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User talk:Stephen Gilbert
Hello pippen this is strider. Just googled you and got this. How goes it? Email me. Still in Korea.
Stephen: Would you mind reposting/reformulating the ideas that were in the travellers' pub for the Wikitravel:Cooperation page? I think you've got the best concept of what we can do; I want to make sure we get this started. -- Evan 15:07, 9 Sep 2003 (PDT)
I wanted to let you know that I broke up Wikitravel:Cooperation into a few different pages:
You might also be interested in Wikitravel:links to Wikipedia, since we now have a way to link to Wikipedia out-of-page. -- Evan 19:50, 23 Nov 2003 (PST)


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New law for tourists: It's illegal to use your cell phone on the Metro. Sandblower files this hilarious report. (Nod to Washington Cube for the recommendation.) Health care in America. Merujo at Church of the Big Sky has started selling favorite possessions on eBay to help pay for medical treatments that will keep her from losing her vision. Now offered, a vintage Thomas Dolby poster from 1983. (Nod to Erika for the recommendation.)Role reversal. This writer's mother quits her job and now begins a new job hunt. Whom does she call for help? Diet Coke of Evil.The
benefits of gym membership in Glover Park: George Stephanopoulos, reports DC Chai. Some Katrina memories. The Calm Before the Storm at Consultant Confessions. Writing about Katrina last year was such a powerful part of my life. I found my inner voice that I didn't know existed. I worry if that was a fleeting moment that I will never be able to grasp again.
Police need to step up activity on Todd Place, NE. Two shootings this week, reports Eckington Block. Excerpt: This is a continuation of the violence earlier this year in the same area. Let me make it easy for the police. There are bad people with guns and drugs that live on the unit block of Todd Pl. Please continue patrols and your policing efforts. One night of a spotlight won't do the trick.Oddities round-up: Belching contest leads to a request for a phone number, writes Life of Red. Crickets interrupt work flow at Kat's World.
Photo: Storefront in New Orlean's French Quarter. Taken last week.

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Rock Climbing
Estes Park Activities
High-quality Estes Park rock climbing opportunities have brought the Rocky Mountain National Park much attention. Much of the park is dominated by the profile of Longs Peakalso the only fourteener within its boundaries. The mountains size makes for several different ways to make a summit.
"Casual Route" is one of the most popular ways up The Diamond, the mountain's most prominent cliff face. Although some walking may be required to reach its beginning, the Route (with a rating of 5.10) is one of the mountain's easiest.
North Face Cables is another well-used route. It begins along the Keyhole hiking route before diverting to ascend the peak's North Face. For experienced climbers it can be one of the fastest ways to ascend or descend the peak—knowing its location as a possibly quicker way down may be a good idea.
Although not technically a rock climb the peak's famous "Keyhole" route is also worth mentioning. The route is only non-technical during the summer, and an early start before sunrise is recommended, but although safety precautions need to be taken and climbing skill will be required, the route is one of the most often-used.
There are many other ways to climb Longs Peak than this page can address, and plenty of Climbing and Hiking Rocky Mountain Park opportunities altogether. Plan an afternoon for your stay at our Estes Park cabins!


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"Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him."
"Jean-Michel Basquiat's art, moved our generation in the Samo way, Martin Luther King moved the World; by occupying all of man's, body and mind."
"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."
"Kneel in prayer, Stand for Freedom, Fight injustice, Honor our Vets, Live within our means, Help those less fortunate!"
"Martin Luther King challenged the conscience of my generation, and his words and his legacy continue to move generations to action today at home and around the world. His love and faith is alive in millions of Americans who volunteer each day in soup kitchens or in schools, or who refused to ignore the suffering of millions they'd never met in far-away places when a tsunami brought unthinkable destruction. His vision and his passion is alive in churches and on campuses when millions stand up against the injustice of discrimination anywhere, or the indifference that leaves too many behind."


