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Q I am the one who hung the "Don't Stop, Stupid" sign at highways 152 and 156 east of Gilroy and want to respond to comments posted online after the Saturday story about changes being made.
John Christie
Beresford, S.D.
A John now lives out of state but keeps abreast of the new ramps being built on his former commute, and comments from others such as the following:
• Overly courteous drivers are what is saving lives on Pacheco Pass. I know the area well and travel it often. The person who put the "Don't Stop, Stupid" on the side of the road is also the person who drives 80 mph and causes accidents. He or she is a classic example of what we should not be doing. The more considerate the drivers, the less accidents will happen.
• What the very mature "Don't Stop, Stupid" person doesn't realize, or just doesn't care about, is that if people didn't stop every once in a while to let people turn left, traffic would back up 20 miles in the other direction.
OK, John, back to you.
Q Here's why I posted this sign:
• There is no stop sign at that location for eastbound traffic on 152. Eastbound traffic has the right of way.
• There are other ways to get to Hollister – San Felipe and Bloomfield, or Highway 101 to Highway 25.
• When I did roll through that intersection during one of those backups, I was always treated by the left turners as if I was the one who violated them. I had the right of way!
• The speed limit was 55 mph – now 40 during the construction. If traffic went through at that speed, I'm sure there would have been less of a hassle created.
• Quite obviously, the people who posted comments about my sign never had to sit in 5 mph traffic for 2 1/2 hours waiting to get to the "Don't Stop, Stupid" intersection, turning a 90-minute drive into a 240-minute drive.
Yeah, I took the comments personal.
John Christie
A I gather that. John made the Roadshow-Hall-of-Fame for his sign, which I thought was hilarious. The good news is that come next summer, a new flyover ramp and truck passing lane should be ready, the stop sign will be gone, and everyone should have an easier and safer drive over Pacheco Pass.
Q I was glad to read about the improved safety on Highway 25 between Gilroy and Hollister. I drove this stretch daily while they were making the improvements, and thought then that it was a waste of money. I had hoped that they were widening the road to four lanes or installing a median barrier. But all they did was to move the opposing lanes a few feet further apart, install rumble strips along the center and shoulder, and ban passing. It didn't seem like those small changes would have any impact on the accident or death rate. Therefore I was very happy to read how dramatically the safety record on 25 has improved. Maybe Caltrans knows what they are doing after all.
Larry Tom
San Martin
A I, too, was a skeptic. But the changes have worked amazingly well. No deaths in the past five years, injuries down by almost half and crashes cut by 24 percent.
Q Why did Caltrans close Highway 25 earlier than advertised on Monday? All of the articles and the signs said the road would close at 7 a.m. for the railroad crossing improvements. I tried to pass through that area at 6:30 a.m. to get through, but there was a barrier across the road and no workers in sight. If Caltrans is going to announce a closing time, can it stick to it and not close earlier than planned?
Betty Bucci
A You have a right to be upset. I'm not sure if Caltrans or Union Pacific is to blame, since neither could be reached Monday because of the holiday. But whoever is to blame, shame on you. Highway 25 will be closed until 6 p.m. Friday. Watch for detour signs.
Q I'm in slow traffic on Highway 152 over Pacheco Pass when a motorcyclist passes along the shoulder. Is it legal to pass like this?
Larry Young
A No. It is not legal to drive on the shoulder except in an emergency.
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TROY -- Prosecutors will be able to use the information gleaned from a cell phone of a suspect in the shooting death of a 36-year-old rapper last March after a judge ruled police seized the phone legally.
Judge Andrew Ceresia ruled the search warrant police obtained when they searched records on the phone taken from murder suspect Allen McBee hours after the March 2012 shooting can be used in the case against him.
Defense attorney Bruce Leonard argued police did not properly confirm McBee's identity before obtaining a warrant.
Assistant District Attorney Shane Hug said detectives based their arrest on eyewitness testimony.
Police later obtained a warrant for the phone McBee had on him at the time his arrest the day after the shooting.
McBee, 20, faces second-degree murder charged in the death of Shakim Miller, who was shot to death back in March 2012 in a gunfight.
Prosecutors said McBee and two others -- Marcus Mansfield and Quintril Clark, both of whom are also facing murder charges -- targeted Miller, though no motive has been offered.
Video surveillance captured a portion of the incident, one attorney on the case described as a shootout.
Rensselaer County District Attorney Richard McNally said his office is ready for trial, which is scheduled to begin on Aug. 19.
McBee had been charged with conspiracy, though Ceresia dismissed those counts of the indictment last month.
McBee, Mansfield, and Clark, each of whom is being tried separately, all remain in custody without bail at the Rensselaer County jail.

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text: Keeping their heads up By Dave Hickman October 3, 2012 Story Share AP Photo West Virginia's Karl Joseph falls down trying to defend against Baylor's Tevin Reese. MORGANTOWN - If there were a quick fix available to cure West Virginia's defensive ills, this would be a good time to find it.The Mountaineers just aren't going to be able to score 10 touchdowns every week, a fact that has already been proven in games against Maryland and James Madison. So giving up nine, as WVU did in last week's 70-63 win over Baylor, just won't cut it.There are no quick fixes, though. Instead, as No. 8 West Virginia (4-0) prepares to play No. 11 Texas Saturday in Austin, the Mountaineers just have to make as much progress as possible."We always look to make changes if we need to, both from a schematic standpoint and a personnel standpoint,'' WVU coach Dana Holgorsen said. "But college football is what it is. We can't call somebody and ask for a trade or pick somebody off of waivers. Those guys are guys that have played around here for a long time and we've got to get them better."Or we've got to get young guys, the 10 freshmen on defense, we've got to get them to improve.''Thus is the tricky part about making changes to a defense that through four games this season has statistical rankings in the NCAA that roughly mirror those of the team's offense - in other words, a reverse image.Through those four games, West Virginia ranks third from the bottom of the country's 120 FBS schools in pass defense and among the bottom 15 in total defense and pass efficiency defense. The Mountaineers are also 94th in scoring defense and the only yardage or points statistic that looks anything but awful - 38th against the run - comes with the disclaimer that teams haven't had to run the football against WVU. But simply replacing players in the lineup isn't as easy as it might seem. Replace them with whom?"We have a limited number of players and a limited number of possibilities,'' defensive coordinator Joe DeForest said. "We have to make the players we have better.''Most, if not all, the issues with personnel regard the secondary, of course. While there are certainly concerns about getting more pressure on the opposing quarterback or fortifying against the run game, those are mostly scheme and game-planning issues.But in the secondary, starting cornerbacks Pat Miller and Brodrick Jenkins, along with true freshman safety Karl Joseph, all had big problems with Baylor's passing game, which generated most of the Bears' 700 yards and 63 points. That might be the thinnest area on the defense, though, especially at corner. Freshman Nana Kyeremeh and sophomore Ishmael Banks are the only players who have really even been tested behind Miller and Jenkins.And what happens if one of the corners - or anyone, for that matter - is yanked for poor performance and his replacement does no better? Confidence is an issue, and there's the potential there for destroying that in multiple players.Not that some of that confidence hasn't already taken a big hit, which is something DeForest is trying to guard against."It's human nature to get down on yourself,'' he said. "We can't let outside distractions or outside comments deter from what we're trying to do as a defense, which is to get better each and every week and each and every day.'' Against Texas, that West Virginia defense will face a different challenge than it did against