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Remember when everyone wanted to be us, Americans.
After World War II we were the economic and education leaders of the world — primarily because every other country that competed with us prior to the war was bombed to smithereens. And the rest of the world was "developing" or referred to as "third world."
Well, that was then, and this is now.
Even during a recession, America is still an economic power, and even with our public schools in shambles nationwide, students with an American education are still highly sought-after recruits worldwide.
But we had better be looking over our shoulders.
A recent New York Times article described the third-annual Global Employability Survey.
The survey was designed by a French firm and carried out by a German firm interviewed 5,000 recruiters and senior executives at companies in 30 countries.
The survey asked them which universities produced the most employable graduates.
Based on the responses, the survey ranked the top 150 universities.
The results as they relate to American universities depend on whether you see the glass as half-full or half-empty.
We will focus on the top 50 universities in the survey.
The half-empty glass shows the survey reflected there are only 16 American universities in the top 50 whose graduates are rated most employable.
The half-full glass reflects that seven of the American universities are in the top 10, with Harvard in second place, followed by Stanford in fourth, followed by MIT, Princeton, Columbia, Yale and Cal Tech in ninth.
The British universities of Oxford and Cambridge are rated first and third with the University of Tokyo in 10th place.
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The Midwest didn't get shut out, getting the University of Chicago in 24th place.
But California edged out New York for bragging rights with UCLA and Cal Berkeley joining Stanford and Cal Tech.
New York claimed NYU and Cornell, along with Columbia.
UCLA might be the only truly public university on the list. Yes, Cal Tech and Berkeley are publicly funded so technically are public universities, but their admission standards more closely resemble private, Ivy League schools.
Don't fret.
According the Times article, the United States still dominates, placing 45 universities in the top 150 on the graduate employability list.
But in the first survey three years ago, the U.S. had 56 universities. Universities in India, China, Singapore and Hong Kong made the list this year.
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Martinez not at his best, allowing four runs over just four innings
MILWAUKEE -- After moving into a first-place tie a day earlier, the Cardinals turned to Carlos Martinez on Sunday in hope of taking sole possession of the National League Central division lead for the first time this season.
Martinez struggled on the mound from the start as the Cardinals dropped an 11-2 decision to the Brewers and head into the All-Star break one game behind Milwaukee. The Cardinals trailed the Brewers by 6 1/2 games on July 1, but pulled even with a 10-2 win on Saturday. The Brewers entered Sunday's game having lost seven in a row and 11 of their last 12.
Martinez had control issues in his four-inning stint. He allowed four runs and seven hits, walked three, hit a batter and was called for a balk. He also had to dodge several up-the-middle hits by Brewers batters.
"He was having a tough time finding anything. It was one of those days that you are going to see from a young pitcher every once in a while," manager Mike Matheny said. "He's trying to harness his emotions a little bit. It was a rough day for him. It's one of those learning points."
It marked the seventh career start for the 22-year-old Martinez. Although he faced the Brewers for the first time as a starter, he has had success against Milwaukee, having pitched 9 2/3 scoreless innings of relief over seven appearances.
"I tried to control my emotions today, but it was hard because of all of those hits," he said through an interpreter.
After hitting a ground ball in the third inning, Martinez launched his bat high into the air, nearly striking the home-plate umpire.
"I tried to throw the bat to the ground. I don't know if it was emotion," Martinez said. "I went to the umpire and said I was sorry. It was just frustration."
Martinez needs to keep his emotions more in check on the field, Matheny said.
"We don't want to take all the emotions out of our players. Whatever the reason, it was wrong and he went out and apologized to the umpire. There's not a good excuse. He knows he needs to go out and play under control."
The Brewers jumped on Martinez for two runs in the first inning. After he allowed back-to-back singles to Carlos Gomez and Scooter Gennett to start the game, Ryan Braun blooped a hit over the head of first baseman Matt Adams. Gomez scored easily and Gennett crossed the plate after Braun was thrown out attempting to advance to second base. Martinez gave up four hits in the first.
Martinez walked three batters in the third, but also recorded three strikeouts. He whiffed Khris Davis with the bases loaded to end the inning.
The Cardinals cut the Brewers margin to 2-1 in the fourth when leadoff hitter Kolten Wong struck out, but reached first on a passed ball. Wong stole second and later scored on Adams' groundout.
The Brewers extended their lead in the fourth on Gennett's two-out, two-run double. Seth Maness replaced Martinez to start the fifth and gave up a home run to Davis, the first batter he faced.
The Brewers blew open the game in the sixth with run-scoring singles by Gomez, Braun and Aramis Ramirez. With the win, the Brewers are in first place at the All-Star break for only the fourth time in franchise history. Milwaukee added another run in the seventh on Gomez's double and two more in the eighth on a groundout and an RBI single by Lyle Overbay.
The Cardinals tacked on a run in the ninth off Brewers closer Francisco Rodriguez on an RBI groundout by George Kottaras.
The Cardinals managed just two runs after scoring 17 in the first two games of the series.
"We played two great games. Those are games that do take some life out of you, too," Matheny said. "It takes a lot of energy. It's perfect time for the break. There are going to be days like this. You've got to let them go and I anticipate that we will see a well-rested and ready group when we get back."
Brewers starter Wily Peralta turned in a stellar outing, holding the Cardinals to one unearned run and three hits over seven innings.
"He kept the ball down," said Wong, who had a first-inning single off Peralta. "They had a good game plan today."
The Brewers head into the break on a high note.
"It makes the break a lot finer," Brewers' manager Ron Roenicke said. "You wouldn't think that one game does, but it does. You're on a losing streak, if you lose today, you're not sure when the streak is going to end. So you go into the break not feeling good and you come out of the break not feeling good."
Elian Herrera had a career-high five hits for the Brewers.
Matheny expects the Cardinals and Brewers to battle for the top spot for the remainder of the season.
"They are going to continue to compete and so are we," he said.
Rich Rovito 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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Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis will not play Sunday against the New York Giants, according to media reports. Positive reports from earlier in the week apparently weren't enough to get the team's cornerstone defensive player on the field.
Lewis was not on the team's active roster by Saturday's 4 p.m. ET deadline, the Baltimore Sun reported. That means he is ineligible to play in Sunday's 4:25 p.m. ET game.
The Ravens also will be without linebacker Jameel McClain, who went on injured reserve with a bruised spine. Outside linebacker Adrian Hamilton was activated from the practice squad to fill McClain's roster spot.
Dannell Ellerbe, who missed Week 15's game with a sprained ankle, is questionable for the Giants game. That means the Ravens will be short on depth and quality this week.
Wide receiver Torrey Smith and guard Marshal Yanda were listed as questionable. Smith is recovering from a concussion. Yanda has a sprained ankle.
