brian... This one is much easier for me than the proper alpine club..


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Have you ever sat back and thought about how the summer's signings and trades went? Well, specifically how they could have gone differently?
Well, Portland making their early offer was the first domino that fell in what many on this forum believe to be a catastrophic summer of us not getting the players that we need to become true contenders in the NBA.
This minute Portland made that offer, we were compelled to commit to Hibbert, thus knowing that a significant portion of our cap space was about to disappear. This, and ultimately signing Hill early, eventually put us in a position that we were not able to sign some of the better players that were bought out or "amnestied" later.
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Depth Chart/PFM Update, Part 2
At this stage of spring, we don't think enough games have played to really understand how players compare to each other, but that doesn't matter, because teams are starting to make decisions based on what they've seen (and, of course, on what they already know). That obliges us to at least try and follow their thinking by looking at the spring stats and seeing how players are doing, particularly in cases where position decisions are on the line. It doesn't matter what Derek Jeter, Nick Markakis, or Albert Pujols are doing in the exhibition games because they'll start regardless. I'm looking for cases where the performance (or injuries, or visa problems) of the player merits at least a thought of changing the depth-chart projection. Not everybody mentioned gets changed
As in the first part, the numbers following each player's name are either his True Average (with no park or difficulty adjustments) or PERA this spring.
Brewers: The rotation was a big problem last year, and Jeff Suppan (17.57) is pitching his way towards an outright release, no matter how much money he's owed. Fellow rotation disappointments from last year, Manny Parra (3.68) and David Bush (2.68), are doing just fine, as is Chris Narveson (3.36), so we're moving up to the "sixth starter" position and slashing Suppan. Third baseman Casey McGehee (.148) has struggled, but Mat Gamel is hurt and unable to take advantage. George Kottaras (.315) has a big lead on Matt Treanor (.198) for backup catcher. Joe Inglett 's (.289) chances of being the utility infielder jumped when Hernan Iribarren was placed on waivers and claimed by the Rangers. Outfielder Jim Edmonds (.314) has looked good enough to keep in a reserve role.
Twins: Jose Morales is still expected to be the backup catcher but he'll start the season on the disabled list, leaving a choice between Wilson Ramos (.280) and Drew Butera (.142); edge Ramos offensively, though Butera is better defensively. Brendan Harris (.273) is cementing his spot at third base, as prospect Danny Valencia (.248) has been sent to the minors and veteran Nick Punto (.194) has struggled. In the outfield, Jacque Jones (.291) has been surprisingly decent, likely earning a spot on a club with minimal outfield depth, something Juan Portes (.383) is trying to change as well. I am not buying into the Francisco Liriano-as-closer talk; without something more concrete, he's staying in the projected rotation. I'm also assuming that Joe Nathan will miss the entire season, although a final decision has yet to be made. There's no way to pick between Matt Guerrier (2.80) and Jon Rauch (1.92) right now as the presumed closer, so they remain even, though there are some indications Rauch would get the job.
Mets: Carlos Beltran and Jose Reyes seem likely to miss April, and given that even the forecast of a May 1 return may be optimistic, I can't project either for more than 70 percent of the playing time. Alex Cora and Angel Pagan should reap most of the benefits, as Cora is expected to replace Reyes at shortstop and Pagan is the frontrunner to get the majority of playing time in center field with Beltran. However, Gary Matthews Jr. (.355) is hitting well and could force his way in at center fielder. Though Fernando Martinez (.458) has had a very loud spring, he is ticketed to play every day at Triple-A. Twenty-year-old pitching phenom Jenrry Mejia (2.05) has been electric, and seems likely to earn a role either as a Neftali Feliz-like reliever sometime during the season, perhaps as soon as opening day. John Maine (7.03) and Oliver Perez (5.95) have been shaky but both will begin the season in the rotation with Jonathan Niese (3.60) and Fernando Nieve (4.25) competing for the fifth starter's slot. Injured Kelvim Escobar won't be the primary set-up reliever as hoped.
Yankees: In the race primarily between Phil Hughes (7.27) and Joba Chamberlain (8.13) for the fifth starter spot, the best pitchers have been Sergio Mitre (4.40) and Alfredo Aceves (4.12). Joe Girardi will tell us next week who it will be, and I do think Chamberlain is still most likely based on continuity, though many observers believe Hughes could get the job. Thus, we'll make some entries for Hughes and Aceves. On the offense, Randy Winn (.079) has one of the two backup outfield spots locked up despite his poor spring, leaving Marcus Thames (.000), and Jamie Hoffman (.000), neither of whom seem to want it, to compete for the other. Kevin Russo (.304), meanwhile, is making a run at taking the backup infield job from the heavily favored Ramiro Pena (.204).