Baylor, one more resembling that of Maryland, but on steroids. The Longhorns will try to control the ball and the clock with a run game and attempt to limit West Virginia's offensive possessions and rhythm, but they will do it with a roster full of five-star recruits and a passing game capable of putting up big numbers of its own.The hope is that West Virginia's up-front defense will be more of a factor in a game against a team that doesn't throw the ball so much, but that group hasn't really been tested by this kind of ground game."The front seven played well. Shaq [Rowell], Doug Rigg, Will [Clarke], Terence [Garvin], Jorge [Wright], Isaiah [Bruce] and Josh Francis all played well,'' Holgorsen said. "They were holding Baylor to two yards per carry, and that's pretty good considering Baylor came in averaging over 250 yards rushing."And they were disruptive at times when they were rushing the passer. We need a little bit more out of the defensive line when it comes pressuring the quarterback.''And keeping the confidence up is critical, although that seems a tough task after what happened last week."There are different ways of developing confidence. One is being successful,'' Holgorsen said. "There are guys back in the secondary that have been successful in the past, but others are true freshmen. "The other way is to man up a little bit and work hard. One of the things we've told every one of our players is that no one is going to give you anything. You have to earn everything, so if you don't like the result, you have to work hard in order to change it. That isn't just a reality in football, that's a reality in life the last time I checked.''Reach Dave Hickman at 304-348-1734 or email@example.com or follow him at twitter.com/dphickman1 Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum of Shoney's fortune turns 100 2 Derek Redd: Marshall thinks outside the cable box for broadcasts 3 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 4 Parole hearing set for Putnam man who claims wrongful sex assault conviction 5 Capital High to reopen Monday after shut down by mold Transfer Green settling in at Tulsa Previous Story State golf tournament -- Catholic captures team title; Buffalo's Hoshor takes medalist honors Next Story


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When City Cruisers CC (from both the Coachella Valley and Blythe chapters) host their annual car show it's definitely one to add to your bucket list. Held at the Indio Fairgrounds, the show boasts an impressive lineup of cars and equally as exciting is the enthusiasm found during Saturday's setup. With lines forming in the early morning, the show has a lot to offer. From classic bombs to full-blown show cars, it's a site to see and a definite spectacle.
If you haven't been to a lowrider show then there's a first for everything and it's the love and attention that really shows the passion behind the culture. With car setups ranging from mild to wild, the same can be said for their displays and setups. From mirror-lined floors to offer spectators a full view of the undercarriage, all the way to padded display walls, the show turned out a full house and when local performers LRD, DWI, and Big J, weren't performing the show resonated the sounds of DJ Pee Wee.
In short, it's great to see shows like this one here providing yet another platform for lowrider enthusiasts to showcase their latest builds while inspiring the next generation of lowrider builders, enthusiasts, and historians.


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I have been away for quite some time, getting to know my true self and studying the Five Precepts.
Recently, I have had some very unfortunate events.. I have lost a very close friend, I am having financial trouble and had a fall out with a relative of mine.
I was in and out of hospital due to personal issues with my mental health.
All in all, I am trying to see the positive sides of everything that has happened. I realized that I have survived through all of the misfortune so in some aspect, I must be strong and can walk on whatever the outcome of my situations are.
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The first part of our walker system has been simulated using a kinetic model.
The first part of our walker system has been simulated using a kinetic model.
The following is a screencapture of the Kintek output.
The following is a screencapture of the Kintek output.
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We show:
- The functionality of the CHA fuel system using kinetic simulation and fluorometric measurements
- The assembly of the walker system using acrylamide gel
We used several methods to investigate the progress of our walker. We simulated the design using Kintek Explorer and this allowed us to determine the relative times for assembling and testing. Next we used electrophoresis gels to purify the strands and to analyze the design. What follows is a summary of those methods.
Kinetic simulation of walker
The first part of our walker system has been simulated using a kinetic model.
The following is a screencapture of the Kintek output.
The initiator is shown in black, fuel 1 in red, fuel 2 in teal, and the duplexed fuel 1 and fuel 2 in yellow.
Aside from this part of our system, the reactions present in the other parts of our system have unknown kinetic properties. In particular, the reaction rates around the exchange of two duplexes that occurs in our system have not been modeled to our knowledge. This presents an interesting possibility for studying our system to learn more about the kinetics of these interactions.
Fluorometric measurements
We used experimental method #9 to test our fuel kinetics.
Steady-state kinetics of F1:F2 hybridization. Performance of the fuel hairpins. The concentrations of F1, F2, and Reporter were all 200 nM. With our setting, roughly 101 Raw Fluorescence Units correspond to 1 nM unquenched RepF, which in turn corresponds to 1 nM F1:F2.
Initial kinetics of F1:F2 hybridization when the concentration of I was systematically varied. The concentration of F1, F2 and Reporter duplex are shown in the inset of each plot. The concentrations of I are color-coded as shown in the legend box to the right. Hollow symbols and solid lines represent raw data and linear regressions, respectively.
The catalytic activity (rate/[catalyst]) was about 4.19 × 10-3 min-1. The value is not as high as that of previous design. This is because we intentionally reduce the length of the toehold in F2, so as to reduce the speed of hairpin F2 being opened, which will reduce the chances of walker dissociation from the track.
Electrophoresis gels
To form the gel, it is cross-linked using 10% APS and TEMED between two glass plates, then clipped to an electrophoresis rig which uses voltage to drive the negatively charged DNA down the cross-linked polyacrylamide gel. As the strands of DNA are moving through the gel, the shorter ones will pass faster than longer ones. This means there is a separation of the DNA based entirely on molecular weight. If the DNA is pure enough, bands will be present in the fluorescent image of the gel. These bands can be correlated to a known standard, a DNA "ladder" that contains specific sequence lengths, that is run alongside the samples. Using the number and location of the bands allows us to reach conclusions about how our design is working. We chose to test two buffer conditions for our system that are specifically designed to help large DNA structures form and maintain stability.
Conclusion: There is considerable interaction between FA,h and I,h, but not between FC,h and I,h. There is also a slight interaction between FA,h and FC,h even when I,h is not present. However, this interaction increases dramatically in the presence of I,h. For this reason, FA,h and FC,h will serve as suitable fuels for the walker system, although there will be some leakage.
Conclusion: Lanes 1 through 3 illustrate that Substrate 1 (Aa,h+Tb+bB,h) is successfully being formed. Lane 4 illustrates that the walker itself (W1+W2) is being formed. Lanes 5 through 9 illustrate that Substrate 2 (cA+Ta+dB+eA+f) is being formed. Therefore, it is at least possible to assemble the large components of the walker system.
Conclusion: There is significant hairpin leakage between FA,h and FB,h, and also between FA,h and FD,h, but this decreases noticeably in the absence of the initiator. From the presence of excess lines in both lanes that contain FD,h, it is clear that there are impurities in FD,h, which will require the test to be run again after the sample is purified.
Conclusion: There is significant hairpin leakage between FA,h and FB,h, and also between FA,h and FD,h, regardless of whether the initiator is present. While this trend does decrease slightly when temperature of incubation is decreased and concentration of FA,h is increased, the change is not dramatic enough to make these hairpins viable as fuels in this buffer.