Lewis also will miss the Ravens' season finale against the Cincinnati Bengals, but he could be ready for the playoffs, the Sun reported.
This will be the ninth consecutive game Lewis has missed. At 37, he is recovering from a torn triceps muscle. He was injured in Week 6's game against the Dallas Cowboys.
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EUGENE, Ore. -- Freshman Mitchell Tolman has been named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Hitter of the Week the organization announced today.
Tolman batted .474 (9-for-19) with a double, three walks and 14 RBI as Oregon won four of five games on the road last week, including a sweep of Washington State in Pullman. The Lake Forest, Calif. native hit safely and notched an RBI in each of the Ducks' five games last week and registered multiple hits in three contests. He went 3-for-4 (.750) and drove in seven runs in a 12-7 victory over Seattle on Tuesday-- his seven RBI were the most by a Duck since Jack Marder collected eight on March 9, 2010. He added a hit and a pair of RBI in a loss at Seattle on Wednesday. In a three-game series with Washington State over the weekend, Tolman went 5-for-12 (.417) with five RBI and three walks. He scored the winning run from first in Sunday's 11-inning victory over the Cougars after starting the rally with a two-out hit. Tolman, who entered the week with 12 RBI, is tied for third on the team with 26 RBI.
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By James Garrett
Jan 8, 2008
|Thanks for this entry, Brian. I think I got about the 4th ascent of this climb back in the 80's and loved it at the time. Descent down the route was problematic, however, as I remember it. IMO, this would also be a great candidate for "some" bolted belay stations. Has someone climbed it this year? Any thoughts?
By bsmoot
Jan 10, 2008
We rapped off of small trees, screws and ice bollards... very old school! You're welcome to add rap stations.
By cdec
From: SLC, UT
Feb 15, 2008
Thanks for the entry is right. We got on this on 2/11/08 and it's super fun. Thinner than the picture that Brian posted but great climbing. I'd love to see it in that condition.
As far as anchors go I feel that with most routes sporting big shiny bolted stations that this one could be left as is. IMO it made for a much more interesting day of climbing not just gunning from anchor to anchor. The vague description of pitches, screw anchors and a little simul-climbing all combine for a full value outing. We rapped from slung trees and older anchors with 2 60's no problem.
We re-rigged the anchor at the top of P1. There was a nut, a pin and a screw equalized. The screw had all but melted out and there wasn't enough ice near by to replace it so we equalized the nut and pin with new webbing.
By James Garrett
Feb 17, 2009
I climbed FA for the 2nd time this past weekend. The existing anchors were more dismal than I remembered from the mid 80s and I suspect some of the previous "tree" anchors were even swept away by avalanches. Some fixed pitons were dangerously loose and rusted through. They tapped out easily. The one pre-existing original 1/4" bolt above Pitch #4 or #5 was left in place and backed up by a 3/8" modern bolt. The piton at that stance was just swinging free unattached to the rock.
Frozen Assets is a very pleasant and long Wasatch alpine/ice classic, and now equipped belay/rappel stations help make the descent a safe and without anxiety affair.
Perhaps the biggest disadvantage of this will be for those accustomed to hiking up in the Spring/Summer and bootying all the webbing/ice screws/ice pitons left behind by those rapping from the previous winter's ascents.
It is my hope that most will welcome this change to this fine Smoot classic. All stations were placed on the east (left) side of the climb and the descent will still require 2 x 60m ropes. Two 70m ropes are recommended.
By notmyname
From: Sandy, UT
Feb 17, 2009
Thanks again for a fun day out James.
I enjoyed this more than Stairway. Although Stairway is a touch more difficult, it loses much from the crowds and highway. I don't get why more people aren't on this thing. There was a nice path (albiet covered in snow) and very little elevation gain on the approach. When it's in banner, there would be a TON of potential for other long lines and mixed routes galore.
I give the climb a Pabst Blue Ribbon, and a Seagrams Five Star.
By cdec
From: SLC, UT
Feb 21, 2009
People aren't on this thing for the same reasons it is good. It's long, the route/pitch description is vague and some of the anchors were traditional. You probably needed to have a slightly bigger skillset than simply swing and clip. We're paving the road though and I know that I'm helping. By posting, TRs and drilling anchors now it's a "safe and without anxiety affair".
Let me say this it's early and I haven't done anything fun so I'm a bit fired up but it seems like James came at this with drill charged.
After Brian posted this last year and with 20 years of cobwebs you're first thought was anchors.
Although Brian gave the OK to drill the only comment regarding new anchors was from me and it was no.
To support the action you say you've made it "safe and without anxiety" describing anchors in heinous condition and tried to make it sound like a trash pile forms at the bottom of a route that seldom gets climbed. Others have climbed the route, after us last year and this season, and there was no crying out for new stations for safety reasons. I don't feel like I used any anchor that was unsafe.
With all due respect to someone who has contributed much to this area I just don't think this needed to be done.
By notmyname
From: Sandy, UT
Feb 21, 2009
|I've climbed many routes and FAs with no bolts and have had plenty of sketchy raps. I've had my entire anchor fall out when the rock on the right side of my anchor just fall off. I've rapped off my nut tool keeper cord slung around a pebble wedged in a crack. I'll complain about someone adding protection bolts unless it's to replace old ones, but will never ever complain about the addition of anchor bolts.
By James Garrett
Feb 22, 2009
No problem here and I thank you for your comments. It is not obligatory for you or anyone else to use the bomber stations....it is as obvious for me to have installed them as it is how much I dread attending another funeral(oh, and of climbers who incidentally had quite impressive skill sets). Lots of ways to get the chop, but for me, so unnecessary to do so by rappelling. I admit it is a fear of mine.
Justification is unneeded and unnecessary; however, if your name was indeed listed after the 1983 ascent, it might be another issue...which probably would have dissuaded me (and a few other people) from ever climbing Frozen Assets again. 25 years ago I could relate to you completely, nowadays I don't. No need on my part to question rappel/descent anchors.
By bsmoot
Feb 22, 2009
Just got off the climb today, Had a great time! ...lots of ice. I've posted a photo showing the upper route.
Understand where cdec is coming from, as I share many of his ideas...I'm glad you posted up, but if someone is asking to make a route safer, I can't really say no. Other members of the FA party were in favor of the new anchors. Since this route attracts climbers of more moderate ability, It seemed that ultimately, adding fixed anchors was the best decision.
Except for possibly the last set of bolts, which were placed in the vicinity of a pine tree, all of the anchor placements were well done. An old pin & bolt were left for historical purposes, which was appreciated. Thanks for the hard work, James. For those who want more of a full value experience, you can explore the upper part of the climb, conditions permitting. I don't know of anyone has climbed the last 4 pitches...and they were sporty!