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"I live my life how I ride, no gears, no brakes," This is just one of the lines that come out of our protagonist's mouths. But how could you possibly be rooting for any bike rider after living in the city for as long as anyone has. Bikers are the bane of both city drivers and walkers, full of hipsters, weaving in and out of traffic, running red lights whenever they feel. Bikers are the worst. I'm sure you my biker reader are a perfectly fine human being, but as soon as you hop on that bike you become my sworn enemy. How could you possibly root for a biker, even with a lead character that is so usually dynamic as Joseph Gordon Levitt. Here he is not asked to do any kind of acting he just needs to keep moving because "if you stop, you die. That's how I live my life." Ugh this is just the worst kind of character. Premium Rush is a fully ridiculous chase movie that doesn't go anywhere and doesn't do it all that fast but is mostly just inconvenient because they think they are better than red lights. This movie is a lot like bikers, it is just the worst.
Joseph Gordon Levitt plays the character Wilee, beyond praying that this is a nickname and not a parent's attempt to pigeon hole a child into growing up to be a complete d-bag. While he excelled at law school, he chose not to take the bar because wearing a suit at this age scares him. That part I get, hey I'm in radio I feel the same way. But that really is the depth to his character. I have no idea what JGL is doing in this movie, he's been on such a roll in all his movies and only getting better and better. Here they just seem to want him to be an urban surfer which tries to elevate bike messenger-ship to an art form and a way of life. And besides Michael Shannon that may be the character with the most depth. All he is really asked to do is pedal faster.
The supporting cast mostly speaks in out of breath gasps, which is understandable as all they do is ride their bike all day. So it is hard for any of the younger actors to gain any kind of connection with the audince. The only actors of any kind of note are Aasif Mandvi as Wilee's dispatcher who is getting a knack for a being a d-bag who can dish out one liners and Michael Shannon. Shannon plays a corrupt cop who is trying to get his hands on a package that Wilee is delivering. Shannon also seems to be the only actor who understands how ridiculous the premise of the movie is and allows his character to be over the top in his villainy. All the other young actors from his girlfriend, to the girl he is delivering the package for, to his rival in the company who just wants to prove he's faster with his gear shifting bike, because obviously this movie has a character who is just there to be a jerk, provide very little to the movie.
The movie isn't about the actors though, its about the action. At the heart of this project it is a chase movie. Cops, rivals, time, they all are after Wilee, which is weird since it was usually the coyote chasing the road runner, but that is besides the point. He is chased by both less skilled bikers where the main threat are pedestrians and opening doors, and then there are cars as well which have the advantage of not being able to go everywhere a bike can especially in a grid locked New York City. It is just like a movie full of car chasing except you know without all the speed and drama of car chases. Director David Koepp uses New York effectively as a backdrop for the movie. The most distracting feature though is when he digitizes his movie by putting a clock of the screen, or using a map to show the route he needs to take it really takes the viewer out of the action.
This is nothing substantive to Premium Rush. And the all the chase sequences are slower and more annoying to watch then any chanse sequence out there now. And the whole movie is just that, a bunch of slower chase sequences. At a brief 90 minutes it still feels like a bike ride over all of New York City would still be more exciting. The over the top acting of Michael Shannon may be the only saving grace of the movie and that is only if you like over the top ridiculousness. In fact that's a great way to describe this movie: ridiculous. D


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By John Painter on Wed, 10/14/2009
That's right, Augusta Maine's downtown area has just gone wireless. In fact I'm typing this on my iPhone on my way into work this morning, just a quick stop at Java Joe's. While wireless in a municipality is nothing new, the free part is, it's a very nice thing indeed and may just help the sagging economy. Here's the link to the Kennebec Journal article. http://kennebecjournal.mainetoday.com/news/local/6927668.html


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He was responding to a Sunday Times article which claimed MI5 did not tell MPs about tapes of one of the bombers discussing how to make a bomb.
If true it was "scandalous" and showed the need for a new inquiry, Mr Davis told the BBC's Sunday AM programme.
He said "every other major security failure" under previous governments had been subject to public hearings.
'Saying goodbye'
Mr Davis told the AM programme that Mohammad Sidique Khan had also allegedly discussed saying goodbye to his family and his young child.
Earlier in the week the shadow home secretary raised concerns in the Commons over what was known when about the bombers, following the publication of two reports into the 7 July bombs.
A report by a committee of MPs found two of the four bombers, one of whom was Khan, had been known to security officers but the threat they posed had not been realised.
Following the publication of this report by the parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) and the government's separate account of the events, Home Secretary John Reid insisted there would be no public inquiry.
The ISC report said that a lack of resources had prevented security services from intercepting the 7 July bombers.
But Mr Davis said it appeared MPs had reached their conclusions on the attacks without having heard all the evidence.
"Every other major security failure under previous governments - whether it was the Falklands War or whether it was serious spy failures such as the penetration of MI6 and so on were all subject to major independent inquiries," he said.
The Home Office did not comment on the Sunday Times report.