Conclusion: There is significant hairpin leakage between FA,h and FB,h, and also between FA,h and FD,h, regardless of whether the initiator is present. There is no noticeable change in this trend when temperature of incubation is decreased or concentration of FA,h is increased. Therefore, these hairpins are not viable as fuels in this buffer.
Future work
We will continue working to build this walker system. To do this we need to verify walker functionality using fluorometric measurements, calibrate the results for leakage, and determine optimum buffer conditions. The nicking enzyme will be tested using an acrylamide gel to determine validity. We also will work to redesign the fuel strands so the walker is capable to reverse its direction.


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Overthinking It
Friar Men
Several months ago, Tommy Bennett penned a paean to the economy and efficiency of the Padres' bullpen. In retrospect, his choice of topic seems particularly prescient, given that the Padres had played all of three games by the time his article appeared. 135 games later, San Diego's relief unit has outperformed even Tommy's lofty expectations, supplying league-best performance at a fraction of the costs associated with other teams' firemen. Despite their recent 10-game losing streak, the Padres sport a 78-59 record and the best run differential in the National League, and much of the credit for their success must go to the relatively unheralded men who compose their relief corps.
The Padres' offense, while not quite the utterly anemic attack that Petco Park makes it appear, still rates as something less than a strength: the team's .258 TAv ranks 13th in the NL. San Diego's .02 PADE qualifies as an asset, but not a spectacular one, ranking fifth in the NL, and while the Friars have performed well on the basepaths, their speed hasn't been a major factor behind their success.
Pitching has been the story of San Diego's season, and while the Padres' starting rotation probably deserves its own article, the pen has excelled in an even more noteworthy manner. With the exception of Mat Latos, San Diego's starters are a contact-oriented bunch, dependent to a greater degree on their defense and home park. In contrast, the Padres' bullpen's approach would play anywhere. No matter what metric you enlist to assess their performance, Padres short men have offered greater relief than the competition: they lead the league—in most cases, by fairly wide margins—in ERA (2.85), FRA (3.54), WXRL (14.3—the eighth-highest mark through September 7 since 1996), and ARP (78.5). In addition, to appropriate Preparation H's original slogan, the Padres' pen has been effective even in cases of long standing, racking up the fourth-most innings of any relief unit.
As Joe Posnanski pointed out recently, exceptional relief seasons often aren't all that, well, exceptional. The small sample sizes associated with relief work allow a number of pitchers to finish their seasons with statistics that might appear historic at first glance, but seem less impressive once considered in context. However, in San Diego's case, we're not talking about one or two relievers having standout years; more or less every pitcher who's seen significant work out of San Diego's pen this season has been extremely effective.
Consider that the active Padres reliever with the lowest seasonal leverage score (minimum 15 IP division), Joe Thatcher, sports a 1.39 ERA. The next-lowest has recorded a 11.0 K/BB ratio, and the lowest after that boasts a 12.5 K/9. Bud Black would be hard pressed to go wrong with options like those. Even the Padres' mop-up innings have been a pleasure to watch; a single team with a bullpen this deep simply can't play enough high-leverage innings to supply a suitable number to each deserving hurler.
Let's take a look at the cast of characters who've made this bullpen miracle come true (min. 15 IP, and excluding Sean Gallagher, who washed out of the San Diego Finishing School for Relievers in July and has since fared even worse in Pittsburgh):
Clearly, this pen isn't lucking its way into league-leading marks in every major relief category; those SIERAs tell the tale of a unit with the peripherals to back up its production thus far. The Padres' 2.96 SIERA in relief is nearly half a run lower than that of second-ranked Atlanta (3.40). Of course, the group's performance is only part of the story; perhaps the more compelling subplot is its price tag. The zeros to the left of the decimal points in most of those relievers' salaries would be a welcome sight to any owner or GM.
According to Tommy's early-season arithmetic, only the Marlins and Athletics have devoted fewer funds to their bullpens this season, with the Mariners spending in the same range—and those clubs aren't experiencing nearly the same level of success. By my count, 11 teams (12, if you include Brian Wilson's extension through 2012) are paying their closers alone figures within half a million dollars of the Padres' entire bullpen payroll, if not far greater sums. Mariano Rivera may be the game's highest-paid relief pitcher for a reason, but it's unlikely that even the Yankees would have chosen to pay him over 200 percent of the money for fewer than 13 percent of the innings accumulated by the San Diego octet this season, if the AL East leaders could have managed to assemble the more economical group themselves.
That brings us to what might be the most interesting question arising out of the Padres' ability to field MLB's best bullpen on a budget: Where did these guys come from?
"Fungible" and "reliever" are two words that have gone together in many an article at BP. Most front offices (with the possible exception of the ones in which Ed Wade has hung his hat) at least pay lip service to the notion that relievers, like your flaky ex-girlfriend, are undependable, prone to wild fluctuations in performance, and unworthy of serious commitment. The Padres may talk the same talk, but they put their major league-minimum salary where their mouth is.
Not one member of the Padres' inexpensive Gang of Eight was acquired as a professional free agent; each was drafted, signed as an amateur, or plucked from another organization. In three of the trades to which the table above alludes, the Padres shipped an older reliever with more service time out of town, and acquired a cheaper, more effective replacement to ease the pain of his passage. In doing so, the Padres either pulled the wool over their trade partner's eyes, or espied quality where other teams didn't. Most of these relievers didn't show their first hints of effectiveness in a Padres uniform; their skills were present in some form while still with their old organizations, waiting to be recognized and allowed to blossom at the highest level.
Heath Bell, perhaps the poster boy for this approach to bullpen talent acquisition, proved effective for the Mets in limited duty in 2004, but seemed to falter in 2005 in 2006; in actuality, much of that apparent decline stemmed from inflated BABIPs, which haven't been repeated since the Padres acquired him and Royce Ring in exchange for the undistinguished duo of Jon Adkins and Ben Johnson, the two of whom accounted for one inning pitched and 30 plate appearances in New York, respectively.
Luke Gregerson had showcased his abilities at Double-A and below before the Padres selected him as the player to be named in the Khalil Greene trade. Thatcher was as effective in the minors for Milwaukee as he has been in the majors for San Diego, but his old organization was seduced by the allure of Scott Linebrink (who was himself an earlier, inexpensive, and ultimately disposable waiver find for San Diego). Mujica has seemed close to putting it together for some time; I mentioned him as a possible source of quality innings in my first article for BP (along with plenty of other candidates who have yet to pan out).
Not all of the Padres' success can be attributed to trusting the stats, which should reassure those of you who enjoy a side of tacos with their beer. Ryan Webb is a converted starter (which speaks to what Rob Neyer wrote recently about the plethora of potential MLB-caliber bullpen arms currently laboring as starters in minor league obscurity), and Frieri had little experience when he was signed out of Colombia at age 17. Mike Adams showed promise at various points before breaking through in 2008, but command issues and inconsistent mechanics held him back in the minors. He's done better in San Diego than he did at Triple-A, and Padres scouts deserve credit for spotting a late bloomer where others might have seen a lost cause.