Athletics: The closer situation takes center stage now that Andrew Bailey (3.70) has a tender elbow, worth a small tick towards Brad Ziegler's (2.21) chances of pitching the ninth inning with leads. In the rotation, Justin Duchscherer hasn't returned from injury and Ben Sheets (9.94) hasn't shown anything. While Sheets is locked into a rotation spot, Duchscherer's slow return gives a little more chance to Vin Mazzaro (5.30), Gio Gonzalez (2.06), and (going really deep) Jason Jennings (3.35). Offensively, any hope Jake Fox (.000) had of unseating Daric Barton (.398) at first base has evaporated. Eric Chavez (.288) has been able to hit in his new role of utility infielder and should get some starts at first. Adam Rosales (.400) is having a big spring, but Cliff Pennington (.340) hasn't been a slouch and should hold on as the starting shortstop. Travis Buck (.310) and Gabe Gross (.255) have done more to line up outfield backup roles than prospect Michael Taylor (.103).
Phillies: In the fifth-starter battle, Jamie Moyer still hasn't pitched in an "A" game, while his main competitor, Kyle Kendrick, has pitched pretty well (3.31). Ryan Madson hasn't been his sharpest (3.77), but Brad Lidge just made his first real pitches, coming in a minor-league game Friday. That has already been priced in to the depth chart. The offensive side was well set entering the spring. They do need to choose a utility infielder from Juan Castro (.184), Wilson Valdez (.393), and Cody Ransom (.332), none of whom is liable to get much time.
Pirates: Lots of question marks, as many of their planned starters are being upstaged by their presumed backups. Jeff Clement (.215) was supposed to be the first baseman, but he's been outhit by Steve Pearce (.281) and Bobby Crosby (.362), and is still training defensively for the position. Delwyn Young (.378) is rocking Akinori Iwamura (.208) at second base, but will not win the job. Uberprospect Pedro Alvarez (.288) has dominated Andy LaRoche (.189) at third, but was sent to Triple-A. In the outfield, John Raynor (.310) may have played his way past Brandon Moss (.000) for a backup spot. Infielder Ramon Vazquez (.207) hasn't distinguished himself and probably will go, as the Pirates reportedly are willing to release him and eat his $2-millon salary. In the rotation, Daniel McCutcheon (5.83) has outpitched Kevin Hart (11.37) for the open spot, but a decision isn't likely to come until the very end of the spring. Evan Meek (1.79) has excelled in the bullpen while presumed closer Octavio Dotel has been hurt and Joel Hanrahan has been sidelined by a sore elbow. The report is that Dotel will be ready to go by Opening Day.
Cardinals: Third base was the question mark coming into camp, and so it remains. David Freese (.215) is the presumed favorite, and Felipe Lopez (.188) is supposed to be a backup infielder, but neither has conclusively made their case. Allen Craig (.289) has been better, but he is competing with Joe Mather (.282) and Nick Stavinoha (.310) in a tight race for a reserve outfield spot, where Jon Jay (.196) is out of the running. Shane Robinson (.396) had a chance, bolstered by being the only outfielder besides Colby Rasmus (.359) who has played much center field this spring, but h's already been sent down. Rich Hill (8.61) has been decidedly so-so this spring – no Dave Duncan magic yet – while fellow left-hander Jaime Garcia (2.91) has been wowing people in his return from Tommy John surgery, and is becoming the favorite to be the fifth starter. Ryan Franklin (5.09) has been hittable but he is still the closer despite Jason Motte (3.32) attempt to snag the job.
Padres: David Eckstein's (.000) job is safe for now, but Matt Antonelli (.269) and Jerry Hairston Jr. (.344) have been better at second base. Kyle Blanks (.366) has been of the better hitters in baseball this spring, forcefully claiming the left field spot. Will Venable (.305) is fending off Aaron Cunningham (.258) in right. Tony Gwynn Jr. (.263) has outplayed an injury-hobbled Scott Hairston (.000) in center while Luis Durango (.292) has played his way into the picture. On the rubber, Mat Latos (2.89) has been their most impressive starter, and should have the fifth spot locked up, though he'll still be innings-limited. Tim Stauffer (11.50) isn't challenging Latos at all. Mike Adams (2.47) and Edward Mujica (2.36) have both looked very good, and could possibly wind as the closer as trade rumors swirl around Heath Bell (12.80).
