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Comments about Astral Brewer Water Shoes - Men's:
Took these on a backpacking trip to Havasu Falls along with an old pair of Montrail Mtn Masochists and Chaco Flips. Well the masochists combined with a pair of smartwool running socks lived up to their name and my feet were absolutely killing me after 7 miles or so. With 3 miles to go I broke down and put on the flips and was able to slowly limp into the campground with blisters and aching toes/feet/ankles/legs.
Next day I patched up the blisters and put on the Astral Brewers and a pair of lightweight Injinji running toesocks and hiked 6-7 miles with minimal pain. Day after that I used the same combo and hiked 20 miles roundtrip to the Colorado river and back with minimal pain again! Never took them off and feet were wet the entire day. Incredible grip on wet and dry land. Comfy to swim in, deep water crossings, and hike on sand, rock, whatever.
On the morning of the hike out I reluctantly put back on the masochists with the toesocks. Put heavy pack on a horse and carried just 15 lbs or so in daypack. Made it 2 miles before I couldn't take any more pain. Took them off and put on the Astrals for the remainder of the 8 miles out. Great traction even on dry terrain and sharp rocks. I was able to keep moving and didn't have to stop for 'pain breaks' at all. Soles and rest of the shoe still in great condition even though subjected to uses not intended by the manufacturer!
It is true I wasn't conditioned enough to comfortably do this hike with a 50 lb pack but if it weren't for the Astrals (and ibuprofen) I wouldn't have been able to enjoy the area or make it back out on my own 2 feet. $50 is a bargain for these shoes, they are very well made. And the laces being too long is a minor complaint but I had to think of one negative thing about them.
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I have been waiting for a shoe like this. The soles are very sticky on wet rocks, the fully enclosed upper protects your feet on all sides from abrasion, and they drain well. They are light weight and fold down nicely in a pack so they are good for camp shoes or stream crossings. They also dry quickly so they can be used for multiple uses on a trip.
I also like they offer colors that aren't too bright since I like my outdoor gear to blend into nature.
They are one of my favorite pieces of gear.
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These are seriously awesome shoes. I have never felt so much confidence when scrambling over wet slimy boulders or just taking a hike. Probably the most comfortable water shoe I have owned and while some may find this trivial, all my other water shoes have taken on a funky odor that really never does away, my Brewers have no foul smell at all!!! I have recently incorporated these shoes into my fly fishing activities and have found them to be reliably sticky in the most slippery conditions. The back of the Astral Brewers fold in for quick on and off (much like a slipper) if necessary. The happy bonus with these little gems is that I am able to wear them casually as well as they are stylin'!
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I bought these shoes before a trip to Costa Rica. I am so glad I spent the money. They were great, I kayaked, hiked, anything and everything in them. They are kinda pricey, but well worth it.
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I've been wearing Brewers for the last 7 months both in a kayak and for everyday use. I admit that I am biased towards Astral products and have owned many over the years HOWEVER the Brewers are a huge step forward in terms of paddling footwear. On the river the Stealth outsole is hands down the stickest rubber that I've used to date...this gives me confidence in my footing when portaging and during rescue when there is no time for mistakes. The midsole cushions and protects, but my favorite aspect is that the heel and ball of the foot are on the same plane. This gives a really natural and predictable platform compared to other shoes I've owned. They drain really fast through holes in the side and rear flush port. Lastly the Cordura uppers are quite durable and airmesh at the vamp provides exceptional breathe-ability. Best part is they are stylie enough that I can wear them to my local pub after a day of charging on the local creeks.
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This green tram is a beauty. It is the original steam tram the town of Priem used to have. Now it's a single line from town center to the pier. Taking a journey with this steam little engine is great, especially for those who did not experienced steam trains before.
10 km long emerald-green mountain lake, considered the pearl of the Berchtesgadener Land. Some of the most magnificent panorama views across all of Bavaria can be found here. To preserve the purity and tranquillity of the water only electrically-powered boats have been allowed on the lake since 1909.
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There is a very nice walking path around the town. Here you will find many people walking and skating along the lakes edge. The path is well lit at night and make for a romantic walk at night.
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An interesting and somewhat unexpected thing happened Saturday during what was supposed to be Ohio State's get-over-the-Duke-loss game.
LaQuinton Ross dominated.
Feel free to point out the fact that the game was against 0-5 Northern Kentucky if you are a glass half-empty type of guy. But considering where Ross was exactly one year ago, it's hard not to be encouraged by this development.
Ross was the best player in the Buckeyes' 27-point victory and finished with 22 points, eight rebounds, one steal and one block in a season-high 29 minutes off the bench. He also shot 8-of-12 from the field and 3-of-6 from behind the three-point line.
While the overall numbers are impressive, the more important development is what this means going forward.
Perhaps the most pressing issue concerning Ohio State's basketball team heading into the season was who would emerge as the second option on offense behind Deshaun Thomas, especially with the departures of Jared Sullinger and William Buford.
Aaron Craft was the easy projection, but he has never been an offensive force during his collegiate career and is probably at his best setting up his teammates and picking his spots when it comes to scoring.