Kevin Towers cultivated a well-deserved reputation as a bullpen whisperer while still in San Diego, and the fruits of his labor have outlasted his tenure as GM. His replacement, Jed Hoyer, hasn't yet had time to demonstrate the same ability to conjure relief talent through unorthodox avenues, but to his credit, he hasn't tampered with the bounty left to him by his predecessor, and as a result, his charges have exceeded expectations. For a team of limited means like the Padres, spending wisely may be the only way to win; by avoiding commitments in the bullpen, they've freed themselves to direct their dollars to sectors more ripe for investment, such as the amateur draft.
So is there an easily followed blueprint for regrowing the Padres' inexpensive octopus of awesome in another team's tank? Of course, in bullpen assembly, as in all things, a little luck often goes a long way, but Branch Rickey's old saw certainly applies in the Padres' case; the team's relief results are largely the product of a sound process. Scouts might be as difficult to evaluate as young pitchers, so assembling a group of baseball men capable of spotting diamonds in the rough with their bare eyes could prove as tough a task as fabricating a league-leading bullpen for $7 million or less. However, while the scouting of scouts may be an art in itself, insightful analysis of minor-league statistics can yield both immediate and lasting results. Trusting an unproven arm over one attached to a major-league veteran takes guts, but the potential payoff is on display for all to see this season in San Diego.
Ben Lindbergh is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @benlindbergh
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The identification of quality relievers by ignoring ERA and paying attention to the TTOs remains a major inefficiency in the sport.
Sep 09, 2010 10:53 AM
The Padres bullpen is known as the PENitentiary, for those that are interested in such things. They even each have shirts with a logo designed by Mike Adams' tattoo artist.
Sep 09, 2010 12:13 PM
Ben, if I ever start a band, I'm going to make sure it has eight members, and I'm going to call it "Octopus of Awesome" (with your permission, of course).
Sep 10, 2010 01:05 AM
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|All Piczel brand cameras, plus all professional brands (BNC is the CCTV Industry Standard)
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hCGTreatments / Diet Doc hCG Diets & Weight Loss Plans Announces New Weight Loss Apps for iPad and iPhone(December 07, 2012)
Houston, TX (PRWEB) December 07, 2012
Diet Doc announced their new weight loss apps for the iPad and the iPhone, developed using the latest and the most advanced technology. With the launch of these apps, the company has made it easier for patients to log foods eaten when on a diet, specifically while following Diet Doc's prescription diet. Designed for producing effective, safe, and fast results averaging a pound a day, the modern day version of the hCG diet formulated by Diet Doc is helping millions of patients achieve their target weight. The weight loss apps are the newest addition to the resources for healthy eating and healthy living. Diet Doc's new apps are designed to make this medically supervised and customized hCG diet even stronger and more accessible.
The incorporation of technology into the already superior prescription hCG diet is what sets Diet Doc apart from its competitors. Their collaboration with Apillicious, the makers of the original hCG weight loss apps has lead to the release of mobile apps called Diet Doc hCG Diet Apps that not only help patients monitor their diet progress, but also facilitate healthy lifestyle choices, included but not limited to the food being consumed. Be it planning the daily food intake from the beginning all the way through to the maintenance/life phase to helping patients plan their breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks or even adjusting their desired portion amounts, the apps offer a number of amazing features. Users have the ability to set up alerts and notifications to remind them with it's time to drink water, eat lunch and have a healthy snack and they can also save progress photos and journal notes in one convenient place either on the iPhone or the iPad. Loaded with a host of robust features such as weight or measurement adjustments and a database of over 5000 food items with information about the most common diet friendly foods, these diet apps with its intuitive user interface is also extremely easy to use. Results are displayed in different formats such as graphs or other easy to read charts and the apps also offer access to a number of help videos, health tips, and more.
Diet Doc's weight loss apps enable users to monitor their hCG diet plan through all 4 phases, counting calories, proteins, and the most important factors related to successful diet results. With over 30 individual and unique features including daily meal planning and supplement tracking and calculating time remaining until individual weight goals are achieved, these apps are packed with a number of useful dieting features. Following and understanding the hCG diet has never been easier with the launch Diet Doc's weight loss apps for the iPhone and iPad, making the nations leading prescription hCG plan provider more accessible and making dieters more successful.
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text: Symptoms and causes By Mayo Clinic Staff Print Symptoms Lip cancerLip cancerLip cancer may appear as a sore on your lip that doesn't heal. Mouth cancer — white patchesMouth cancer — white patchesMouth cancer signs may include bleeding, swelling, white patches or redness in your mouth. Mouth cancer — red soreMouth cancer — red soreMouth cancer signs may include red sores that don't heal. Signs and symptoms of mouth cancer may include: A sore that doesn't heal A sore that bleeds A growth, lump or thickening of the skin or lining of your mouth Loose teeth Poorly fitting dentures Tongue pain Jaw pain or stiffness Difficult or painful chewing Difficult or painful swallowing Sore throat When to see a doctor Make an appointment with your doctor or dentist if you have any persistent signs and symptoms that bother you and last more than two weeks. Your doctor will likely investigate other more common causes for your signs and symptoms first, such as an infection. CausesMouth cancer occurs when cells on your lips or in your mouth develop changes (mutations) in their DNA. These mutations allow cancer cells to continue growing and dividing when healthy cells would die. The accumulating abnormal mouth cancer cells can form a tumor. With time they may spread inside the mouth and on to other areas of the head and neck or other parts of the body. Mouth cancers most commonly begin in the flat, thin cells (squamous cells) that line your lips and the inside of your mouth. Most oral cancers are squamous cell carcinomas. It's not clear what causes the mutations in squamous cells that lead to mouth cancer. But doctors have identified factors that may increase the risk of mouth cancer. Risk factorsFactors that can increase your risk of mouth cancer include: Tobacco use of any kind, including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chewing tobacco and snuff, among others Heavy alcohol use Excessive sun exposure to your lips A sexually transmitted virus called human papillomavirus (HPV) A weakened immune system Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic OverviewDiagnosis Aug. 11, 2017 Print Share on: FacebookTwitter References Flint PW, et al. Malignant neoplasms of the oral cavity. In: Cummings Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2015. http://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Oct. 26, 2015. Head and neck cancers. Fort Washington, Pa.: National Comprehensive Cancer Network. http://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/f_guidelines.asp. Accessed Oct. 26, 2015. What you need to know about oral cancer. National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/publications/patient-education/wyntk-oral-cancer. Accessed Oct. 26, 2015. Lip and oral cavity cancer treatment (PDQ). National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/types/head-and-neck/hp/lip-mouth-treatment-pdq. Accessed Oct. 26, 2015. The oral cancer exam. National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/OralHealth/Topics/OralCancer/TheOralCancerExam.htm. Accessed Oct. 26, 2015. Cancer-related fatigue. Fort Washington, Pa.: National Comprehensive Cancer Network. http://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/f_guidelines.asp. Accessed Oct. 26, 2015. Erbitux (prescribing information). Branchburg, N.J.: Eli Lilly and Company; 2015. http://www.erbitux.com. Accessed Oct. 27, 2015. AskMayoExpert. Head and neck cancers. Rochester, Minn.: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research; 2015. Cook AJ. Allscripts EPSi. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. March 30, 2016. Van Abel, KM. (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. June 14, 2016. RelatedTransoral robotic surgeryCT scanX-rayNeedle biopsyOral cancer screening Mayo Clinic in Minnesota is has been recognized as one of the top hospitals in Ear, Nose & Throat in the nation for 2017-2018 by U.S. News & World Report. Learn more about this top honor Mouth cancerOverviewSymptoms & causesDiagnosis & treatmentRequest an appointmentDiagnosisTreatmentDepartments & specialtiesExpertise & rankingsLocations, travel & lodgingClinical trialsResearchCosts & insurancePreparing for your appointmentSelf-managementMore aboutIn-DepthMultimediaResourcesNews from Mayo Clinic Advertisement Mayo Clinic does not endorse companies or products. Advertising revenue supports our not-for-profit mission. Advertising & Sponsorship Policy Opportunities Ad Choices Mayo Clinic Store Check out these best-sellers and special offers on books and newsletters from Mayo Clinic. The Last Diet You'll Ever NeedNEW! Mayo Clinic Guide to Integrative MedicineStop Osteoporosis in its TracksMayo Clinic Health LetterThe Mayo Clinic Diet Book Diagnosis & treatmentRequest an appointmentDiagnosisTreatmentDepartments & specialtiesExpertise & rankingsLocations, travel & lodgingClinical trialsResearchCosts & insurancePreparing for your appointment CON-20155327 Patient Care & Health Information Diseases & Conditions Mouth cancer


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The 2012 Year End Awards for Wrestling:
Hello out there to all wrestling fans from around the world and a Happy Early New Year. Another year of Professional Wrestling has come and gone. What a year it was. We had incredible matches, mark-out moment returns, and moments that absolutely took our breath away. With that being said, we now have to ask ourselves, what were THE Best moments of 2012?