By cdec
From: SLC, UT
Feb 22, 2009
Brian thanks for the photo and the comments. James and Michael thanks for the work. I'm sticking to what I said but do agree that the anchors are indeed safer and will help to open this route to a wider group. I'm no hardman and next go around I will indeed use them.
Enough about this, let's open up some of those other lines!!!
By cdec
From: SLC, UT
Feb 24, 2010
|As of 2/24/10 the belay at the top of pitch 1 is only 1 smashed up bolt and hanger. Rockfall removed one bolt and wrecked the remaining one. The one that remains can be used but is sketchy. No way to back it up except a knifeblade or new bolt.
By Jim Knight
Aug 2, 2010
Hi all,
Nobody asked me what I think about the need for anchors. And I was the first to climb the first two pitches on route weeks before I introduced the bothers Smoot to the area. Plus, I made a recon trip prior to that. I have never had a problem with a descent on this climb. All this talk about safety is a pantload. It's about convenience isn't it? C'mon, let's show some skills and spine, and keep it as it is.
I'll make it a point to climb it this winter just to see how problematic and unsafe it is. Perhaps then I'll decide if the new bolts stay or go. (With reimbursement of course.) It's a great climb, (like Stairway used to be- before it got bolted to submission) and could remain that way IF we let it. I'm willing to keep it untamed. Are you?


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Want to be a 'barter king'? Here's how
PORTLAND, Ore. - How can you get what you want without paying a dime? Bartering.
It's making a comeback, in part, due to the hit TV show, Barter Kings. KATU Problem Solver Shellie Bailey-Shah set out to prove that if you're a good enough barterer, you can actually make money.
"I won't say obsession, more of a hobby," said Larry Robinette, a mechanic who lives in Vancouver.
After spending the day under the hood, Robinette spends more than an hour every night on Craigslist, searching for his next big trade. He's already bartered from a $700 truck to a $5000 SUV in just four transactions.
"The economy is tough, and it's easier to barter what you have and get what you want," Robinette explained.
Like Robinette, an increasing number of people are using the website Craigslist - not to sell, but to barter - unwanted items.
KATU Reporter Shellie Bailey-Shah gave it a shot to see what she could trade up to.
She started by posting a barter ad for a used window air conditioner, owned by KATU Photographer Kevin Eyres. The goal: to barter up to a small boat.
The air conditioner is valued at about $100.
A week later, she headed to Hillsboro.
"It's supposed to be 100 degrees today, the perfect day to barter our air conditioner," she said. "We got a hit from a woman who has a wheelchair to trade. We're going to check it out."
"It was my mom's. She had a stroke. She had this for a little while. She doesn't use it anymore," explained Tyanna Manskie, who has had the wheelchair in her closet for over a year.
Meanwhile, Manskie and her family have been sweating it out in their apartment. Trading the air conditioner for the wheelchair is a win-win for both parties.
So Bailey-Shah traded the $100 air conditioner for a wheelchair that's worth $750. She then took a photo and posted the wheelchair on the barter section of Craigslist.
But after three weeks, she didn't get a single hit, despite the chair's perfect condition. So she decided to barter outside the box by calling Northwest Health and Safety, a Vancouver business that deals in used medical equipment.
Owner Jason Royse can resell the chair. He has a battery analyzer - used by auto mechanics - to trade.
"It's awesome," said Royse. "It does a lot of stuff but way more than I need."
Bailey-Shah and Royse made the trade. The battery analyzer was worth $900. So far, our reporter has increased the initial investment by $800.
Remember, Photographer Kevin Eyres wants a boat. Our reporter gets contacted by a man on Craigslist who wants to trade a small aluminum boat for the battery analyzer. Perfect, right? Wrong. At the last minute, the man's wife decides that she can't part with it.
The busted deal brings Bailey-Shah to Robinette, the mechanic from Craigslist.
"I don't have one currently," he said, regarding the battery analyzer. "It's just something that needs to be in my toolbox ."
Bailey-Shah bartered the analyzer for some needed parts and labor on Eyres' Range Rover. The value is about the same at $900.
The best part? The air conditioner that our reporter started with was given to Kevin. So he really did get something for nothing.
After a month of trading on Craigslist, Bailey-Shah has these tips for beginning barterers:
- Present your item in the best light possible. Sometimes that means investing a little sweat equity. In the case of the air conditioner, I spent a good half hour cleaning it up.
- Always include good, clear, well-lighted photos of your items. And don't take the photos with a cluttered mess in the background. It sends the wrong message to potential traders.
- Don't use photos of your item off the internet. Potential traders want to see the real thing.
- Be honest about the condition of your item.
- Include the retail value of your item so that potential traders have a good idea of its worth. However, if you're on the other side of the trade, do your own research on the real value of any listed item. Be educated before you make your initial communication.
- If you have more than one item to barter, list them separately on Craigslist. Potential traders don't want to read through a long list. This will be work for you, but you'll likely have more successful barters.
- Be responsive to potential traders. It's in your interest to act quickly before a trader changes his/her mind.
- If your goal is to trade up to another item, pick your trades carefully. Will your new barter item be attractive to other traders? Who's the target audience? Are there too many of the same item already on Craigslist?
- Renew your post on Craigslist every 3 days. You want your ad to be at the top of the list.
- If your item is not getting any hits, go searching for the trade. For example, I wasn't getting any interest in the battery analyzer that I posted. So I spent time searching the words - mechanic, auto parts, car parts - on the barter and sales sections of Craigslist to identify potential interested parties. I then emailed the posters with a photo of my battery analyzer to see if they were interested in a trade. Also I searched the words - boat and foosball table - the two items that photographer Kevin Eyres wanted most - to see if any parties selling those items had an interest in my analyzer.
- Worst case scenario, if you don't get any traction on Craigslist, think outside the box. Consider secondhand or consignment dealers who may have an interest in your item.