Giants: Madison Bumgarner's (10.13) lack of velocity and results are jeopardizing his chances of being the fifth starter, opening up an opportunity for Todd Wellemeyer (3.89) or Kevin Pucetas (3.44). Daniel Runzler (1.65) has been very impressive for those looking for future closers. We know that Freddy Sanchez will miss the first month or so of the season while recovering from two surgeries, and while Juan Uribe (.220) is expected to play second in April, Matt Downs (.316) is working hard to change some minds. Nate Schierholtz (.314) entered spring as the favorite to win the right field job, but the competitors are Eugenio Velez (.215), Andres Torres (.286), and Fred Lewis (.318), so it's not a done deal.
Mariners: Adam Moore (.345) has been hot while Rob Johnson has been recovering from three surgeries, his share of playing time chances at the start of the season. So far this spring, Chone Figgins (.227) has played second while Jose Lopez (.146) has played third. I've let the depth charts go that direction, but it doesn't affect playing time for them or their backups, nor will it affect draft day eligibility, and I'm not genuinely convinced it will continue into the season. Matt Tuiasosopo (.402) is threatening Chris Woodward's (.178) grasp on a reserve role in the infield. Michael Saunders (.265) is out of the left field picture as he was sent to Triple-A, and Corey Patterson (.225) and Ryan Langerhans (.200) should be as well, while the M's gravitate towards Eric Byrnes (.231). Mike Sweeney (.701) – yes, a .701 Tav, an untranslated line of .684/.684/1.158 – seems a little more motivated than Ken Griffey Jr. (.226) among the elder statesmen crowd looking for DH at-bats. Looking at the fifth starter spot, open until Erik Bedard's expected mid-summer return, Yusmeiro Petit has been released and Garrett Olson (9.85) and Doug Fister (9.42) have been bad, leaving the door wide open for Lucas French (2.47). Jesus Colome (2.78) is pitching himself into the bullpen.
Rays: Almost all of their starting pitchers have done well this spring, leaving no room for Andy Sonnanstine (3.44) or Jeremy Hellickson (0.00 in just two innings). Dioner Navarro (.409) and Kelly Shoppach (.377) have put up a spirited battle for the starting catcher's slot, but they're still looking at roughly equal time. Infielder Sean Rodriguez (.399) has been the story of the spring; he's essentially competing with outfielder Matt Joyce (.379), with Ben Zobrist (.305) set to play regularly either second base or right field. Reid Brignac (.300) hasn't had a shabby spring either as he contends for a reserve slot in the infield. Justin Ruggiano (.431) has been even better than Rodriguez, potentially burying fellow righty-batting outfielder Gabe Kapler (.080). Hank Blalock (.315) has also hit well in limited play as he tries to find a bench spot as a corner infielder/designated hitter.
Rangers: First baseman Chris Davis (.364) has looked good this spring, temporarily cooling the talk about Justin Smoak (.280), and the rest of the lineup looks set. Matt Harrison (2.26) has been very sharp this spring, working himself up the starting pitching charts. Rich Harden (8.61) and Colby Lewis (8.26) have been the shakiest presumed starters. C.J. Wilson (3.75), Feliz (3.83), Derek Holland (2.74), and Brandon McCarthy (3.52) would also like a spot, leaving a lot of decisions yet to be made, all the more so since PECOTA isn't convinced that Scott Feldman (3.37) and Tommy Hunter (3.02) can maintain their success from last season. As is, Hunter will begin the season on the DL with a strained muscle in his side.
Blue Jays: Pretty much the entire pitching staff should be up for grabs, and the early losers would appear to be starters Brett Cecil (11.24) and David Purcey (13.19), and reliever Jason Frasor (10.56), who reportedly is drawing trade interest. Since presumptive closer Kevin Gregg (8.37) isn't exactly setting the world on fire, Scott Downs (2.95) deserves a bump in save opportunities. Shaun Marcum (2.90), coming off elbow surgery, has looked the best starter. Dana Eveland (4.35) is being his usual tantalizing self, and could vulture some starts that we thought would go to Cecil or Marc Rzepczynski (9.10). Randy Ruiz (.379) is slugging his way towards a DH job, which could force Adam Lind (.272) back into the outfield, maybe Jose Bautista (.480) back to third base, and Blue Jays wondering what to do with third baseman Edwin Encarnacion when he gets back from injuries.