That is why it is so easy to get a little too excited about the performance that Ross had on Saturday. He is the best three-point shooter on the team, stands at 6'8" and is silky smooth when penetrating the paint.
Really, he has all the physical tools necessary to be an absolute force with the ball in his hands. At this point it's just a matter of him putting it all together and Thad Matta giving him enough chances to improve.
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With that in the past, many Buckeye fans and followers expected Ross to seize the starting small forward spot heading into the 2012-13 season. But Thad Matta, as he often does, elected to go with the better defender and has started Sam Thompson in every game.
This is not to suggest Matta was wrong in that decision. Thompson has given Ohio State great energy on both sides of the floor and has also been a better rebounder than expected.
Plus he can jump out of the gym, which is always fun to watch.
Rather, the issue is whether can Ross coexist with Thompson on the floor at the same time and develop into the second scoring option that Matta desperately needs to emerge behind Thomas.
Ross looked good in the first half against Duke, but he barely got to see the floor in the second half. Eventually, Matta is going to have to trust Ross down the stretch in those types of closely contested games if he is ever going to live up to his potential.
Ultimately, I may be overreacting to an early December game against a poor opponent, but I think Ross can become the second scorer the Buckeyes need.
He proved that he has the ability on Saturday, now he just needs the opportunity.
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A couple of holiday seasons from now, plasma TVs may be hard to come by in L.A. and the rest of California. More likely, they'll be different from — and possibly more expensive than — the ones on sale today. And that, in a roundabout way, is one reason why the Northwest Power Planning and Conservation Council thinks this region can meet nearly all its energy needs with conservation for the next 20 years.
Last month, the California Energy Commission ruled that all TVs sold in the Golden State must be one-third more energy efficient starting in 2011, and 50 percent more energy efficient two years after that. This is not a trivial matter. Plasma TVs use more energy than conventional cathode-ray tube models or liquid crystal displays. In fact, it has been reported, "a 42-inch plasma set can consume more electricity than a full-size refrigerator."
The California Energy Commission estimates that TVs account for nearly 10 percent of the state's residential energy use, and the new TV regulations "would save enough power to supply 864,000 single-family homes," Marc Lifsher and Andrea Chang reported in the Los Angeles Times, "equivalent to the output of a 615-megawatt, gas-fired power plant, which would cost about $600 million to build."
What does that have to do with us? Plenty. The Northwest council's Draft Power Plan suggests that to a remarkable degree we can have our cake and eat it too. The draft plan "finds enough conservation to be available and cost-effective to meet the load growth of the region for the next 20 years. If developed aggressively, this conservation, combined with the region's past successful development of energy efficiency could constitute the future equivalent of the regional hydroelectric system; a river of energy efficiency that will complement and protect the regional heritage of a clean and affordable power supply."
This isn't simply visionary hope. It's based on a staggering amount of analytical work. Steven Weiss of the NW Energy Coalition says that the plan represents "one of the best modeling efforts in the country, if not the world."
The council's modelers have found that we can supply 85 percent of the region's energy needs over the next 20 years with conservation and increased efficiency, and the remaining 15 percent with renewables. Over the next five years, it predicts that the region can meet 58 percent of new demand through increased efficiency. The plan envisions no new coal-fired plants, and no nukes.
"Sources of potential savings are about 50 percent higher than in the Fifth Power Plan," the sixth draft plan explains. One would think the region had already plucked all the low-hanging conservation fruit. One would be wrong.
"The assessment [of potential efficiencies] is higher for two principle reasons," the draft explains: "First, the Council identified new sources of savings in areas not addressed in the Fifth Power Plan: consumer electronics, outdoor lighting, and the utility distribution system. Second, savings potential has increased significantly in the residential sector as a result of technology improvements and in the industrial sector as a result of a more detailed conservation assessment." The residential and consumer savings will happen only if private citizens make a wide range of choices. "In the residential sector, lifestyle choices affect demand," the draft plan notes. Those choices will depend on what's available and how much it costs.
That's where California's new TV regulation comes in. The Northwest represents way too small a market to drive technological innovation or force down prices. California, on the other hand, is big enough to push manufacturers in new directions. If California TVs have to use less energy, manufacturers will produce sets that meet the standards. Those same sets will be sold to consumers in the Northwest, where over time they'll help us meet future energy demands without new power plants.
Over the past quarter-century, the council's plans have institutionalized a faith in conservation and, increasingly, in renewable resources, transforming those ideas from a matter of morality to ones of cost-efficiency. They have also saved a lot of kilowatts. The group's first big choice was whether to save two moribund nuclear projects backed by the Washington Public Power Supply System, aka WPPSS. In 1983, council members decided to let the plants expire, and instead started committing the region to conservation. Since then, a council press release says, "the regional investment in energy efficiency reduced demand for electricity by 3,700 average megawatts and resulted in only about half as many new power plants being built as would have been without the efficiency improvements."
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Good article that contains good news, a rare combination. You did not mention the predicted swarm of electric cars that will be tapping our grid during the next decade or two. Without knowing anything about the numbers it does seem like that could be significant.