text: Alpha praised for efforts on safety By Ken Ward Jr. June 18, 2012 Story Share Read more : http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/ CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Alpha Natural Resources has made "great strides in addressing the systematic problems it inherited" when it purchased Massey Energy after the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster, U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin said Monday.In a press release, Goodwin praised Alpha's spending on new safety equipment, creation of a safety research trust fund, the start of construction of a new training facility, and "remedial safety maintenance" at former Massey operations.Alpha has reduced the overall accident rate at former Massey mines by nearly a third and cut the injury rate by nearly one-forth, according to statistics cited by Goodwin's office.But so far, Goodwin declined to release the actual report that Alpha filed on its progress, complying with a December deal in which prosecutors agreed not to bring corporate criminal charges against Alpha and its former Massey subsidiary, Performance Coal, over the April 2010 explosion.Alpha has claimed the report contains "confidential and proprietary commercial and financial information" exempt from release under the federal Freedom of Information Act.Justice Department officials have not yet responded to a Gazette FOIA request for the entire report.On Monday, Goodwin made public only a five-page cover letter in which Alpha lawyer Victor Hou touted the company's safety efforts. Ted Pile, an Alpha spokesman, did not respond to a request for comment Monday. Alpha executives and coalfield political leaders have said the company's much-promoted "Running Right" safety program would reform practices at the former Massey operations. But a series of problems -- including two deaths in West Virginia this year and a conveyor belt incident that prompted a federal inspection sweep -- have raised new questions about Alpha's success."A lot has been accomplished," Goodwin said in an interview. "But there are still pockets of the former Massey operations that need significant improvement."Information about the Alpha progress report comes more than two years after a massive methane and coal dust explosion rocked the Upper Big Branch Mine in Raleigh County, killing 29 workers in the worst U.S. coal-mining disaster in nearly 40 years.Federal, state and independent investigations have blamed widespread safety violations, including a systematic failure by Massey management to comply with rules aimed at controlling the buildup of explosive coal dust underground. Goodwin's office is continuing a criminal investigation of individuals thought to be responsible for the disaster, but agreed in December 2011 not to bring charges against Alpha, which acquired Upper Big Branch, and any liabilities associated with it in a June 2011 buyout of Massey. As part of the more than $200 million settlement, Alpha agreed to install significant new safety technology, create a trust to fund health and safety research, and take other steps to improve safety practices, especially at the former Massey operations.Under the settlement, Alpha is required for the next two years to submit progress reports to Goodwin's office every six months on its compliance with the deal. The first such report was due on June 6, and on Monday Goodwin's office for the first time spoke publicly about it.Among other things, the progress report must contain a "current list of financial expenditures" made in connection with the settlement. Alpha has asked Goodwin's office not to release that expenditures list. The settlement requires Alpha officials to conduct special "safety compliance visits" at each of its underground mines. Compliance teams are required to provide individual mine management with a report of those visits, and mine management must respond by outlining steps taken to fix any problems. All of those documents must be provided to Goodwin's office, but none of them have been made public.In Monday's news release, Goodwin especially touted the start of construction of Alpha's new $18 million training facility near Julian. Project plans and an artist's rendering of the facility were posted on a Justice Department website and distributed to the media.The release also said Alpha has:* Performed "remedial safety maintenance" at all former Massey mines and "has added maintenance and safety personnel" at those operations;* Purchased 20 state-of-the-art digital "explosibility meters" to improve Alpha's ability to check underground mines for dangerous buildups of explosive coal dust;* Prepared to make sometime in June its first purchase of new emergency breathing devices intended to help miners get out of a mine if there's a fire or explosion; * Hired a mine technology company to develop wireless sensors that can check for potentially explosive methane gas anywhere in a mine;* Re-engineered ventilation and roof control systems at certain former Massey mines."There is still work to be done, as Alpha has acknowledged," Goodwin said in his press release. 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An Interview with Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald
Oct 01, 2007
Kevin T. Fitzgerald, PhD, DVM, DABVP (canine and feline practice), practices at VCA Alameda East Veterinary Hospital in Denver. Besides being featured on Animal Planet's Emergency Vets and E-Vet Interns, Dr. Fitzgerald is an adjunct professor at the University of Denver, has written numerous articles and textbook chapters on topics ranging from emergency medicine to reptile medicine, and performs as a stand-up comedian.
What is the most exciting change you've seen in veterinary medicine?
Dr. Robert A. Taylor influenced me the most because of his work ethic and his vision for the profession—and because he expects so much of you.
What was the best professional advice you ever received?
Never underestimate the power of a good physical exam.
Who was your most memorable patient?
All of our patients are memorable, but the working animals have always been special to me: Jack, the guide dog, who was so kind, gentle, and patient with his blind owner; little Erik who visits the sick every week; or Freckles, the bunny, who sits with the dying at my mother's hospice.
What would you advise new graduates?
Spend their first year with the heaviest caseload so they can broaden their skills. Get a hobby that has nothing to do with veterinary medicine. And, my personal motto, "Don't fight the mountain, slide on the snow."
What would you have liked to do if you hadn't become a veterinarian?
If I hadn't become a veterinarian, I would still be bouncing for bands and thumping heads. Thank God I don't have to!
Are you a cat person or a dog person?
Anything with a heartbeat.
What book would you recommend?
What favorite musicians or songs would be in your jukebox?
Music should inspire us and lift us. It should make you want to get up and shake it. My personal jukebox would have plenty of the Rolling Stones, The Flying Burrito Brothers, James Brown, The Meters—if you fake the funk, your nose is going to grow! Also, Irish music—my name is Fitzgerald—like The Saw Doctors or the Young Dubliners.
What part of your work do you enjoy most?
I enjoy the science and variety of general practice—one day a new puppy exam and the next day placing tracking radio transmitters in rattlesnakes.


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Looking for a very slick version control system for Linux. I tried [LEFT]TortoiseSVN and the progress there is quite amazing, but its still not as slick from a GUI end as it could be.
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Does anyone have any recommendation, paid or free?
git. also mercurial is good, but I use git anyway.
And absolutely NOT svn.
You can use CVS.
Yikes, retro much? :eek2:
As far as versioning tools go, just use git or hg on the command line. Takes some getting used to, but after a while that really pays off. Simply because it's so much more flexible than any GUI out there.
If you want some visual representation of what's happening there are always tools like gitk.
I used to work with TortoiseSVN on windows and did not really like it (partly because SVN as a protocol just sucks, partly because of some idiosyncrosies in the GUI). Now I'm working with git on the command line and absolutely love it!
Just make sure to create some aliases to make it easier. Like "st" for "status" etc.
And indeed, git is simpler than you think
there are many good version control systems out there. git, svn, and team foundation server are all very nice. personally i like git for its versatility. and i use it for all my personal and open-source projects. at work, we use dynamsoft sourceanywhere. although we mainly use it with visual studio, the vendor claims that the software has Java GUI clients, too
perforce and git.
I use Subversion and (occasionally) Mercurial at work, and Git for anything personal.
TortoiseSVN is still by far the most usable GUI solution, with TortoiseHg coming a fairly distant second. Git support is so bad on Windows that whatever command line solution you come up with will be infinitely better.
It's a shame really, because Mercurial is a million miles in front of Git on Windows. A great GUI for either of them would be a game changer in the same way that Github was a game changer for DVCS.
Agreed. In fact, that's the reason I haven't adopted Git yet. I prefer using GUIs over the command line, and the Git GUIs are incredibly frustrating to use.