Nationals: Elijah Dukes (.196) was released, a move no one saw coming, throwing right field into disarray. Willie Harris (.379) has been lighting things up this spring, and Willie Taveras (.339) is trying to return from the dead; Justin Maxwell (.221) and Chris Duncan (.132) don't look like contributors. An interesting twist was running Ian Desmond (.349), a shortstop blocked by Cristian Guzman (.277), out to right field. For now, we'll take the supersub approach with him. The pitching staff is in disarray, outside of that new kid, Stephen Strasburg (3.03). Top starter Jason Marquis (11.00) and closer Matt Capps (10.83) have been frightful, Scott Olsen (7.28) has no velocity; J.D Martin (2.97) and Craig Stammen (3.68) have been among the better contenders, and could slide into the opening rotation. Between Olsen's imperfect health status, Marquis' struggles, anticipating that Strasburg is delayed until May, and with Chien-Ming Wang coming up sometime in mid-season, the Nats' rotation will be highly volatile – John Lannan (3.92) look like the only sure bet. If Capps can't go, Drew Storen (3.93) has looked pretty good and is a decent bet to move up – if the Nats will trust a rookie closer.
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You still don't have Chan Ho Park pitching at all for the Yankees?
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Jason Vargas is likely to be the Mariners fifth starter.
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Clay, I haven't yet posted how happy I am that you've made a greater time commitment to BP. Thank you.
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Great job Clay. Will you be updating this report between now and Opening Day (please?)
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Anybody care to weigh in...my friend's and I were having a discussion, if you have the 5th pick in a 6x6 rotisserie league with the extra offensive category as OPS, who do you pick assuming 1-4 is pujols, hanley, arod, braun. I argued for Longo , others said Prince, but the consensus was Utley which I think is an overrated pick? Thoughts?
Mar 21, 2010 19:04 PM
If it's a keeper league, go with Longoria. Otherwise, Utley may have a slight edge. I would take both over Fielder.
Mar 21, 2010 19:44 PM
My thought is that you shouldn't post the same question on multiple threads.
Mar 21, 2010 19:49 PM
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Jason Frasor's ugly ERA is the result of one-third of an inning against the Braves when his change-up wasn't behaving. In a real game he likely wouldn't have kept throwing change-ups. Or at least that's the official excuse.
Mar 22, 2010 06:23 AM
The current traction with the Rangers rotation is that Holland is behind because of his earlier injury (which he's over now). McCarthy hasn't impressed anyone and Feliz is looking very not good. The team is majorly concerned that Feliz' secondary pitchers are not up to snuff so far. Wilson and Harrison have impressed the right people and are the current favorites for rotation slots. Feldman's improvment is based on his mastery of the cutter, so expect his improvement to be sustained.
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Next Phase of Energy, Climate Debate Will Be About How Much We Drive
From the Wall Street Journal
By Joseph B. White
February 4, 2008
I lead a double life.
Monday through Wednesday, I get to work by walking a block and a half from a high-rise apartment building to a stop on Washington, D.C.'s Metro subway. I emerge three stops later a half block from my office. My commute is pretty close to a zero petroleum experience (never mind how the Metro gets its electricity.)
The rest of the week, I am back in Detroit, where I return to the 20th century. I drive about 20 miles to my office, which is located by the side of a freeway in a suburban "edge city." I sometimes walk to a sub shop for lunch, but it's an arduous slog along busy four lane streets that sometimes have sidewalks, and sometimes don't. To get just about anywhere from my office requires another car trip.
It turns out I am straddling the frontier of the next big debate over the role of the automobile in America. Congress and President Bush late last year agreed to order car makers to boost the average fuel efficiency of new vehicles to 35 miles per gallon by 2020.
Last year's energy debate centered around CAFE, the acronym for Corporate Average Fuel Economy. The next phase of the energy/climate change debate over cars will force us to learn another piece of technical jargon: VMT, or vehicle miles traveled.
Car makers and consumers will bear considerable costs to switch to a fleet of cars that meets the 35 mgp CAFE goal. But that might not result in a significant reduction in U.S. petroleum consumption or cut the CO2 we add to the atmosphere if we keep driving more and more miles.
From 1977 to 2001, the number of miles driven every year by Americans rose by 151% -- about five times faster than the growth in population, according to data compiled for a 2006 report to the U.S. Department of Transportation written by Stephen Polzin, a transportation researcher at the University of South Florida in Tampa.
The reasons for the big growth in miles traveled are pretty obvious if you don't live in the center of a big city endowed with functioning public transport. To make space for ever larger suburban homes, housing developers pushed further and further from city centers and shopping areas. New neighborhoods often had street layouts cluttered with cul de sacs that forced people to drive farther to get to main roads or stores. Local zoning laws -- reflecting the preferences of residents -- tended to separate commercial and residential uses, and single family from multi-family dwellings.
Meanwhile, the bulk of the money spent on transportation infrastructure was directed to building more and bigger highways. We could have subsidized bullet trains and more light rail systems, but we didn't.