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1. Atheism and anti-theism are not absolute, it is does not presume to
categorically deny the existence of a higher power(s), yet it gives no
more credence to a notion of said power(s) as it does to any other
flight of fancy or mythical being whose existence cannot be proved
false, including fairies, goblins yetis, and flying spaghetti
monsters. Charles Darrow said, "I do not consider it an insult, but
rather a compliment to be called an agnostic, I do not pretend to know
where many ignorant men are sure".
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reality as unalterable or absolute. Atheism believes in the importance
of always asking questions, and in never answering these questions
through means other than empiricism, trial and error. Religion is a
threat to intellectual progress in that these "answers" provided by
scripture create cultural roadblocks, retarding discovery and
experimentation, when such discovery threatens scriptural accuracy.
Religion discourages the faithful from asking serious questions.
3. Morality is not derived from religion. Morality pre-exists
religion, and continues to exist independent of it. We do good not
because we have to be told to, but because it is better for us to live
among people who are happy, who are healthy, and who desire the same
for us. If religion had a monopoly on morality, we would expect to see
higher incidences of immorality among those who have rejected a belief
in some sort of theism, when in fact, the opposite is true, (with the
caveat that there are more variables here, particularly economics).
4. Continuing along these lines, the good that can undeniably be found
within all religions- charity being the most obvious example- can be
found among all sects, including those who have no religion. However,
the evils which religion has brought to the world (and here we include
all absolute dogmas, as fascism and Soviet "socialism" are religions
of there own) are nowhere else to be found.
5. All of the faithful are atheists minus one. The Jew denies the
divinity of Jesus Christ, and a Christian disbelieves in Mohammed
receiving revelation. Obviously they cannot both be right, and it is
far more likely that they are both wrong.
6. Belief in a God who interacts, or who has the power to intervene in
human affairs is to believe in a God who is morally bankrupt. Assuming
God does exist, there are two options. First, God is removed entirely
from human affairs, and thus active belief is useless. Secondly, God
chooses when and where to intervene. This God, the God of the Old
Testament, seems capricious, petty and vindictive. As Richard Dawkins
writes, "The God of the Old Testament is quite possibility the most
singularly unpleasant character in all of fiction". Thomas Paine, in
The Age of Reason had the following to say on the matter,
Whenever we read the obscene stories, the voluptuous debaucheries, the
cruel and tortuous executions, the unrelenting vindictiveness, with
which…the Bible is filled, it would be more consistent that we called
it the word of a demon that the word of God. It is a history of
wickedness, that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind. And, for
my own part, I sincerely detest it, as I detest everything that is
7. Religion has always, first and foremost, been used as a tool of
oppression and control, under whichever guise its directors choose.
As Napolean wrote, "Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the
8. Coercing "positive" behavior in children through a fear of
damnation, eternal punishment, or even the disproval of a heavenly
father figure is tantamount to psychological torment, and should no
more be tolerated than any other form of mental child abuse.
In dark ages people are best guided by religion, as in a pitch-black
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Computer or torque converter fault can cause Check Engine Light
There is an issue where the transmission can have a torque converter problem, or the computer monitoring the torque converter can misinterpret the information, and in either case this can cause the Check Engine Light (MIL) to illuminate. The problem will need to be diagnosed and depending upon what is causing the issue, the transmission will have to be repaired or the computer replaced.


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Archive for the 'justin.tv' tag
JTV Live : A Google Chrome Extension for Justin.tv
UPDATE : June 6, 2012 : Due to a change in the Justin.tv APIs, this extension no longer works with Twitch.tv accounts. I have created a new extension, called Twitch Live which works with Twitch.tv accounts. Sorry about the hassle.
Since I started playing Starcraft 2, I have become a pretty big fan of e-sports, and in particular, of watching streams of games. The most popular site for streaming is Justin.tv, where you can find tons of high level gamers streaming their gameplay. However, Justin.tv's site does not make it easy to find out which of your favorite streams are live at any particular time.
So, to solve this problem, I created JTV Live, a Google Chrome extension for helping you track which of your favorite Justin.tv streams are live.
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Websites for editing cartoons software: Old Cartoons eBook, Make funny cartoon is easy,sketch cartoon, Online photo to cartoon converter and more.