Most of the newer and more active stuff is in HG these days. We've got alot of stuff still kicking around in SVN, and we use it for some deployment stuff that you just couldn't do with a DCVS. We are using Git here and there, principally in places where we've got external Git to deal with (eg -- wordpress core) or for environments that have heavy git integration (read: xcode / iOS).
I'm pretty happy with current versions of TortiseHG -- definitely miles ahead of anything on windows for Git. In many ways I find it superior to tortsieSVN. What are your issues with it?
PS: I haven't tried it, but I heard Github for Windows is pretty awesome if you need a Github / Git install for Windows.
Out of interest, what couldn't you do? I assume that as a part of your workflow you are using one "origin" repository?
TortoiseSVN is polished to the point where I now rarely touch the command line unless I'm using Linux at home. TortoiseHg is good, but it still doesn't feel as usable as TortoiseSVN, especially when branching and committing.
I've always liked GitHub as a company, and their app looks fantastic. As a C# programmer I was very interested in reading how they built the tool, but I am still yet to use it as I'm not a big fan of having my code out in the open (which is why I use BitBucket for personal stuff).
Also, and I know this sounds a bit crazy, but when a developer tool looks THAT nice I get concerned about whether it'll actually work.
SVN essentially lets you version filesystem trees. And it will let you version disparate filesystem trees in the same repository. We've got alot of deployment bits we have handled through SVN with different parts of trees on different servers, etc. I'm starting to get to a point with DCVS systems where I can see some correct ways to model this, but there are still some stunts that you can only do with SVN.
Another angle is security -- some of these devices are pretty close to the edge. With DCVSes your entire repo history is there for the taking. And, if you are on a cloud provider where you are paying for space and backup, them DCVS repos get pretty hefty.
Final angle is some file size issues. We've got a few old projects with some large binaries in SVN. Since SVN is onsite, this is managable. We have tried to import these things into HG a few times and it has always crashed and burned due to some of the large files timing out the network. I probably could get it to work over ssh, but that is not something we want to take on.
Funny, I think the branching / merging / committing parts of TortiseHG shine compared to TortiseSVN. Parts that I think need help are some code merging dialogs and the shelving stuff. The other trick is updating -- it isn't as in your face about it so I do it less often than I would TortiseSVN. But they are making major gains in every version.
I think it was a land grab towards those impressed by pretty. And also aimed at how bad a story that git is on windows. Too bad those guys are so totally sold on git, really no reason they could not offer HG as well -- logical model is similar enough that all the tools should be able to work with it.
A good post that has recently made the rounds about Git that could be relevant to this discussion. I've certainly had times when playing with Git where I've completely ruined a project and had to start my repo from fresh because I didn't understand Git.
What desktop environment are you running on Linux? If KDE, kdesvn is really good and simple to use. You can also get SVN support packaged in IDEs such as sublime_text2 and phpstorm
you can use CVS. There are many good version control systems out there. but this server is good.
I use git for everything. Command line for 95% of it, and Tower for a GUI occasionally.
As the OP has not returned to this thread since April, there seems little point in resurrecting it now.
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- BSO Case Number: 12-1307-001520
- PIO Number: 13-7-16
- Date: July 15, 2013
- Time: 9:45 a.m.
- Place of Occurrence: 881 E. Commercial Blvd., Oakland Park
- Jurisdiction: Oakland Park
- T-Mobile, 881 E. Commercial Blvd., Oakland Park
- 1. Georges Richardson, male, 21, 1536 N.W. 14 Circle, Pompano Beach
- 2. Juvenile, male, 17, Pompano Beach
- 3. Juvenile, male, 17, Pompano Beach
- 4. Juvenile, male, 16, Pompano Beach
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Broward Sheriff's Office detectives arrested four suspects in T-Mobile cell phone robbery.
At approximately 9:45 a.m., July 15, 2013, two armed suspects entered the T-Mobile store in Oakland Park. The robbers wore ski masks, hoodies and gloves. Store employees were forced into the storeroom at gun-point and made to lie on the floor while the two suspects grabbed 36 new cell phones valued at approximately $21,000. During the robbery, two accomplices acted as lookouts from a nearby Dunkin Donuts. The two gun-men fled the scene in a BMW and the look-outs used a Chevy Impala. Detectives later recovered the BMW at 3321 N.E. 1 Ave., Pompano Beach, with the masks and hoodies worn during the crime still inside the vehicle. The investigation led detectives to 248 N.E. 40 Ct., Pompano Beach, where the suspects were arrested and a gun and the stolen cell phones were recovered.
Georges Richardson was arrested with three juveniles all charged with armed robbery with a firearm. Richardson also faces two counts of violation of probation.
***MEDIA NOTE: A clear video of the incident is available for download from our website www.sheriff.org.
- INVESTIGATORS: Robbery Det. Mark Copley, CID
- THIS REPORT BY: Gina Carter/PIO 7/16/13 1530
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A great lotionI'm forever in search of the perfect hand cream. I purchased this product about two years ago when my usual brand was out of stock. I've been a repeat customer ever since. This isn't a super fabulous lotion to use during the winter months, especially if your hands start to become "winter skin", but this is great the rest of the year and I like that it's nourishing my cuticles since I don't always ...read morehave Argan Oil on hand when I'm applying lotion. This is an inexpensive, extremely decent solution to hands that cannot seem to get enough moisture. I would love one that was a bit thicker for night-time though, as I'd like a little more in the deep moisturization category. — 5 years, 1 month agoMissPoison | 249 reviews
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HAMILTON CITY — The Glenn County Sheriff's Office arrested a man Thursday after he allegedly started a fire in front of an apartment complex, according to authorities.
While deputy Kristy Burns was on duty at about 9:20 p.m., she allegedly saw a man who was attempting to hide behind parked vehicles in front of the Ashland Apartments at 206 Main St., according to the Sheriff's Office. A woman reportedly waved down Burns and reported the same man had allegedly started a fire in front of the complex.
Burns detained the man, who was later identified as 28-year-old Luis Rojas, and based on further investigation, he was arrested on suspicion of unlawfully causing a fire and false identification to a peace officer, according to a press release from the Glenn County Sheriff's Office.
Rojas was booked into Glenn County Jail in Willows.
The Sheriff's Office also notified Butte County that Rojas had violated probation, the press release stated.


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Well, yes I do. I'm trying to learn, to understand, and to somehow find a way to stop hurting so much.
My name is Chandler, I'm seventeen and living in Texas. I only began looking into Buddhism about a month ago - I'm not sure what made me do it, some sort of whim, a stray thought. But what I found was astounding. I was raised in a very Christian home, my brother being a Baptist minister and everything, and for years I thought that I was a good Christian boy. Then I discovered I was gay, told my family, was rejected, and gave up on a teaching that I found to be 1)Illogical, because I could see no proof of a god, and 2)Evil, for what it had done and is continuing to do in the world. I embraced atheism with all my heart, began to uphold logic and reason as virtues, and thought that was the end of it. I'd spend the rest of my days as a secular humanist.