Now, many of the environmentalists, politicians and scientists who made the case for boosting vehicle fuel efficiency are turning their attention to the problem of how much we drive -- and the legacy of 20th century land use and transportation choices.
Just how much more driving Americans will do is a matter of some debate. Higher gas prices, changes in demographics, and a recent upturn in urban redevelopment aimed at luring empty nesters back to city neighborhoods all could result in vehicle miles traveled growing more slowly in the future than it did during the past 30 or so years.
Still, the U.S. Department of Energy projects that miles driven will keep increasing in coming years, and by 2030 could grow by 59% compared with 2005 levels -- still outpacing population growth, though not by as much in the last three decades of the past century. That means even though we'll be driving vehicles that slurp less petroleum per mile, carbon dioxide emissions could grow by as much as 41%, according to a report titled "Growing Cooler: The Evidence on Urban Development and Climate Change," published by the Urban Land Institute.
Deron Lovaas, a transportation researcher with the Natural Resources Defense Council, predicts that the debate over how to curb driving will come to the fore next year, when Congress is scheduled to debate a massive bill to fund transportation projects using federal gasoline tax revenue. The NRDC and other environmental groups, fresh from their victory in the fuel-efficiency debate, are turning their attention to issues such as reforming land use rules to promote denser development and concentrating more public spending on better mass transit systems for metro areas, he says.
Meanwhile, the Energy Department, in response to a 2005 congressional mandate, has enlisted an arm of the National Academy of Sciences to study how travel behavior will change as people live in communities that are designed to have different services closer to their homes, and more homes closer together.
How all this will affect the experience of driving and what we want to drive is a problem that's starting to keep executives of big car companies up at night. If you live the way I do in Washington, you don't really need a $35,000, all-wheel drive luxury wagon. On the other hand, the challenge of dictating to Americans where and how they should live is a problem that will likely keep politicians up at night. There's a reason why so many of us live in big single-family houses, and it's not because living in a small apartment wasn't available as an alternative.
As for me, I think it's time for a pair of new shoes.


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While Del Mar Racing Season brings out the equestrian lovers in many of us, Mission Valley's Michelle Motyl thinks about horses all year long.
She's a horse trainer in Bonita who does everything from offer riding lessons to rescue horses from animal auctions. Her specialty is show jumping (riding horses over a course of fences) and other traditional European styles, which she learned by riding competitively and training in Germany.
Motyl's South Bay facility, MM Training, teaches these forms, and also introduces beginners to the world of horses.
The 28-year-old, who originally moved to San Diego from the Bay Area with hopes of being a sheriff, tells us about her equestrian life.
Q: When did you first realize you liked horses?
A: I grew up in Los Angeles riding horses, I started at 5-years-old. My parents were taking me to different extra curricular activities after school, and once I went to a barn it was love at first sight. I started competing at a young age on ponies and worked my way up to the national jumping show circuit.
Q: For those of us who don't know, what is the national jumping show circuit?
A: They're riding competitions that you have to qualify to get in to. It's a bit like cheerleading where you start with local competitions, then regionals, then national. I did well, but it costs a lot of money to compete on that circuit.
Q: Can you tell us about some of the expenses?
A: To even get a horse that's nationally qualified, it costs between $25 to $80 thousand, that's just to own the horse. Then, the shows themselves don't just happen over one weekend. At a lot of them you have to stay for a week or two, which costs another $1,000. That life is stressful because you always have to keep up with the competition. Eventually, my funds ran out and I was starting to think about the San Diego Sheriff's program.
Q: You moved to San Diego to be a sheriff, what happened?
A: When I moved here about two years ago, there was a hiring hold in the department, so horses found their way back into my life.
Q: How do you make people who don't know anything about horses feel comfortable?
A: Carrots! Treats are always a way to start a good relationship with horses. Once you break the barrier of the introduction through food, the horse will be your best friend.
Q: What are your favorite breeds?
A: Warmbloods are my main favorite, after that comes Thoroughbreds.
Q: How many horses live at your facility?
A: About 50 horses.
Q: Do you have any horses of your own?
A: I have four: two lesson horses, Clifford and Eli; one personal horse I use for competitions named Laura-Lie; and one lesson pony, Chowder.
Q: What are your hours? Take us through a typical day.
A: I start around 8 a.m. and train horses until about 2 p.m. Then I start my after-school lessons from 3 until about 6 p.m.
Q: What are the benefits of being around horses?
A: Relaxation, being outdoors, and therapy from the stresses of the world. Horses are a calm, quiet, peaceful animal.