Photo to Cartoon 6.0
(not rated)
Platforms: | Homepage: http://www.caricaturesoft.com | ||
Type: Shareware | Releases: Feb 13, 2012 | ||||
Cost: $25.00US | Developer: Caricature Software | ||||
Converts photographs into cartoons and drawings. It is a handy tool both for artists and those who don't know how to draw. You simply need to try it to see! No drawing is required! Use it as an avatar, to sign emails and letters, make greeting cards and party announcements, or illustrate a book or a paper. Cartoons also look great on T-shirts, mugs, and all kinds of gifts and make websites attractive and unique. Read editor review of Photo to Cartoon |
file size: 6135k | Keywords: Drawing, digital photo, photo to cartoon, download screensaver, photo to portrait |
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Old Cartoons eBook 1.0
(not rated)
Platforms: | Homepage: http://www.old-cartoons.com/ | ||
Type: Freeware | Releases: Jul 02, 2008 | ||||
Cost: $0.00US | Developer: Old Cartoons | ||||
Old Cartoons eBook highlighting four cartoons. These classic cartoons are still watched today. Read up about Captain N: The Game Master, Wuzzles and many more favorites. |
file size: 1120k | Keywords: Captai n game master, tracker, pizza cats, old cartoons, the smurfs |
Photo to Cartoon Online 1.0
(not rated)
Platforms: | Homepage: http://www.caricaturesoft.com | ||
Type: Freeware | Releases: Sep 28, 2009 | ||||
Cost: $0.00US | Developer: Caricature Software | ||||
Online tool that converts photos to cartoons. You can use this tool on our website www.caricaturesoft.com/online-tools/cartoons/ or embed it into your own website, it's free and easy. Your visitors will spend more time on your website editing their photos and will return back more often. All files and instructions you need are included in the download. |
file size: 323k | Keywords: google, web site promotion, download, cartoon, free screensaver |
image editing software 2.0
(not rated)
Platforms: | Homepage: http://getloka.com | ||
Type: Shareware | Releases: Jun 28, 2010 | ||||
Cost: $38.00US | Developer: Macbird - image editing software | ||||
Loka is an extremely powerful image editing software, for computers that run Windows. With loka image editing software you can add cool frame and borders; Embed digital Watermark/Clip-arts/Cartoons to your images; Add circle and arc shape text; Adjust color/light; Apply more than 450 textures/effects; Transform photos to 3D/floor/sphere shape; Rename/Resize/Convert image; Extract and replace color channels. All in batch mode. |
file size: 24958k | Keywords: audio editing, software, image converter, editor, image |
Cartoon Maker 3.05
(not rated)
Platforms: | Homepage: visit | ||
Type: Shareware | Releases: Mar 18, 2007 | ||||
Cost: $25.00US | Developer: Liangzhu Software | ||||
? Make funny and amazing cartoons. ? You can create personalized cartoons of your friends, family or famous people. ? Add a sketch effect to a cartoon photo. ? Making cartoons is simple. Now, download this Cartoon Maker. It's free. What's new? Add sketch effect for cartoon photos. Now, You can add a scratch of pen on the cartoon. Read editor review of Cartoon Maker |
file size: 927k | Keywords: cartoon, photo to cartoon, cartoon, Cartoon Maker, bmp |
Magic Photo Editor 5.54
5/5 (9 votes)
Platforms: | Homepage: http://www.picget.net | ||
Type: Shareware | Releases: Apr 02, 2010 | ||||
Cost: $39.95US | Developer: Photo Editor Software | ||||
Magic Photo easilly blends your digital photo onto another picture (a landscape picture etc). You can also add some pretty frames, cliparts, cartoon pictures or write your comments on the photo to make it more beautiful and attractive. 2180 masks, 100 cliparts,180 cartoons, 100 frames, 60 outlines for you to add to your photo Read editor review of Magic Photo Editor |
file size: 4567k | Keywords: photo editor, frame, image editor, photo editing software, attack |
the TAB Lite 2.2
5/5 (1 votes)
Platforms: | Homepage: http://www.the-tab.com | ||
Type: Demo | Releases: Jun 29, 2004 | ||||
Cost: $79.00US | Developer: Digital Video s.r.l. | ||||
The TAB Lite is an easy-to-use software, ideal for creating in a few steps with amazing results your own cartoons. You can create your heroes by drawing and painting images, but most of all, by animating them with the TAB 2.2 Lite powerful features. |
file size: 13671k | Keywords: cartoon, WEB ANIMATION, download, VECTOR BASED, EDITOR |
Anime Studio Debut Mac 6.0
(not rated)
Platforms: | Homepage: http://my.smithmicro.com | ||
Type: Shareware | Releases: Jun 09, 2009 | ||||
Cost: $49.99US | Developer: Smith Micro, Inc. | ||||
Bring your imagination to life! Anime Studio is your complete animation program for creating 2D movies, cartoons, anime and cut out animations. Create your own desktop animated shorts in the style of SouthParkStudios.com and JibJab.com or use it to produce full-length animation for film, video or streaming over the web. |
file size: 275593k | Keywords: flash, Bring your imagination to life, web, Creates 2D cartoons, anime |
SmartPic 3.5
5/5 (1 votes)
Platforms: | Homepage: http://www.abelssoft.net | ||
Type: Shareware | Releases: Feb 18, 2007 | ||||
Cost: $32.00US | Developer: Abelssoft | ||||
Refresh your emails with SmartPic! With SmartPic you can include cute little Smilies, animated Cartoons and other images into your emails! Choose between a hundreds of the cutest images and make sending an email an adventure. SmartPic lets you express your personality like never before and works with your existing email-software like Outlook, Netscape-Mail or IncrediMail... Read editor review of SmartPic |
file size: 1311k | Keywords: cartoon, Smiley, avatar, HTML, email extractor |
Desene Animate 1.0
(not rated)
Platforms: | Homepage: http://www.desene-animate.ro | ||
Type: Freeware | Releases: Jul 16, 2006 | ||||
Cost: $0.00US | Developer: Desene Animate | ||||
Desene Animate 1.0 for kids is a software that let you draw your own cartoons. You might think this sounds too hard for your kid, but is verry simple to use, this software is creatin artists, you can vizit our website for other software and pictures for kids www.desene-animate.ro |
file size: 1197k | Keywords: animation, kids, animate |
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Giustozzi calls BA province election an 'epopee'
Prior to the official announcement of results, mayor of the Buenos Aires province locality of Almirante Brown Darío Giustozzi affirmed head of the Renewal Front party Sergio Massa was going for a crushing result today. And he is now proving to be right. Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo confirmed Massa's Renewal Front is leading the election in BA province with 42.38 percent of the votes. Second comes Victory Front's Insaurralde with 29.23 percent and the Civic and Social Progressive Front with 16.71 percent.