But then things changed. About two years ago I sank into a terrible depression. I've always had a problem with self-image, but this twisted it into something else entirely. I began to truly hate myself - who I was, the person I saw looking into the mirror everyday. The depression led me into a lot of other things - drugs mostly, but anything that I could find to numb the pain, to shut these thoughts up. I felt entirely lost in my suffering, and I wanted desperately to find a way out.
And then I found Buddhism, and for the first time in so long, I could see a light at the end of a tunnel. It was a structure that I felt I needed. It was a morality that rang true to me. It upheld enlightenment and discovering truth for yourself. I started meditating and found, for the first time in so long, that I could make the thoughts stop, at least for a time.
I read up on several different practices, but I'm still very confused as to what everything means. Parts of the teachings - such as reincarnation - I find hard to accept, and I have seen references to brahmins and such that I reject outright as a mixing of Hindu practices. I cannot believe in a higher power, but perhaps I can believe in myself.
What I want from this site is understanding. I need someone to guide me along this path - I need a teacher, and that is almost impossible to find in this small, podunk little town I live in. Because this... this... I don't know what to call it, religion? Philosophy? Whatever it is, it's given me hope. And I want to pursue it.
But who knows? This may just be a whim of mine. I fall into fads every now and again, so why wouldn't this be any different? I know, though, that I don't want it to be a fad. I want to change my life.
I don't know if any of this makes sense or if I'm just rambling, but I could use some guidance. Buddhism is... a bit daunting, trying to delve head-first into it. If I could, I would travel to a center or temple and just ask questions, but that's out of my reach. I want to find a teaching that I can follow, but I have no idea if that is Theravada or Mahayana - though from what I've read, I'm leaning towards Theravada. I need understanding first - and yes, I should learn some patience.


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Woman's body found east of Tillamook
PORTLAND, Ore. State police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found along Highway 6 east of Tillamook, and are asking for the public's help identifying her.
Lt. Gregg Hastings says a state trooper found the body late Friday after a witness reported suspicious circumstances on the highway two miles east of Jordan Creek Road.
About 25 minutes before the discovery, the witness saw a full-size pickup stopped on the shoulder of the westbound lane, and a man and a woman were seen outside the vehicle. The witness said an eastbound commercial truck passed through the area at about the same time.
Police said the woman was white and between the ages of 18 and 25. She was about 5'8'' tall and weighed 135 to 145 pounds. She had long, bleach blond hair and a layer of dark hair underneath.
The woman was wearing a pink, buttoned down blouse underneath a camouflage long sleeve jacket, police said. She also wore "hot pink" shorts and cowboy boots with 2-inch heels. Police released a photo of the boots (right).
The woman's cause of death has not been released.
Anyone with information that could help the investigation is asked to call 800-452-7888.


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ORLANDO, Fla. - The Peabody Orlando's Duckmaster Donald Tompkins lead the "March of the Peabody Ducks" for the final time as the hotel transitions to Hyatt Regency Orlando.
The March of the Peabody ducks, which lasts less than a minute, has been a tradition since 1986.
Guests were invited to visit The Peabody Memphis where the tradition, celebrating its 80th anniversary, will continue after the Orlando hotel's sale closes on Oct. 1.
Hyatt recently purchased the Peabody, changing hands and changing a cherished tradition.
The walk happen at 5 p.m. at Mallard Tower/Atrium Fountain located at 9801 International Drive.
Watch Local 6 for more on this story.
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I don't know the pali words for "delight" and "joy" in this paragraph, but I feel they probably don't mean the strong emotions of happiness (sensual feelings). I thought any emotions should be avoided during meditation.
Individual wrote:Control over one's own moods, without having compassion, is bewildering.
santa100 wrote:The Anapanasati Sutta indicates that with just a consistent practice of the in and out breathing, it could bring about rapture and happiness (piti and sukha).
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Efficacy and Safety Study of STX209 (Arbaclofen) for Social Withdrawal in Adolescents and Adults With Fragile X Syndrome (Harbor-A)
This study has been completed.
Seaside Therapeutics, Inc.
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To explore the efficacy, safety and tolerability of STX209 (arbaclofen) administered for the treatment of social withdrawal in adolescents and adults with fragile X syndrome (FXS)
|Fragile X Syndrome
|Drug: arbaclofen Drug: placebo
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of STX209 (Arbaclofen) Administered for the Treatment of Social Function in Adolescents and Adults With Fragile X Syndrome
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Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center resources: Fragile X Syndrome X-linked Mental Retardation and Macro-orchidismU.S. FDA Resources
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Aberrant Behavior Checklist - FXS Social Avoidance Subscale [ Time Frame: At 8 weeks of treatment ]
|Study Start Date:
|May 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Active Comparator: Arbaclofen
Drug: arbaclofen
orally disintegrating tablet
Other Name: STX209
|Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Drug: placebo
orally disintegrating tablet
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|12 Years to 50 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Molecular documentation of the full FMR1 mutation
- Current pharmacological treatment regimen has been stable for at least 4 weeks prior to Screening.
- Subjects with a history of seizure disorder must currently be receiving treatment with antiepileptics and must have been seizure free for 6 months, or must be seizure free for 3 years if not currently receiving antiepileptics.
- If the subject is already receiving stable non-pharmacologic educational, behavioral, and/or dietary interventions, participation in these programs must have been continuous during the 2 months prior to Screening
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects with any condition, including alcohol and drug abuse, which might interfere with the conduct of the study, confound interpretation of the study results, or endanger their own well-being.
- Subjects who plan to initiate or change pharmacologic or non-pharmacologic interventions during the course of the study.
- Subjects who have taken another investigational drug within the last 30 days.
- Subjects who are not able to take oral medications.
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fragile X syndrome
autism spectrum disorder
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Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Sex Chromosome Disorders
Chromosome Disorders
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Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Genetic Diseases, X-Linked
Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Just before he passed away, Van Philip Pence left his grandson with a simple motto to live by.
"Work hard and don't complain," Hunter Pence said. "That was the advice he gave me."
That pushes Pence as he goes through grueling late-night workouts after games, or lengthy sessions in the cage, or when he shows up early every day to prepare to take the field. And make no mistake about it, the Giants' right fielder spends the vast majority of his time preparing to take the field and stay on it.
Through 101 games, Pence has missed just 12 innings. He is the only Giant to start every game this season and his streak of 110 consecutive starts is the longest in the National League.