Q: You also rescue horses?
A: Most our horses are rescues. I like to take horses no one else will want and (give them a new home) here at our barn to give them a second chance.
Q: How do you keep expenses from being too high for your customers?
A: Horses are only expensive when you're showing at a high competitive level. Recreational lessons cost just as much as it would to join a gymnastics class. (Motyl charges $25 for a 30-minute private lesson)
Q: Wait, are you saying that riding horses is considered exercise?
A: A lot of people think that horses do all the work when they're riding. But riding is a great core building exercise, you definitely use muscles you never thought you had. I relate it a lot to Pilates and yoga positions, only you have to build form and balance yourself on a horse.
Q: Is San Diego a good place to have or ride horses?
A: Absolutely. Horses and humans love the weather here. San Diego offers some beautiful trails and has a lot of horse-friendly neighborhoods, yet we are close to the city. You don't need to drive far in San Diego to get on a horse and ride.
Q: Please describe your ideal San Diego weekend.
A: Beach beach beach. I love the beach. Staying at a beach resort, relaxing all weekend. Maybe some water activities as well.


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The biggest day of this presidential campaign is Tuesday: Election Day. The second-biggest comes a bit earlier: Today.
It will bring the moment awaited by everyone in both campaigns as well as the commentariat. At 8:30 a.m., the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its monthly employment report, the final chance to assess the state of the economy before voters � at least the thousands in North Carolina who haven�t voted early yet � head to the polls.
You can be sure that all concerned have comments ready for any of three eventualities: the unemployment rate is down from last month, the unemployment rate is up, or the unemployment rate is the same.
Republicans are no doubt hoping for an uptick to push undecided voters into Mitt Romney�s column. Likewise, Democrats yearn for a drop that may persuade those same citizens to stick with Barack Obama. But if the number breaks the way one side wants, don�t expect the other side to concede a thing.
Even if the rate falls, Romney�s spokesperson will be able to explain why things are not getting better. Even if the rate jumps, the White House will find proof that its policies are good medicine. The strange feature of this vitally important and so far unknown piece of information is that it will not change the minds of the vast majority of those who are paying attention to it.
That was how things went with the previous release, when BLS reported that the unemployment rate fell from 8.1 percent in August to 7.8 percent in September. �Today, I believe that as a nation, we are moving forward again,� announced Obama. Romney differed: �This is not what a real recovery looks like. We created fewer jobs in September than in August, and fewer jobs in August than in July.�
When the unemployment rate inched up in June, Romney called it a �hammer blow to struggling middle-class families.� Obama�s chief economic adviser, however, said the economy �is continuing to recover from the worst downturn since the Great Depression.�
Pundits on either end of the political spectrum likewise took each item of news as a stunning vindication of what they had said all along. No cable-news guest was heard to say, �You know, this convinces me I�ve been completely wrong.�
What makes the breathless anticipation of this report particularly odd is that whatever number BLS announces for the gain or loss of jobs, it probably won�t be accurate. These releases are preliminary calculations that are frequently revised in the following weeks.
Toward the end of the October release was this statement: �The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for July was revised from +141,000 to +181,000, and the change for August was revised from +96,000 to +142,000.� The August number was off by more than 50 percent.
So when we get the employment numbers this morning, they may or may not correspond to reality. That�s sort of fitting, since many of the reactions won�t either.


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I believe it was last week I posted part 1. I can't remember because I've been busy with work and making music. And I will say what I always say but this time I will emphasize it because I will be doing some big names: THIS IS ALL IN MY OPINION
CM Punk when he first debuted in WWECW didnt really have a noticeable gimmick partly because the "masterminds" didnt
I read in the forum about putting Drew McIntyre back in his Chosen one gimmick and I stopped and thought of all the horrible and amazing transitions that either broke the character or helped the character. In this blog I will talk about the ones I can remember. Ones like Mark Henry, Kane, Drew McIntyre and others.
Drew McIntyre
Most people remember this guy "debuting"
Its been a while since I have actually done a blog. But I've been watching some of the younger and mid card talent and couldn't help but to think of some veterans they remind me of. So in this blog I will discuss some of my dream opponents for these mid card talents.
1. Cody Rhodes
I actually thought of three veterans that Cody Rhodes can have a great match with. One of them
Dark Match: Tag Team Turmoil for the titles: Rhodes Scholars(c) vs. PTP vs. E&P vs. The Usos
At RR, Hell No loses these titles. At EC, for the rematch, Kane walks out on Daniel Bryan. So here we are. No time wasted, Rhodes Scholars retain.