"I have no doubt about the impact of the elections", Giustozzi had said earlier this afternoon adding Sergio Massa was going to be the legislative candidate people "will vote the most."
Talking about what he considered an "epopee" by the Renewal Front –"in 120 days we managed to get victory in the province of Buenos Aires and offer a national proyection"-, Giustozzi told reporters that Sergio Massa's political force will have "a leading role in Argentina's political stage" after today's elections.
Ex cabinet chief during the first administration of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and current Mayor of the provincial locality of Tigre, Sergio Massa has become a main opponent to Kirchnerism defying Victory Front candidate Martín Insaurralde in Argentina's key electoral district, the province of Buenos Aires.


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As promised Wiz Khalifa drops off his brand new mixtape Taylor Allderdice. The project features Chevy Woods, Juicy J, Lola Monroe and Smoze DZA.
Wiz also nabbed some quality producers for the project in Lex Luger, Harry Fraud, Jake One and more.
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Cloning coast redwoods
William J. Libby, U.C., Berkeley.
California Agriculture 36(8):34-35. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v036n08p34b.
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In a redwood breeding program, time is a problem. Between germination (or planting) and harvest as a renewable source of wood, a redwood must survive and grow in a minimally managed environment for three to eight decades. Trees in park and amenity plantings may be expected to grow for centuries, or even millenia. Redwood foresters thus, and properly, tend to be conservative.
William J. Libby, Professor, Genetics, U.C., Berkeley.


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The Breeze goes behind the scenes of the L.A. County seal controversy with a feature on Loren Clapp, the civil service graphic artist who designed the new version. He's no Millard Sheets, who drew the first county seal based on a design by Kenny Hahn, but Clapp gave his boss, county CAO David Janssen, what he asked for.
Clapp figures he went through more than 30 versions of the county seal, putting pictures to the ideas offered by Janssen, the chief administrator. He expected some of the criticism that followed the unveiling of his seal; "I just didn't realize it would become such a huge political deal," he said."You kind of shrug your shoulders and say, 'Well, everybody has their opinion,' " he said. "As an artist, you think of it as an extension of yourself.
"I think I did a good job."
Now if only the squabble would go away...
Previously: Seal debuts


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Back when I was taking guitar lessons, my teacher turned me on to a whole pile of players like Jim Hall (my teacher was so into Hall that he actually attended a taping of the Merv Griffin just because Hall was in Griffin's band), Gene Bertoncini and Howard Roberts. I've still got the tape made from my teacher's record, but since I can't play the tape on anything anymore, this album had to come home. Great guitar trio + organ music.
Half Notes: The Howard Roberts Quartet – H.R. Is A Dirty Guitar Player (1963)
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I knew howard and most of the cats that he worked/played with. A very nice and a aproachable guy. i was hanging with him and some others during a conversation about starting the G. I. oh yeahhh! MORT WEISS


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There are eleven locations in Utah:
- Lehi (The Jazz N Place)
- Alpine (Hi-Light Dance Academy)
- Pleasant Grove (The Vibe, Aspire Dance Academy)
- South Jordan (Empower Dance Studio
- West Jordan (Extravadance)
- North Salt Lake (Groove The Academy)
- Clearfield (Rythm Works Dance Studio)
- Vernal (Stars Dance Studio)
- Logan (Dance Illusion and Dance Source)
And new in 2013... Ballet Blast will be offering a Jazz Blast class as well.
If you mention you saw them on GTU, in January only you can get $20 off your first month on an unlimited pass.
For more information, please visit: http://www.balletblast.com/about-ballet-blast/


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Strong Majority of Americans Support Employment Non-Discrimination Act
December 11, 2013 by Maureen McCarty
An overwhelming majority of Americans from all walks of life support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, according to the latest United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll.
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In the largest collective wedding ceremony ever held, over 100 committed gay and lesbian couples tied the knot at Rio de Janeiro's Superior Court of Justice.
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Yesterday Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., introduced the REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act, a bill that would end legalized discrimination against people with HIV and improve public health by removing a barrier to HIV testing.
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This year, an historic 304 major businesses – spanning nearly ever industry and geography – scored 100 percent on HRC's Corporate Equality Index and the coveted distinction of "Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality."