Updated 12-29-2012 at 09:27 PM by T-Hughes35
Alright hello out there to all wrestling fans far and wide.
I am the one and only T-Hughes35 back today with my latest entry, Presnted by: www.ewrestlingnews.com.
Today I would like to talk about an idea that I have that can really be turned into something big by WWE and leave a really big impact on it's fan base. This can be something that can really show not only us wrestling
Greetings all ewrestlingnews.com bloggers and forum members. The 26th Anniversary of WWE Survivor Series is now officially behind us. With that being said, we now have the WWE's go-home Pay-Per-View of 2012. That event being a tribute themed Pay-Per-View to one of the most brutal matches in wrestling history. Tables, Ladders, and Chairs.
Mr. Jay wrote a blog last week about
Updated 11-19-2012 at 10:17 PM by T-Hughes35
Welcome all wrestling fans to this week's edition of "Sudden Impact." Where it is all Total Non-Stop Action, and no plagiarism from the Sports Entertainment Monopoly at Titan Towers. I'm T-Hughes35 filling in this week for the DK Wrestling Savior. Now let's get down to business.
Before I begin this entry, I would like to say that my thoughts and prayers continue to go out to the victims of Hurricane Sandy. Stay strong out there east coast, and if anyone wants to donate, you can log on to www.redcross.org for more information.
What is it about WWE? What is it with their product today? Why is it the way it is, and just what are they trying to accomplish? Well,
Updated 11-07-2012 at 11:50 PM by Frank
Welcome wrestling fans as yours truly is proud to present a very special edition of "The Triple Threat Top 5. Presented By: www.ewrestlingnews.com " An edition that is strongly dedicated to you: both the IWC, and the wrestling fans.
Now folks, this originally was going to be a Triple Threat dance, but after a long debacle, and with one of the site's biggest "superstars" going
Updated 10-15-2012 at 05:34 PM by Frank
Hey what's up all fellow www.ewrestlingnews.com bloggers and forum members,*
I was reading some blogs last night from fellow bloggers "Dashing Rachel" and "Ozfan", and they both voiced their own opinions (no pun intended) about WWE's upcoming Hell In A Cell Pay-Per-View. After reading them, I felt that since it's been far too long since I last wrote a blog, I should write
Hello all Wrestling Fans and welcome to "Triple Threat Top 5 IV: Presented by ewrestlingnews.com".
Coming off of a hard fought battle at the "Olympic Triple Threat," we make our return to the United States to begin another epic battle.
Folks before we go any further, I would like to say that due to events that transpired backstage after the events of the "Olympic Triple Threat", akbar
What's up ewrestlingnews.com viewers and fellow bloggers,
I'm back today with another entry about my opinions about certain story-lines, where they're headed, and what I think should be done with them. If this becomes a success, I might make a series out of it.
The last time I did this, I discussed the AJ Styles/Christopher Daniels/Claire Lynch/Kazarian storyline. This week, I am going
Hey what's up all ewrestlingnews.com viewers and fellow bloggers,
Today I want to talk about what's probably the biggest storyline of 2012. That being the AJ Styles/Christopher Daniels/Kazarian/Claire Lynch controversy.
Memory Refreshment:
Now we all know that the feud between AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels all started last summer in the weeks that were leading
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Bread of Life Food Pantry
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Berean's Bread of Life Food Pantry and Meijer Partner to Provide Hunger Relief in Richland County Through Retailer's Simply Give Food Pantry Donation Program. The Simply Give campaign will help the Bread of Life Food Pantry deliver enough food to help feed a family of four for a week to about 75 homes each month. Help feed the hungry in Richland County by purchasing a $10 food donation card during your next shopping trip to Meijer. The Bread of Life Food Pantry will benefit from donation cards purchased at the Meijer store on Lexington/Springmill Road now through October 6th. For questions call 419-756-3300.
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Between the Vines is a biweekly column on wine and winemaking in the Livermore Valley region. This column was contributed by Rick Corbett, owner of Crooked Vine and Stony Ridge Winery.
Winery name: Crooked Vine and Stony Ridge Winery
Owners: Rick, Pam and Eric Corbett
About us: The original Stony Ridge Winery was established in 1887 at the historic Ruby Hills site in Pleasanton. In 1975, a group of young enthusiastic winemakers leased the current Livermore property and continued Stony Ridge Winery. In 2000, the Vaughn family purchased the winery and expanded, creating an additional label, Crooked Vine.
My family purchased Crooked Vine Winery and Stony Ridge Winery in 2007. We had been growing grapes for more than 12 years and wanted to create estate-grown wines, controlling the winemaking process from fruit to bottle. Through hard work and persistence, we have succeeded in creating world-class estate wines that have won international and local awards.
At our location on Tesla Road in the Livermore Valley, we offer a tasting room, wedding and events facility and a picnic area.
Our wines: We produce 5,000 cases of wine each year — all made from grapes grown in our family-owned vineyard, Del Arroyo. Located at the top of Crane Ridge in Livermore Valley, the 160-acre vineyard produces about 800 tons of fruit annually.
We offer many different varietals, including Malvasia Bianca, Pinot Grigio, pinot noir, Syrah, sauvignon blanc, chardonnay, Viognier, merlot, cabernet sauvignon, Sangiovese, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Zinfandel, Petite Sirah.
One of our most popular wines this year is our 2009 Moxie Blend. It is 45 percent cabernet sauvignon, 33 percent merlot, 15 percent Cabernet Franc and 7 percent Petit Verdot. This wine has won platinum medals at the San Diego International Wine Competition, gold at both the Alameda County Fair and San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competitions and silver at the San Francisco International Wine Competition.