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Father Earth Organic Farm is a small family farm in east Boulder County, Colorado that provides quality, locally grown, organic vegtables, fruits, flowers, herbs and honey. We sell our produce to individuals and families through our CSA program, the Broomfield Farmers Market and the Loveland Farmers Market. We have a volunteer program that allows volunteers to trade work hors for produce.


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Tuesday, July 8, 2014
A crew pulls the last Boeing 737 fuselage up a bank of the Clark Fork River near Alberton, Mont., on Tuesday. A train derailment last week spilled six fuselages headed for Renton, including two that wound up in the river.
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Opportunity arrives for new Brack baseball coach Adams
Published 12:00 am, Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Bryan Adams' 10-year quest for a head coaching job was recently rewarded with a promotion to the top of the ladder at Brackenridge.
A decade ago, Adams made the career leap from sportswriter and copy editor to teaching and coaching. He started out as a volunteer assistant at Boerne. Three years later, he joined the Brackenridge staff and completed his apprenticeship under three coaches before opportunity knocked.
"When Coach (Mike) Garza was up for the job last year, I applied for it," Adams said. "They told me that Coach Garza had more head coaching experience. I had no hard feelings. I wanted to stay on as an assistant."
Garza, who had coached previously at Pearsall and La Joya, coached the Eagles during the 2014 season. When he departed after the season, Adams' patience and persistence was served.
"I've watched people come and go," Adams said. "It's really great to get this chance."
Before Garza, Adams was an assistant under Ruben Lozano and Lupe Vasquez Jr.
"He grew up as a baseball guy and has done a lot of work," noted Brackenridge athletic coordinator and football coach Willie Hall. "I think this is going to be a great opportunity for him at this time."
Adams played baseball at MacArthur High School and made the team at Texas Tech as a non-scholarship player. The pitcher eventually transferred to a junior college, but his playing career ended due to a rotator cuff injury.
After graduating as a journalism major, he worked at the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Kerrville Daily Times and San Antonio Express-News (which owns the Southside Reporter), where he was both a writer and copy editor. Adams teaches British literature and newspaper journalism at Brackenridge.
"When made the decision 10 years ago to be a coach, I didn't have a coaching background," Adams said. "In a way, I was starting out with my career. I'm glad Brackenridge gave me the opportunity."
The Eagles (14-10) qualified for the bi-district playoffs last year after finishing second in District 28-4A with a 10-2 record. The Eagles' only district losses were to first-place Brennan. Clemens swept them in a best-of-three bi-district series.
"We've had a lot of success," Adams said, "but I want to take us to the next level, past the first round."