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Today to honor International Human Rights Day, HRC proudly joins an Uprising of Love, a coalition of prominent individuals and partner organizations in support of the safety and dignity of LGBT Russians.
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The Complete Glee Character Guide
The cast of TV's best new series is taking over the Oprah Show stage! Get to know the quirky characters we've come to love.
By Kari Forsee
The Oprah Winfrey Show | March 29, 2010
Photo: © 2010 Fox Broadcasting Co./Patrick Ecclesine/FOX
(played by Chris Colfer) The Supremes had Diana Ross. Destiny's Child had Beyoncé. And New Directions has Kurt Hummel, the most fabulous, fashionable glee club diva ever seen on TV. After his mother died, Kurt was raised by his father, a manly mechanic who loves football. Kurt, on the other hand, prefers couture to cars, and his biggest contribution to the school's football program involved a choreographed dance routine to Beyoncé's "Single Ladies." In Episode 4, Kurt bravely tells his father he's gay, which he says he's known since Kurt was a child. At school, Kurt often clashes with the glee club's rival soprano, Rachel. These two share more than vocal range. They both also have a weakness for all things Finn. |


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Congressman Faleomavaega today offered his congratulations to Ensign Kevin Alapati Farley on his recent graduation from the United States Naval Academy on May 24th, 2013. President Barack Obama offered the keynote speech to 1,047 graduates of the Class of 2013 at the Navy-Marine Corps Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, as an estimated 30,000 witnessed the swearing-in of the U.S. military's newest officers.
"It gives me great pleasure to share the remarkable accomplishment of Ensign Kevin Farley on his recent graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and commission as Ensign in the United States Navy," Congressman Faleomavaega stated.
"Kevin excelled as a student, an athlete, and in several leadership roles during his four years at the Academy. In recognition of his academic achievement, he was named to the Commandant's List as well as the Superintendent's List in his freshman and sophomore years. During his senior year, he was a Squad Leader and a Plebe Summer Detailer (2nd Set) for the Class of 2016. Kevin also served as a Midshipman Lieutenant Junior Grade (2-Striper), a Company Platoon Commander (1st semester) and a Company Training Officer (2nd semester). His Senior Capstone Project was the design and build of a man-portable, carbon-fiber bridge system to be used by U.S. Special Forces in current operations around the world."
"Kevin was also recruited to play varsity lacrosse at Navy and competed with the team from 2009-2013. As a member of the Navy Cycling Team from 2011-2013, Kevin was selected as team captain in his senior year and helped lead his team to become the Atlantic Collegiate Cycling Conference (ACCC) Team Champions in 2013."
"Ensign Kevin Farley is the son of Captain Randal D. Farley (Ret., USN) and Tania Huff Farley. He is the grandson of Adeline Pritchard (Huff) Jones and Buck Mathis Huff, and great-grandson of the late Lealaitafea Ronald Edward Pritchard Sr. of Leone and Mary Jewett Pritchard from the villages of Malaloa, Pago Pago, and Vaitogi."
"A graduate of Patrick Henry High School in San Diego, Kevin received a Presidential Appointment to the Naval Academy in 2009. He also received a Presidential Appointment to the U.S. Air Force Academy and a full ROTC Scholarship to Iowa State, before deciding to attend the Naval Academy."
"At Patrick Henry, Kevin competed two years on the varsity lacrosse team, and played a key role in leading the team to back-to-back playoff appearances and a combined 30-9 record. Voted team captain his senior year, he was also named Second-Team All-League, and was selected to play in the 2009 San Diego CIF Lacrosse All-Star Game. He was also recognized as Patrick Henry's Male Athlete of the Year in 2009 and received the United States Marine Corps Most Outstanding Athlete Award."
"In addition to lacrosse, Kevin also earned varsity letters in football (quarterback, 3 years), basketball (1 year), and played baseball during his freshman year. Outside of school activities, he was also involved in the community and served on a mission trip to Peru after his junior year in high school."
"With his Navy Pilot service selection, Ensign Farley hopes to fly the F/A-18E 'Super Hornet' Strike Fighter. He will begin his courses at the Navy Flight School in Pensacola, Florida on August 9th, 2013."
"I would like to congratulate Ensign Kevin Alapati Farley for his remarkable achievement and extend my deep gratitude to him for his dedication to serve and defend our nation as a pilot in the United States Navy. Graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy requires intense focus and determination in order to meet the demands of such challenging coursework, both intellectually and physically. I am proud that Kevin not only met this challenge, but also excelled in his academics, athletics, and military leadership training over the past four years. I thank him for being a model of distinction to our young Samoans throughout the world," Faleomavaega stated.
"I also would like to thank Kevin's parents, Retired Captain Randal D. Farley and Mrs. Tania Huff Farley, and family members who have played a significant role during his journey to becoming an officer in the U.S. Navy. Ensign Farley has joined a long tradition of Samoans in the U.S. Armed Forces and his willingness to serve our country is admirable and deeply appreciated. I am confident that he will continue to be a shining example in his naval career and I pray for his continued success and wish him all the best in his future endeavors," the Congressman concluded.