Our least expensive wine is the $19 Sparkling Malvasia Bianca and the most expensive is our Petite Sirah at $34.
Holiday specials: During Holidays in the Vineyards, Livermore Valley's wine country open house on December 1 and 2, we will offer cupcake pairings with Lil' Something Sweet, hot apple cider, a 10 percent discount on six bottles and $15 percent off a case purchase.
Hours and tasting fee: Our tasting room is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4:30 p.m. We charge $5 for five tastes and the tasting fee is refunded with bottle purchase.
Location: We are located at 4948 Tesla Road, Livermore, CA 94550. Contact us at 925-449-0458 or www.crookedvine.com.
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After facing criticism for outsourcing service workers, Google will place 200 security guards on its payroll, reports say. Read »
A lawyer for several celebrities whose iCloud accounts were hacked and nude photos leaked has threatened the search engine Google with a $100 million lawsuit. Read »
Apple chief Tim Cook said in a talk show that Apple's biggest threat is Google and that it took years to create a larger iPhone. Read »
In a last-minute comment, Apple chief Tim Cook and U2 agree to give Apple users U2's new album, "Songs of Innocence" free of charge Read »
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Apple employees have said that they "set low expectations" on the iWatch's battery life, according to reports. Read »
British industrial designer Marc Newson will be joining Apple and overseen by senior vice president of design Jonathan Ive. Read »
Silicon Valley companies such as Apple and Google are appealing a federal judge's decision so they can pay a lower $324 million settlement for allegedly limiting talent "poaching." Read »
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The Pathway to Excellence
On 1 April 2006, UK Sport assumed full responsibility for all Olympic performance-related support in England, from the identification of talent right the way through to performing at the top level to help improve performance and drive success in the future. In taking on this new responsibility, and remaining focused on a 'no compromise' approach, UK Sport has redefined the terms under which funding and support will be provided. It operates a Pathway to Excellence at three key levels:
- Podium Programme
- Podium Potential Programme
- Talent Programme
To aid a wider understanding amongst all sports the terminology for each programme will be the same.
Podium Programme
This programme will support sports with realistic medal capabilities at the next Olympic Games (i.e. a maximum of four years away from the podium). At this level, an assessment of realistic medal projections determines the required investment per sport using the models introduced post-Beijing for Olympic sports. Athlete places will be distributed to a sport based on a combination of the sport's: results at the last Games; competitive track record; project medal capability in the future; demonstrated ability to constantly produce athletes through the pathway. Support is provided through a performance programme with the governing body and an athlete personal award.
This programme is managed by the National Performance Director.
Podium Potential Programme
This programme will support the stage of the Pathway immediately beneath the Podium Programme. For other sports it will comprise athletes that are typically six years away from the Podium. This is thought, due to the length of development time for a Modern Pentathlete to be slightly un-realistic and an extended time will be implemented. A well established and accepted Selection and Review Policy for both this programme and Youth Team Selection for International Competitions is in place, this is supplemented with a set of consideration criteria. Funding, by means of an athlete's personal award (APA), has been set at 3 levels for Podium Potential athletes.
Level D APA
- Athlete must be in full-time training at the Bath National Training Centre
- Meets individual performance targets set
- Complies in full with contract/charter
Level E APA
- Athlete must be within a maximum of 18 months of the year of reporting for full time training at the Bath National Training Centre and commit in writing to do so
- Meets individual performance targets set
- Complies in full with contract/charter
Level F APA
- Athlete must have agreed in principle in writing that they will report for training at the Bath National Training Centre when eligible by age or stage of education to do so
- Meets all WCP performance targets
- Complies in full with contract/charter
Talent Programme
This programme is designed to support the identification and confirmation of athletes who have the potential to progress through the Pathway to Excellence with the help of targeted investment. Although there will be no direct payment of APA to Talent Programme athletes, funding will be provided to raise the level of sophistication and coaching through centralised training for the athletes that will be new to this programme.
It is expected that these athletes will have the right attributes to go on and effectively compete effectively on the world stage. Selection for GB teams and Internationals will see no change for these athletes.
Additional schemes working alongside the World Class Pathway Programme
English Talent Programme (ETP)
The England Talent Programme (ETP) has been created as part of Pentathlon GB's 2013-17 Whole Sport plan for submission to Sport England in order to develop a clearly defined and mapped talent development pathway between grass-roots sport and the Pentathlon GB Performance Programme.
For more information about the English Talent Programme and how it works see the ETP section of this site.


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Two armored Saint warriors face off...
Bandai's Saint Seiya Cloth Myth figures are available at BigBadToyStore.com. CLICK HERE to order Andromeda Shun and HERE for Pisces Aphrodite Surplice.
Saint Seiya (also known as Knights of the Zodiac) is a classic manga and anime series that hit it big with audiences around the world. The original television run went from 1986 to 1989, but it was so beloved that it returned from 2002 through 2008 in various secondary series, not to mention films and other projects. The basic storyline follows five heroic warriors that receive sacred armor called Cloths. Becoming powerful Saints in the process, these mythology and zodiac-based heroes fight for the reincarnated goddess Athena against the other Olympians who seek to take over the world. Seiya was but the first, though he would be joined by many other Saints throughout the story. When it comes to Saint Seiya toys and collectibles, the company to see is Bandai, especially its flagship line of Saint Seiya Cloth Myth. Today well be taking a look at two new figures from that series, Andromeda Shun and Pisces Aphrodite Supplice!
Just about as opposite as two characters can be, Andromeda and Pisces were Saints on different levels. Andromeda Shun was one of the original Bronze Saint heroes of the series, while Pisces Aphrodite was a Gold Saint (the most powerful forces in Athenas army). Andromeda was a typical reluctant warrior, preferring to hold back instead of unleashing his full, and significant, power. Meanwhile, Pisces believed that he was second to none and even betrayed his post, killing Andromedas mentor in the process. The two meet in combat with the heroic Andromeda finally getting justice. Much later in the series Pisces would get a chance to redeem himself when resurrected by Hades he sacrificed himself for the greater good.
The current Cloth Myth figures are packaged in Bandais very attractive book box scheme. The figure and its accessories are separated into two plastic trays in either section of an unfolding box. Each package has its own color scheme, classic gray for Andromeda and swirling purple and pink for Pisces. The front cover of each has a photo of the figure in his full gear along with some artwork, an illustration of the character in Pisces case and Andromedas titular constellation.
The sides of each box resemble books binding and have the name of the line and the character in addition to a character-specific symbol (fish for Pisces and classic bust for Andromeda). Each boxs back panel shows the figure and its associated Object in various configurations. Of course, the coolest part is that the boxes open up in the middle letting you see both plastic trays and all of their contents!
Straight out of the box, both Saints are approximately 6 ½ inch tall dudes with identical and somewhat bland generic body sculpts. Unlike some other anime heroes and especially American ones, these guys arent overly weighted down with muscles, but instead have rather athletic physiques. Articulation is excellent with tons of ball joints and double-jointed elbows and knees. The figures each wear whats essentially a unitard (blue for Andromeda and dark purple for Pisces) that leave their arms bare. The Saints have balled fists, but their feet are metal-armored anticipating their later forms. On the other hand, each figure has a unique head with an anime-inspired pretty boy face and outrageous hair (green and blue respectively).