Pence is hitting .278 and is on pace for 22 homers and 22 stolen bases, but it's another number that would mean more to the 30-year-old. In his seventh big league season, Pence is on track to play 162 games for the first time.
"It would be really cool to be able to do that," Pence said. "I know what you have to do just to be able to get close."
Pence has started at least 152 games in each of the past five seasons and set a career-high last year with 158 starts for the Philadelphia Phillies and Giants. As he approaches free agency for the first time, Pence has made several adjustments in a bid to stay on the field and stay productive. He followed the strict Paleo Diet last season and throughout the offseason, when his brother would read nutrition books to try and find new secrets. Pence still "crushes kale," but has backed off the Paleo Diet a bit because Giants trainers were worried he was getting too lean for the grind of a baseball season.
Pence followed scripted workouts throughout the offseason and works out after two of every three games during the season. The training methods have helped keep Pence on the field during a Giants season marred by injuries. He is third in the National League with 894 innings played and is easily the Giants' leader (shortstop Brandon Crawford ranks second at 824 1/3 innings).
"I've talked to Hunter about giving him a day off and he goes, 'You know, I don't want one,'" manager Bruce Bochy said. "He's so strong and tough-minded. He can handle it. He gets himself up for every game."
Pence's endless supply of energy continues to amaze teammates as he approaches the one-year anniversary of a trade that brought him to San Francisco. He slumped at the end of the first half and Bochy felt Pence needed the All-Star break more than any of his other regulars, but he was still bouncy enough to save Tim Lincecum's no-hitter with a diving catch two days before the break started. The next day, Pence, of course, was in the lineup.
Since being acquired in a trade with the Phillies last July 31, Pence has started 159 of the Giants' 160 games. The lone respite came the day after the Giants clinched the National League West last September, as Bochy sent out a lineup filled with reserves. Pence still played that day, drawing a walk in a ninth-inning pinch-hit appearance.
"He's crazy with his consistency," fellow outfielder Gregor Blanco said. "He has the same energy every single day. You get so tired in this game, not physically, but more mentally. You've got to be so strong mentally to get to 162. You're going to have ups and downs and sometimes players will say, obviously I need a day today. But he never does. He never loses that focus. It's unbelievable."
Pence's games-started streak is the sixth longest in baseball, but far behind the surprising reigning iron man, Detroit's Prince Fielder. The first baseman, generously listed at 275 pounds, has started 443 straight games.
"That's really impressive," Pence said, his eyes widening. "You not only have to stay healthy, but you have to be lucky. Prince is a big man, too!"
Fielder has played 162 games in three of the last four seasons, but still is more than a decade away from even being within shouting distance of Cal Ripken Jr.'s unbreakable record of 2,632.
"I'm just in awe of that number," Pence said. "This is my seventh year and my first opportunity to even have a chance this late in the season to get to 162. It would be a tremendous honor to be able to get a chance to do it, and it's something I highly respect."
Pence has suffered just one serious injury in the big leagues -- a broken wrist his rookie season. He said he feels great physically and mentally after 101 straight starts to open this season, and he's showing no signs of letting up. Pence tied a career-high with five hits Wednesday night, and on Tuesday he had four hits while starting both ends of a doubleheader.
After the second game Tuesday night, Pence surprised reporters by admitting that, for once, he was tired. A few hours later, Pence sat happily at his locker, playing Mortal Kombat on a PSP and slowly sipping coffee.
"Oh, it wasn't that bad last night -- I was just ready to sleep," he said, smiling. "I came in today ready to go again."
For more on the Giants, see Alex Pavlovic's Giants Extra blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/Giants. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/AlexPavlovic.


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Wonder Woman Faces Sailor Moon In Epic Vogue-Off [Video]
Who would win in a fight between Sailor Moon and Wonder Woman? Ribbons versus lariats? Invisible plane versus silver crystal? Sailor Scouts versus Amazon warriors? Sapphic overtones versus... well, honors even on that one.
In comics, the answer would come down to whoever was writing the book, but the real world has a different way of settling these questions. The dance-off. At the Streetstar Festival in Stockholm, Sweden, earlier this year, the two ladies met in the arena to see who would emerge triumphant. Their weapon of choice? Voguing. Now the video of that encounter has hit the YouTubes for everyone to enjoy.


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Many pickoff attempts by Leake to try to keep Granderson close.
2-2 count on Granderson.
If Bailey is ready, he is the guy. Willis isn't jumping him.
The "ace" in trouble. Granderson singles on the 9th pitch of the at-bat. He's just lucky it's Swisher coming to the plate first and third one out instead of Tex.
Called Ball 1 and Called Strike 2 appear to be the exact same pitch on gamecast. This umpire is struggling with his consistency.
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This is not your typical landlord-tenant relationship. The lease to a four-acre patch of land in Downington represents the meeting place of one family's legacy and the another's ambition to farm.
It could become an increasingly common scenario. Lots of younger people are looking to start farms in the Delaware Valley region, but most available farmland costs a lot more than they can afford to pay.
"It was a great place to grow up," said Laura Morris Sienna, part custodian a very large property in Chester County that was once a dairy farm.
"The pigs would get out right before you were supposed to go to a party or something," she recalled. A low moment, perhaps, but one that still makes her laugh.
Honoring a trust
Now, she says, the parcel could become home to a herd of small, organic farms, according to a vision laid out by her farmer-turned-conservationist mother in her will.
It set up the Lundale Farm trust to lease land for organic farming to people such as Chris and TJ Costa, who discovered two years ago that they could not afford to buy the land to expand their growing vegetable operation.
"Originally we drafted a letter that we were going to drop in mailboxes," explained TJ Costa.
"Here's who we are, here's what we're looking for -- would you be interested?"
After a first letter drop to property owners in their area, the phone never rang. Through the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture's farm-lease connection program, however, they got an introduction to the folks at Lundale.
This sort of matchmaking has become a growing part of PASA's operations, says Marilyn Anthony, the association's eastern regional director. She notes that the price of land poses a wider problem in the community she works with.
Within driving distance of urban markets, land prices are set against the price developers will pay.
An 'e-Farmony' success story
Outside that radius, where cheap land is still available, "it's difficult to make economic sense of that," she says.
Jokingly, her organization calls her initiatives to introduce property-owners with vacant land to those looking to lease "eFarmony."
So far, the Costas' vegetable beds and plastic-wrapped greenhouses are the furthest along. The Costas just concluded their second growing season. For them, the sisters at Lundale are important partners.
For her part, Laura Sienna says she feels guided by her parents' passion.
"Nobody expected them to become these amazing people that they did and part of the reason was [that] they came here to live," she says. "Their lives were informed by this land, and we all have found that very inspirational."