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NBBC > SEC Filings for NBBC > Form 8-K on 21-Dec-2012 | All Recent SEC Filings |
Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement executed by Endicott Opportunity Partners III, L.P. ("Endicott") and NewBridge Bancorp (the "Company") on November 1, 2012, the Company agreed to cause Endicott's nominee to be elected to the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") and the Board of Directors of its wholly-owned subsidiary, NewBridge Bank (the "Bank"), subject to satisfaction of all legal, regulatory, securities listing and governance requirements. Accordingly, on December 19, 2012, the Board elected Endicott's nominee, Donald P. Johnson, to serve as a director of the Company and the Bank until the Company's 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, or until his successor is elected and qualified, or his earlier removal, resignation, death or incapacity. Mr. Johnson has been appointed to the Credit Management Committee of the Board of Directors of the Bank
Other than his nomination by Endicott, described above, and his election as a director of the Company and the Bank, there have been no transactions, nor are there any currently proposed transactions, in which the Company has or is to be a participant and the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and in which Mr. Johnson had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
A Press Release announcing Mr. Johnson's election is attached to this filing as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release of NewBridge Bancorp dated December 21, 2012.


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It said that the top 10'000 people got a second song. Which was Lies, Greed, Misery. I Believe it also said the top 1'000 sharers get a photo of linkin park that will never be used again. I am in…Continue
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Besides hearing Burn It Down, Lies Greed Misery, and Tinfoil Live and the YYTM Remake and the Burn It Down RAC Remix, I havent heard any of living things. Havent been trying to get the album leak. Already had the album pre-ordered a fair bit before June. MIKE I AM ACCEPTING THE CHALLENGE!! ITS GONNA KILL ME! BUT I'LL DO IT!!! Now I have to find what I want to do for it's release day. :$
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Sunday in the City
Posted By Kathleen David on April 27, 2009
Caroline had a splendid Saturday playing with her best friend Katie that she doesn't get to see that often. They played over here both inside and outside, over at Katie's house, and at the local playground. They were inseparable as long as we let them be so.
Sunday we knew that Katie had to go back to her home and we also knew it was not going to be easy on Caroline. We had been talking about going into the city just to do a few things that we wanted to do so we packed the girls off and went into New York City.
On the way Peter had the idea to go to Books of Wonder which I hadn't been to. We checked online via my iPhone as to the hours of the store. I noticed that one of Ariel's favorite author's was signing that day. Off we go to see Tamora Pierce who is signing her new book Bloodhound. We had fun talking to her and her husband and the other fans that were there. Caroline completed her Lyle the Crocodile collection including a couple I hadn't heard of.
We went to FAO Schwartz where I got my last Christmas Present. There is a Muppet Whatnot workshop at the FAO Schwartz in New York. It is the closest that I will get to owning a real Muppet and I had a lot of fun putting mine together. The bonus for me was that a fellow puppeteer I had worked with, Gretchen, was working that day so we caught up on news and put a puppet together. Both wins for me. I am now the proud owner of Benny the Bowler.
We also went to the Disney Store and found out that the Disney Store in New York is probably going to close next year when their lease is up but not before. I took a lot of pictures of the piece of the balloon mobile that John Henson created for the brownstone where Henson use to have their offices. It is not the whole thing but about half and it is in need of a serious dusting but it is still there.
All in all a good day. Everyone had fun.
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While recently on the hunt for the invitation to Truman Capote's now legendary Black and White Ball, held in the Grand Ballroom of the Plaza Hotel in November 1966, I spent some time digging through the Museum's "Balls and Excursions" and "Social Events" collections.
One of the more puzzling objects I came across was the card depicted to the right, advertising "Nitrous Oxide Gas Entertainment." Based on the curious poses depicted by the figures on the card, as well as common knowledge about the effects of nitrous oxide, commonly known as "laughing gas," I immediately wanted to learn more about this unusual source of "entertainment."
The card itself initially didn't provide many clues, so I turned to the ever helpful online archive of The New York Times to learn if this strange event had been documented. One of the first articles I came across, dated February 8, 1862, is the announcement of "An Interesting Exhibition," in which a Dr. Colton would be providing "an exhibition of the 'Laughing Gas' at the Cooper Institute [that] evening. Twelve gentleman have volunteered to inhale the gas. To add to the attractions, the full National Band of the Seventh Regiment have been engaged to perform."
Twelve gentleman? The National Band of the Seventh Regiment? The Cooper Institute (pictured left), now known as the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, is one of the most selective colleges in the country! An event which I assumed was marketed as a sideshow appeared to be considered a legitimate scientific lecture. I looked back to the card, and noticed that "Colton" was handwritten on the verso, leading me to feel pretty confident that this card was distributed to promote one of the same Dr. Colton's events.