Each Saint has a huge pile of accessories thats mostly devoted to his armor. Theres a pictorial instruction sheet included, and youre going to need it! Assembling the full suits of armor takes time and patience in equal measures. The armor is unique for each Saint; for example, Andromedas bright pink armor is lighter with open arms and huge shoulder plates while Pisces covers up completely in purple and black menacing full plate. Whatever the style, assembly includes removing limbs and swapping out hair parts, hands, and more. Especially cool are the chestplates, hinged to fit around their bodies snugly. Now, bulky armor will of course limit articulation to some degree, but the Saints are still pretty poseable.
Your options dont end at armored or not. Oh no, there are plenty of choices to be made when you decide how you want to display your Saints! Lets look at each one individually. Andromeda has various hair parts that work with his helmet as well as hands in several styles. His signature weapons are the Andromeda Chains, reproduced as long real metal chains attached to forearm armor and terminating in a spike or ball. You can outfit the hero with the chains or without, and two special parts let you recreate his Thunderwave attack or Rolling Defense stance!
The dark warrior Pisces is somewhat more straightforward. He too has multiple hair and hand parts, but hes also got accessories to reflect his affinity for roses. You can swap out his regular face for one holding a rose in his mouth, and there are several optional hands posed to hold roses. Finally, Pisces comes with two pair each of black, red, and white roses so you can outfit him as you see fit.
Finally, each Saint has a special Object that represents his power and these objects have two modes. They can be displayed as is or vastly expanded with the warriors armor. Andromeda comes with a dummy stand for displaying armor thats composed of the same metallic pink. Its essentially a bust with four arms mounted on a disk base. Upgrade it using all of Shuns armor parts and a loose Andromeda Chain for a much more imposing display piece. Pisces continues his aquatic theme with a skeletal fish thing. Its a little awkward on its own, but mount all of dark armor on it and it becomes a pretty cool armored fishbot on its own included display stand.
The Saint Seiya Cloth Myth figure line has seen more than 100 releases, and its easy to see why. The figures are sturdy and come with tremendous options in accessorizing and display. Most of the armor parts are metal and surprisingly heavy. Unfortunately, its a bit of a hassle to assemble and disassemble them, so you should plan ahead as to how you want to display your Saint and his Object. Both Andromeda Shun and Pisces Aphrodite Supplice are available now from fine importers.
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World's first PowerSensor display saves energy
Large eco-friendly Philips Business Line 235B2 Business display with intelligent PowerSensor detects user presence and adjusts power consumption saving up to 80% of energy bills! See all benefits
PowerSensor is a built-in 'people sensor' that transmits and receives harmless infrared signals to determine if user is present and automatically reduces monitor brightness when user steps away from the desk, cutting energy costs by up to 80 percent and prolonging monitor life.
SmartImage is an exclusive leading edge Philips technology that analyzes the content displayed on your screen and gives you optimized display performance. This user friendly interface allows you to select various modes like Office, Image, Entertainment, Economy etc., to fit the application in use. Based on the selection, SmartImage dynamically optimizes the contrast, color saturation and sharpness of images and videos for ultimate display performance. The Economy mode option offers you major power savings. All in real time with the press of a single button!
USB port allows user to conveniently connect their plug and play multimedia devices such as USB memory devices, camera, portable HDD, Web camera, PDA, Printer and many other devices which has USB connection available. The conveniently located USB 2.0 port on the monitor allows USB 2.0 signals to pass thru to the computer. Note that many devices like cameras and HDD may need to be powered On independently, as they have higher power requirements than the monitor USB port can provide
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|YDS: 5.7 French: 5a Ewbanks: 15 UIAA: V+ ZA: 13 British: MVS 4b [details]
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|George Bell on Aug 23, 2001
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By goatboywonder Patrick
May 28, 2002
|This is a good route. The only bummer is the fact that it faces east so check the weather before you get started and carry some rain gear. I felt that the crux was the traverse on the first pitch (with a 60m rope), but it may of just been mental. I would advise climbing the full 60m before setting a belay. I set ours about 10' past the traverse and we ended up having to simul-climb about 10' to get to the belay below the roof. I also feel that gear up to 4" is helpful.
By Warren Teissier
May 28, 2002
Goatboy, I agree with you on the crux thing.
I felt the traverse was scarier and thought it to be the crux (I followed this pitch). The roof at the end of the second pitch felt more technical but really safe since the gear is bomber and at face level as you set up to crank the roof.(I lead this pitch)
The funny thing is: I climbed this with George and he felt exactly the opposite... He lead the first and followed the second...
Great route....
By Ernie Port
From: Boulder, Colorado
Aug 14, 2002
|I lead this awhile back and feel it should be "s" rated if you have 60m rope and run P1 to the ledge next to the dihedral, which most folks do. I didn't see any way to protect the pitch past the slings on the block, and a slip here would be a hellish pendulum.
By pete cogan
Oct 26, 2002
|Terrific route despite some minor icefall! I found pink/blue/brown tricams were helpful.
By Mark Kocourek
Sep 12, 2003
|Excellent route on the 1st. The crux roof and the traverse add some spice to a classic Flatiron slab climb. I agree with Warren that the moves on the latter roof were more technical in nature but felt less psychologically committing due to bomber gear and clean fall potential. The traverse wasn't as technical but definitely felt much more committing and I couldn't find a decent placement until wellbthis section. I would think the second should be as competent as the leader, since a fall on the traverse might be a nasty pendulum. Good gear overall though and fun climbing. The upper section of the route eats stoppers. Great climb!
By James Garnett
From: Bellingham, WA
Jun 23, 2004
|It's possible to go straight up from the first belay and follow Kamikaze Roofs, rejoining at the second belay. This will avoid the traverse directly off the first belay, and the climbing is fun (but easy). If you do this, the crux is definitely the roof---but it probably goes at about 5.6 if you undercling left to surmount it. I've been up this route a couple of times now and feel it to be a bit soft for the grade, at least in comparison to Boulder Canyon or Eldo (but perhaps the Flatirons are just like that). Regardless, this is a much finer route than the Direct Route, imho.
By Scott Kozub
Aug 9, 2004
rating: 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
|Wasn't too sure about how this route went after reading Rossiter's book, but looks like we followed James advice a bit. We set the first belay at the slings below the overhang. Lead the second off slightly to the right and pulled the roof (same as Kamikaze Overhangs would go) with a nice lean back, then cut right and climbed over some thin flakes ad straight up to the big tree on Kamikaze Overhangs. From there we headed right again and got back on the route. The second overhang has bomber protection around it and makes for a nice addition to the route (I don't believe Rossiter mentions this in his book). All of the guessing as to what, the 'big flake' is are quickly resolved as it becomes very apparent once over this little section. The final run is a stroll, but the flake is a very interesting part of the climb that most folks on the Flatiron don't ever get to see. Overall, a great route. Recommended. Take a 60 m rope with you!