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Jeffrey Nix Recognized by State Bar of Georgia for Pro Bono Work
Friday, June 10, 2011
- State Bar of Georgia
Atlanta – Jeffrey J. Nix of Troutman Sanders LLP in Atlanta was honored by the State Bar of Georgia Access to Justice Committee and Pro Bono Project with the 2011 H. Sol Clark Pro Bono Award, presented during the Bar's annual meeting June 3 at Myrtle Beach, S.C.
"Jeff does not just simply volunteer, he commits himself fully to any pro bono cause or client he takes on and always looks for ways to do more," says Haley Schwartz, the director of the Breast Cancer Legal Project of the Atlanta Legal Aid Society.
Nix was selected for the H. Sol Clark Award by the Bar's Access to Justice Committee not only for his service to clients of the Atlanta Legal Aid Society, but also for his pro bono contributions to clients of organizations like the Project Salute veterans legal clinic, Georgia Appleseed, and Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation.
"Jeff is someone who can be counted on not only to accept cases and mentor dozens of associates and paralegals, but also to say "yes" when especially difficult matters arise," notes Tamara Serwer Caldas, the deputy director of the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation.
"Role models like Jeff are very important," adds Mike Monahan, the director of the Bar's Pro Bono Project. "Our pro bono community in Georgia needs lawyers like him who pick up and run with projects, cases, and mentoring—lawyers who will pass on their values to peers and new lawyers in law firms large and small."
The H. Sol Clark Award, first awarded in 1983, is named for former Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Clark of Savannah, who is known as the "father of legal aid in Georgia." The Clark award honors an individual lawyer who has excelled in one or more of a variety of activities that extend legal services to the poor.
The State Bar of Georgia, with offices in Atlanta, Savannah and Tifton, was established in 1964 by Georgia's Supreme Court as the successor to the voluntary Georgia Bar Association, founded in 1884. All lawyers licensed to practice in Georgia belong to the State Bar. Its more than 42,000 members work together to strengthen the constitutional promise of justice for all, promote principles of duty and public service among Georgia's lawyers, and administer a strict code of legal ethics.


text: We all have a To Do list but what about a "Due" list? This is a list of promises we've made. I've broken promises. I fully intended to do what I said I would but I let other things go first and the promise got pushed back and ultimately forgotten. The mental garbage associated with these dangling commitment is bad enough, never mind that it means we have let someone down. Ugh. Jeffrey Ford discusses in his blog about how our integrity is tied to keeping our word. Check out his post here and share it. Creating a due list is a great idea - so much more useful than a to-do list!


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The United Way for Southeastern Michigan, which oversees the Detroit Water Fund, is currently helping around 200 households with a payment plan that covers 25 percent of a delinquent resident's bill, while the resident pays the rest. A recent $2 million award from the Michigan Health Endowment will help the fund assist more people.
"We anticipate we'll be able to help about 6,000 customers," says Doug Plant, the vice president of operations for the United Way for Southeastern Michigan.
Another campaign, the crowdfunded "Detroit Water Project," is connecting donors directly with people who need help. The project's website says it has 7,000 donors.
Greg Eno, a public affairs specialist with Detroit Water and Sewerage says his office has only one goal. "The theme right now is keep the water on," says Eno. "And whether that's through donations, through our payments plans or through any other source of funding, whatever it takes, that's the mission."


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Heavy D Dead: 'I Can't Breathe,' Says Rapper in Final Moments
Jamaican-born American rapper Heavy D has died at age 44 from what is believed to have been either pneumonia or a heart attack.
One of the most influential artists in the 90s, Heavy D had gone shopping Tuesday, and after mounting a flight of stairs with bags in tow began having trouble breathing.
A neighbor in the same building, designer Adam Mills found the rapper – also known as Dwight Arrington Myers – in distress gasping: "I can't breathe, I can't breathe."
According to TMZ, Mills reportedly cradled Heavy D in his lap while others dialed 911. Upon arriving at a Los Angeles hospital the rapper still had a pulse, and people in his building believe he suffered a heart attack.
Law enforcement agents said that no foul play was involved in Heavy D's death and that it was caused by "medical" reasons.
The rap artist was six feet and three inches tall and weighed over 300 pounds. He referred to himself as the "Overweight Lover," according to the Los Angeles Times. However, Heavy D had slimmed down in recent years.
Heralded as the "Barry White" of rap music, Heavy D sang radio-friendly, profanity-free lyrics – with hits such as "Mr. Big Stuff" and "Big Daddy."
He was well known for singing the theme song for the 90s hit sitcom "In Living Color." Heavy D, also an actor, appeared in the off-Broadway play "Riff Raff" in 1995 and in the 2011 film "Tower Heist."
In the song "Juicy," by the late rapper Notorious B.I.G., Heavy D was mentioned in a lyric. The famous rapper sang, "I used to read Word Up magazine/Salt'm'Pepa and Heavy D up in the limousine/Hangin' pictures on my wall/every Saturday Rap Attack, Mr. Magic, Markey Marl."
In September, Heavy D digitally released his ninth and final album Love Opus. The rapper is survived by his daughter.