01. World Heavyweight Title- Randy Orton(c)vs. Sheamus
At EC, the last two combatants are Sheamus and Orton for the title. Orton wins, and
In this blog, I will be talking about the superstars in WWE who were really something at one point and then just dropped to nothing. Superstars who won the Intercontinental title and now are rarely seen. Won the world heavyweight title and just lose week in and week out.
Jack Swagger- I remember watching the build up to Wrestlemania (I can't remember which one) but boy did it suck. Jack


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A FORMER wartime RAF aircrew member who underwent the Long March at the end of the Second World War is to speak about his experiences at a charity lunch in Devizes next month.
Air Commodore Charles Clarke joined the RAF in 1941 at 17 and took part in air operations on Lancaster bombers of 619 Squadron.
Shot down over Germany at the beginning of 1944, he became a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft 3, where the Great Escape took place, although he was not involved in that.
Instead, when it became clear that Germany was losing the war, he and thousands of other prisoners were taken on the Long March, a gruelling slog through Germany to keep them away from the approaching Allied forces as potential hostages.
Mr Clarke was finally liberated near Lubeck.
After the war, he stayed on in the RAF and his many appointments included commanding a large RAF station and overseas service in Palestine, Cyprus, Malta and Aden. He retired from the RAF in 1978 and held a number of business appointments until 1995.
He will be speaking at the lunch at the Bear Hotel ballroom on Friday, March 7, in aid of the Soldiering On Through Life Trust. Also speaking will be Wing Commander Tal Lambert, founder member and chairman of the trust.
Tickets for the lunch, £27.50 each, are on sale at the hotel reception on (01380) 722444.


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Sean Kingston is in critical condition at Miami Beach Hospital after crashing a jet ski and injuring himself and his female passenger. Apparently they were not drunk, though the story is still developing. The saddest part? Many publications are citing Justin Bieber's twitter as their source. (Omg!)
My goodness, some people just can't handle Memorial Day. 30- year old model Lashawna Threatt died this morning while 'play' wrestling with another female. The two women were throwing down around 3:15 am in an Atlanta hotel when they suddenly crashed into the window and plunged 10 flights down. Lashawna was pronounced dead on the scene while her friend remains in critical condition. My American brothers and sisters; be safe out there! (Huffpost Style)
Rosie Huntington-Whitely 'doesn't feel comfortable in her body.' Really, you thought it was cool beans to say that in an interview? That gets published and a million 14 year-olds immediately go on a diet. Use your brain and stop complaining about your champagne problems. The rest of the article is an interesting read though. (Complex)
Tony Romo married Gossip Boy's sister Candice Crawford this weekend. Joe Simpson is totally plotting his daughter's next move, and you bet it will involve her gushing about her own upcoming nuptials. (Popsugar)
The Met's Alexander McQueen exhibit has been extended until August. I think I just saw a rainbow in the sky resting upon red tartan clouds. No doubt he feels the love. (The Cut)
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From today's Insider on rookies:
"David Harrison, Pacers: His numbers in the preseason don't jump out at you . . . but this is an inside tip from Larry Bird and Donnie Walsh who both couldn't stop raving about this kid when I talked to them last week. Walsh claims that Harrison might be the best center the Pacers have had since Rik Smits. Bird called him the steal of the draft. He slipped to No. 29 on draft night because scouts questioned his attitude, work ethics and love of the game. So far, the Pacers say he's been great both off and on the court. His talent no one has every questioned. He's big, athletic and can score in the paint. Watch him closely this season. Both Bird and Walsh think he might become a contributor. If he's as good as advertised, he should be the starter sooner rather than later."


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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Juan Pablo Montoya bristles virtually every time someone mentions his infamous collision with a jet dryer during last year's Daytona 500.
Montoya has become the butt of running jokes due to the incident, which made national headlines and caused a two-hour delay in last year's race at Daytona International Speedway.
But what is a joke to some certainly wasn't for Montoya, and the talk is just plain old.
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A truck arm broke in the rear of Montoya's Earnhardt Ganassi Racing car as he drove around the track under caution, causing him to crash into the jet dryer.
The jet dryer, with 200 gallons of jet fuel, erupted into a huge fireball, which left enough damage and debris on the track that it led to a lengthy red flag during NASCAR's biggest race.
The race had already been delayed more than a day due to rain and the red-flag delay was so long that drivers parked on the backstretch climbed from their cars and watched safety workers extinguish the roaring blaze. Eventual Sprint Cup champion Brad Keselowski made national headlines when he tweeted a photo of the blaze during the red flag. Though the tweet gained widespread exposure for the sport, Keselowski was later warned and then fined for carrying his cell phone in his car.