By Anonymous Coward
May 4, 2005
|Climbed this route for the first time today and really enjoyed it! On approach, don't leave the trail the first time it runs up next to the rock. Stay on the trail until you can see the slings on the block and the tree, and you can belay right at that switchback. I agree with the above comments about the cruxes: the traverse is mental and runout, and the roof is technical with good pro (2"-3", make sure you plug something in before factor 2'ing onto the anchor). Definitely run the first pitch as high as you can to enable the second pitch to reach the base of the roof (with a 60m rope). It's an uncomfortable seat, but you can get a few pieces in for an anchor just above a rock horn in the corner. See how far in and up you can get under the "big flake" (packs make this difficult)! If you set a belay on the ridge just below the false summit (on the nice huge ledge), it is one more 60m pitch to the summit bolts. The bendy old rap bolt is really looking flacid (and flexes quite a bit), but the glued bolt still looks good.-s
By Tony B
From: Around Boulder, CO
May 5, 2005
rating: 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
|Funny as it is, I too climbed this for the first time on Weds. I was doing laps on routes ont he first when I decided that I wanted to climb this, although I was not sure what I was getting on. I suspected the Kamikaze roofs. The left way though the roof looked like junky wet rock and on-sight free-solo just didn't feel right for that, so I went right below the roof. Somewhat by chance, ended up taking this good, natural line. The second roof was not only the crux, it was the best part of the climb. I went out left into a tight stem box cutting through a roof and passed it with perfect, sinker fingerlocks. Fun!
By Jason Kaplan
From: Glenwood ,Co
Jul 1, 2006
I am curious is going straight up under the tree in the pic the Kamikaze Roofs? Just curious, because this is how I always end up doing this, for some reason it seems more alluring than trying to climb out of the dihedral on the right. Although the gear is freaking scary, I have done this route like 3 times, and it is probably my favorite on the First so far. I really love the crux on the overhang on the third pitch as there is great pro, and if you try to pull up and right through the roof, I have found it can be slabby fun..
I am stoked for you on-sight soloing this Tony, good job, I would like to try it sometime not in the near future. I need to work my way up to it, I need to solo Fandango and the Direct East Face first.
By Larry M Shaw
Aug 19, 2006
|Great route. I've done this one twice, and both times went straight up past the first belay slings to a tree. It felt like .6 or .7 with some loose blocks. From the tree, it's good to just blast straight up to the top, but better climbing is found by cutting right to the diheral and finishing the true route.
By Mike McMahon
From: Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah
Jun 17, 2007
|I inadvertently soloed [what I thought to be] this route this evening. I had yet to climb a route on the first, so I was pretty unfamiliar with the terrain. I originally wanted to solo Baker's Way and climb to hiking territory via the North Arete. I thought Baker's Way began underneath a roof directly off of the 1st Flatiron Trail [apparently it does, just another switchback higher?]. Needless to say, being new to climbing, I quickly found myself in some pretty scary terrain. At the first mess of slings, I hugged the overhang, traversed left for a few holds, managed to overcome the overhang, and found myself at a slung tree [which apparently is off route?]. I then found what I believed to be the Baker's Way trees slightly to the left. I climbed straight up the face from there in a small gully, overcoming one small roof. The route topped out on the North Arete two 'notches' from the summit. Any suggestions on what this route was? Anyway, hopefully this will scare me away from soloing for a while.
By Mike McMahon
From: Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah
Jun 21, 2007
|This is a correction to my last comment... So, apparently Baker's Way actually begins slightly below and right of Zig Zag. If so, after the first pitch of Zig Zag, if I went farther south (left), would that put me in the 'Atlanta' area? Judging by the route overlays on the First Flatiron picture, I'm guessing I popped into the upper pitches of Atlanta.
By George Bell
From: Boulder, CO
Jun 22, 2007
Mike, that slung tree you mention is left of Zig-Zag on the route Kamikazee Overhangs. If you went a bit left from there, you would hit Atalanta, which also has an even larger tree on it one pitch below the summit ridge. These trees are both visible on the beta Photo (Copy).
David Roberts has told a story back in the 60s where he was climbing in this area, and the rope became stuck. His partner untied from the rope and then soloed down to unsnag it, where he slipped and fell to his death. David Roberts and John Krakauer recently found and repeated this route, and there is a chapter about this in David Robert's latest book "On the Ridge Between Life and Death". However David is still rather vague about where the route is, but it is somewhere on the left side of this face.
By Mike McMahon
From: Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah
Jun 29, 2007
|Thanks for the Beta George. I read the chapters of Robert's book regarding the First...his friend's death sounded terrible.
By denise 911
From: fort collins, co
Jun 15, 2009
First climb on the Flatirons - fun route! We climbed the first pitch of Kamikaze and belayed at the tree. Really fun overhangs, but made for almost a full 70m pitch with serious rope drag to the belay below the roof on Zig Zag (but then with the name Zig Zag I guess rope drag shouldn't be a surprise).
Full set of nuts and cams up to a BD #1 will get it done. I placed a couple bigger pieces, but the small placements were more predominant. (This might be different if you go in under the big flake - my partner had a pack so I stayed out on the face moves)
By Bill Mansfield
Aug 22, 2009
|Excellent route. Beautiful and unusual bowl at the start. I climbed a little too high on the traverse on the first pitch after the slings, and had to downclimb from the roof to good feet down near the lower edge of the flake. The red rock got really hot on the fingers today, the shadow from the big flake felt like industrial air conditioning. While dismantling an anchor, I let an opposition brown tri-cam fall about 30 feet down to a ledge below the big flake. You won't even have to work, it's just sitting there waiting for the next climber.
By Dave Swink
From: Boulder, Co
May 31, 2010
rating: 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b PG13
|This route was a lot of fun although I think we got off route a bit. We went straight up from the block with slings to several trees (Kamikaze Roofs?) and belayed from a big tree. There was a challenging roof at the end of the second pitch, so I thought we were back on route, but just a few moves above that roof there was a 25 foot traverse to the dihedral. The route-finding was a bit confusing but the rock was clean and the climbing was a little more challenging than the East Face Direct route.
By Rick Casey
From: Lafayette, Colorado
Jul 23, 2010
|I added a new sling and a rappel ring to the mess of slings at the first belay today, as they were looking kind of worn (and because we rapped off). Also managed to get a #1.5 rigid stem Friend stuck about 20' up and left from the slings (which I could not get out on rappel); so if anyone gets this out, I'll be glad to buy you a beer for its return! (Overcammed pretty good though....) Doubt many people want such ancient gear as booty anyway, but it's been with me a long time....
By Petsfed
From: Laramie, WY
Aug 20, 2012
Despite being a bit off route, you can get to a massive tree above the dying slung tree if you have a 70m rope. This provides one of the few really comfortable belay stances on the entire route.
I found protection difficult to find, and not exactly confidence inspiring between the cruxes (e.g. the overhang with the slung block, and the second overhang with the offwidth splitting it) but well protected at the cruxes.
Despite being the easiest, I found the 3rd pitch to be the best in terms of available protection, and also quality of movement.
By Bill Olszewski
From: Colorado Springs, CO
May 25, 2013
rating: 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R
|Great climb. I thought P2 was the best - loved the knife-edge, left-facing flake, just wish it went all the way up the pitch! As stated previously, the cruxes are protected well enough; giving this an R for the long runouts elsewhere, sometimes as much as 50'.
By Will Bradford
From: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Apr 24, 2015
Left a bail nut + sling + biners at the top of the second on Tuesday 4/21. Will provide beer/shipping money via venmo or paypal if you ship it back!
Fun route!! Not a lot of placements on the slab after the roof belay, so be ready to run it out.


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