She still has the task ahead of finding charges to fill the rest of the 446 acres. If you're looking to start a farm in southeastern Pennsylvania, you can find out more about the Farm Lease Connection program on the PAFA website.


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|YDS: 5.11b French: 6c Ewbanks: 23 UIAA: VIII- ZA: 23 British: E3 5c [details]
|Pat Callis & Larry Reynolds, June 1967, FFA: Jim Erickson & Scott Stewart, March 1972
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By Brian Smith
May 15, 2006
|There are chains on top as of this posting. A 60 meter rope and 5 feet of easy downclimbing at the bottom of the buttress chimney get you down to the start.
By Scotty Nelson
From: Boulder
May 4, 2007
rating: 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
|If you are TRing, might want to bring a cordellete to extend the anchor from the chains over the lip.
By Michael Sokoloff
From: Spokane, WA
Jan 2, 2008
|I can't think of many better pitches in Socal than this one. Quite varied crackclimbing. Clean and strenuous. Hope to get back to Suicide soon.
By Bruce Diffenbaugh
From: Cheyenne,Wyoming
Jan 29, 2008
rating: 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
|This is the best pitch on this side of the valley The little sister to the vampire on the other side of the valley I led them both for the first time back in the 80's and they are musts for all visitors.For the hard man workout do them both in a day!
By Brandon R
From: Sacramento, CA
May 1, 2008
rating: 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
|5.11A?!? Is that a typo or should I be suspicious of all your comments?
By Bruce Diffenbaugh
From: Cheyenne,Wyoming
May 15, 2008
rating: 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
|Ok,Its B or C or what ever you say. I have led it a lot, So maybe it is a bit easier for me.Don't know. Crack-a-go-go is 11.C and it is for sure harder than Insomnia. Chris said its 11.B So I'll go with that.Theres only a few 5.11 moves on the route.The flared chimney is 5.9+ the moves coming out of the chimney and into the layback are the hardest moves I think.The upper portion of the crack is 10.D but go ahead be suspicious.
By Brandon R
From: Sacramento, CA
May 19, 2008
rating: 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
The crux is pretty obvious, and quite awkward, at least for me. I've seen a small girl with tiny hands just straight in jam through the entire flared lie-back section, making it look much easier. As far as I'm concerned, if this is .11A, then I'd have to downgrade a whole lot of other .11A's I've done.
You post a lot of info about routes up here, so I'm just trying to suss out if your info is influenced by the "back in the day bravado" syndrome, or if you are really giving modern, accurate route beta. Maybe I'll see you up there sometime... I'd love to see someone float up this route, mainly so I can see what I'm doing wrong.
By Michael Sokoloff
From: Spokane, WA
May 21, 2008
|Brandon R. Save the grade wankery for the Riverside Quarry. Insomnia is one of the classic pitches in Socal and it's harder than 5.10 and easier than 5.12. Ya think climbing grades are an exact science?
By Brandon R
From: Sacramento, CA
Jun 16, 2008
rating: 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
|Thank you for your very insightful comment Michael Sokoloff, but I've never been to the Riverside Rock Quarry. Last I checked though, the whole reason for the existence of this website was to get accurate route information, so I think my comments are at least somewhat useful... unlike others here.
By Scotty Nelson
From: Boulder
Sep 3, 2008
rating: 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
|I think 11b/c is fair. And BTW if Crack a Go-Go is the standard for 11c, then Butterballs should be 11d.
By Bruce Diffenbaugh
From: Cheyenne,Wyoming
Dec 26, 2008
rating: 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
Old School 10D? check out this link.
By C Miller
From: CA
Dec 31, 2008
Old School 10D?
Did you happen to notice they climbed the route in 2 pitches and the route briefly sported "fixed hexes"? They were a little off with The Pirate as well in thinking it would go free at only 5.11+.
By Bruce Diffenbaugh
From: Cheyenne,Wyoming
Jan 6, 2009
rating: 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
|Yeah,I notice.I just found it interesting.It's for sure harder to do in one pitch and without the fixed hex's.The first time I led it there was only one fixed hex just below the crux.
By James R. Arnold
Apr 21, 2009
|A friend of a friend led Insomnia this last week. I did not get on it but I believe there are 1 or 2 fixed pieces in the crux section now.
By Jack Ziegler
From: Golden, CO
Jun 27, 2011
|OMG, so good! The Best crack at Tahquitz/suicide I'd say. I think there are two cruxes. The power crux, right after the second chimney you stem up, and an endurance crux, the last off hands crack section.
By Jeff Gicklhorn
From: Tucson, AZ
Aug 6, 2012
rating: 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
Don't get sandbagged, this is the real deal! Best crack in Idyllwild!
If confident at the grade, all you need is doubles from .5-2 BD with maybe a couple of extra pieces in the 1-2" range, and maybe 8 runners. As of today, two fixed pieces at the crux.
By Hamik Mukelyan
From: San Francisco, CA
Oct 7, 2013
|There is a hive of angry (Africanized?) honey bees near the base of Insomnia. My partners and I were stung several times on October 6, 2013 while racking up for Insomnia. Watch out!
By don welsh
Nov 28, 2013
|definitely bees in Insomnia .... nov 27th 2013
By Austin Sobotka
From: Tucson, AZ
Jun 7, 2015
rating: 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
This thing doesn't look like much from the base, but what an awesome route once you're in it! There was one fixed BD .5, and two fixed plastic nuts (what the hell?). I clipped the higher nut, mostly as a novelty.
As for the rating: two days earlier I came extremely close to onsighting Separate Reality (botched the beta before the jug, damn it!) and a day before cruised up the Bat Crack. I managed the onsight on this, but it was by no means cruiser. b/c seems about right.
Also, no bees at the base.
By Addem Bursh
Apr 18, 2016
|I almost sent in my pants reading that last comment.


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JEFFERSON CITY — Discover the world of birds by learning all about our feathered friends at the Birds over Baker event Saturday, April 28 at Sam A. Baker State Park near Patterson. Sponsored by Missouri State Parks, the event will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
This birding festival will feature demonstrations and activities for the whole family. Throughout the day, there will be activities and crafts, guided bird hikes and information on topics such as migration and hunting game birds. The World Bird Sanctuary in St. Louis will present a Raptor Awareness program at 2 p.m. in the park's amphitheater. Learn all about birds of prey during a live bird presentation featuring Missouri raptors such as hawks, owls and falcons. Get a close-up look as they soar right over your head during this interactive show. Food and bird merchandise will be available for purchase throughout the day.
Sam A. Baker State Park is located on Highway 143 about four miles north of Patterson. For more information, contact the park naturalist at 573-856-4514. For more information about Missouri state parks and historic sites, visit mostateparks.com. Missouri State Parks is a division of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.


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