No one was seriously injured in the collision and fire. Only Montoya's ego and pride.
"That was a freak accident, and in a way, I was very, very lucky to walk away from that one — not only myself, but the guy driving the jet dryer," Montoya said.
"To walk away with nothing out of that, it was a miracle. I was glad it was over."
Montoya walked away with a limp while the jet dryer driver, Duane Barnes, was checked out at the track hospital and released.
"The clutch pedal sliced my boot open, and I bent the pedal from the impact," Montoya said. "I got out of the car and leaned on my foot, and it was painful."
NASCAR has developed a new track-drying system where cars will not be on the track while it's being dried, which will be safer than in the situation where Montoya's car broke. The new system uses air compressors hauled on semis with hoses attached to small air-blowing units being towed around the track.
NASCAR will use a sweeper and possibly a jet dryer to blow debris off the track when cars are still running. NASCAR unveiled its new "Air Titan" system earlier this week.
"I actually got mad at somebody … for saying there is a bigger (jet dryer) now," Montoya said. "People are dumb enough to think I hit the thing on purpose, like I really want to try and kill myself.
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Former England International and Southampton football legend Matt Le Tissier gave a fascinating insight into his career in the game at the Prestbury Sports Bar in Warminster on Sunday.
The Guernsey-born footballer and current Sky Sports television presenter was the latest high profile sports star to make a special appearance at the venue, which was completely sold out for the event.
Fellow Sky Sports pundit Phil Thompson was at the bar in October last year, while other guests have included Lee Sharpe, Neil "Razor" Ruddock, Gordon Banks and Nobby Stiles.
Le Tissier's career saw him make it into the record books as the first midfielder to score 100 goals in the Premier League and he was branded "Le God" by Southampton fans.
Pete Bartley, co-owner of Prestbury Sports Bar, said: "It was absolutely brilliant and he was by far our most popular celebrity speaker. It was sold out and we had about 130 people come along.
"He was fantastic and very funny. He spoke about his career in football and he also told us some great stories about working with Phil Thompson and Paul Merson on Sky Sports.
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KEY WEST, Fla. - The first direct commercial flight between the Big Easy and Margaritaville has arrived.
Water-squirting fire trucks, a red carpet, and a man blowing a conch shell greeted passengers stepping off a Southwest Airlines' jet on Saturday at Key West International Airport.
Airport officials say the arrival initiated Southwest's daily nonstop air service between the island and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.
Scheduled flight times are less than two hours and passengers travel on a Boeing 737-700 aircraft.
Southwest joined other airlines serving Key West last November, when it assumed nonstop Orlando and Tampa Bay routes previously operated by AirTran Airways.
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For 20 years, the greater Akron area has enjoyed its own unique Home and Flower Show, which will be Feb. 28 through March 2 this year at the John S. Knight Convention Center in downtown Akron.
Show hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $8 and discount tickets are available on line at AkronHomeandFlowerShow.com.
The show contains feature gardens sponsored by MJH Contractors, outdoor living exhibits, home decorating, remodeling products, services and much more. This year the Professional Remodelers Council will produce a Home for Life Display. This display will show a before and after bathroom make over. Both are done using the same amount of floor space.
In addition to this, the show will feature an Eco Living display featuring everything from baby chicks that grow up to be egg laying hens to vertical vegetable gardens and solar panels to generate your own electricity.
John Gidding of HGTV's, popular Curb Appeal show. Also visiting the show on Saturday is Channel 3's popular meteorologist, Betsy King, who will be available to chat and sign autographs.
Dr. Lori, an appraiser on the popular show Auction Kings, also will return to the show. Dr. Lori is the only celebrity ever brought back two years in a row.


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A thief who stole tobacco from a Helston newsagent was arrested after being spotted on CCTV.
Jason Barnett, aged 41, of Alexandra Road, Penzance, pleaded guilty to stealing tobacco worth £34.56 from JJ News in Coinagehall Street, Helston on June 1.
Alison May, for the CPS, said he had gone into the shop and asked for a particular tobacco wick, and as the assistant went to a cupboard for it, CCTV showed Barnett removing a jar containing six pouches of tobacco which he hid in his jacket. He paid for the wick then left. He had previous convictions.
His solicitor Deborah Von Kohler said he had attempted suicide off the 40ft high building in Truro in September and as a result could barely walk. He had broken his back in two places, shattered his ankle and damaged tendons in his hand.
She asked the judge to give him another chance, adding: "He is lucky to be alive here today."
The case was adjourned to February 7 for a psychiatric report.