Further research into the Times archives revealed that Gardner Quincy Colton (1814-1898), in conjunction with dentist Horace Wells, arrived upon the idea of using nitrous oxide as an anesthetic during tooth extraction following one of his exhibitions. A young man gashed his leg while running around under the influence of the gas, but he noticed no pain until the effects wore off. The very next day, dentist John Riggs extracted a tooth from Horace Wells while Dr. Colton administered "laughing gas," a term coined by him. Colton went on to establish the Colton Dental Association in New York in the 1860′s, and according to his obituary, at the time of his death, he or his assistants had extracted nearly one million teeth aided by the use of nitrous oxide. In fact, if you examine the image above closely, you'll see there is a sign reading "Colton's" above two of the windows, and the awnings read "Colton's Dental Association."
Despite the clearly legitimate scientific gains achieved by Dr. Colton's exhibitions, the card still puzzled me to some extent. When examining the figures depicted on the card, the male inhaling from the rubber bag of gas on the left, and the female in the back right seem much smaller than the other figures. Was Dr. Colton performing this exhibition on children? Well, it seems that perhaps the showman in him couldn't quite sit back and let the scientist move forward with his dental career. The announcement for Dr. Colton's exhibition the night of April 8, 1863, advertises that Commodore Nutt, who was a frequent star in the shows of P.T. Barnum (the two are pictured together to the upper right), and later went on to join the performing troupe of General Tom Thumb and Minnie Warren, would be partaking of the laughing gas that evening. So, perhaps the shorter than average man depicted on the card is intended to be Commodore Nutt, or perhaps it really was a child. I don't suppose we'll ever know the answer to that question, but I do know I'll have something else to take my mind off the pain the next time a dentist suggests the use of laughing gas before a complicated procedure.


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I'm going to bet that of all the books on the Klaw 100, Joseph Heller's Catch-22 is one of the five most-read among dish readers. The book, which appears on several greatest-books lists (it's #7 on the Modern Library 100, #15 on the Radcliffe 100, #74 on the Guardian 100, and on the TIME 100) certainly seems like a book that many of us read during our high school or college years, whether or not it was assigned reading, simply because it was so damn funny and its status as one of the "it" books of its era never fully went away, the same way Catcher in the Rye has maintained its cachet after forty years*.
*I'm going to steal a page from JoePo today and insert some asides. I was accused in chat in a question I didn't post of being "anti-cliché" because I didn't like Catcher. I don't really know how those two things are connected – neither Salinger nor his novel seem clichéd to me – but, more to the point, is anyone actually pro-cliché? Romance-novel publishers? Slasher-film producers? Actually, a few mainstream sportswriters come to mind so I'll stop here.
Catch-22 is now one of only a handful of novels I've read twice, a list that also includes Pride and Prejudice (didn't like it in high school, read Emma as an adult and loved it, re-read P&P and realized I'd missed all the wit the first time), Things Fall Apart (first read it at 13, didn't get the point at all), and The Great Gatsby (just because). I think Catch-22 earns the prize for the longest gap between readings – I first read it in the fall of 1989*, which means it's been an almost-unthinkable almost twenty years since my first trip through the dystopian anti-war masterpiece.
*I can tell I'm going to beat this gimmick into the ground. I first read Catch-22 by choice, but as it turned out, it was an assigned book during that same school year in AP Lit. We actually had a choice of three novels – this one, Slaughterhouse-Five, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Next – and while I eventually read all three, I took the easy route and wrote my paper on Catch-22.
The funny part of this story is that that class, taught by Mrs. Glynn, was a substantial learning experience for me beyond the books we were supposed to read. I skipped several of the books assigned in that class, including Tess of the d'Urbervilles (rented the movie, then read the book in 2005 and loved it) and An American Tragedy (800+ pages of tiny print and I know the SOB gets it in the end, I'm all set with that, used the Cliffs Notes), and consistently scored 5′s on the papers, which Mrs. Glynn graded on the AP scale. Catch-22 was one of only two books I really read word for word and cover to cover in that class, the other being Ellison's Invisible Man. Unfortunately, while the paper was in Mrs. Glynn's hands, she overheard me bragging to a classmate that I hadn't read the majority of books in her class, and sure enough, on that paper, I got a 3. The lesson I took was that it doesn't actually matter whether you do the work as long as you act like you did and present it well. I sleepwalked through college on this newfound confidence, only really working hard in math and foreign-language classes. There may also have been a lesson in my AP Lit experience in the value of keeping my mouth shut, a lesson I have never learned and promise you all that I never will.
My memory of Catch-22 was that it was a hilarious, often absurd anti-war romp, almost like an angrier, funnier Vonnegut. I remembered anecdotes, like Nately's whore, Milo the entrepreneur, and cracks about flies in someone's eyes. What I didn't remember – or perhaps didn't realize the first time through – was that it is a profoundly cynical book, satirizing and savaging more than just war, with democracy, capitalism, government, religion, and often just plain ol' humanity all taking it on the chin and ending up bleeding on the floor. The plot is pretty thin; the novel itself is more a meandering collecting of anecdotes told in a nonlinear fashion, an effective technique for humor that left me often confused as to the order of events*, although to read and enjoy this book you don't really need to worry too much about sequence.
*Well, except for when someone was killed – that sort of cleared things up a bit.
In fact, I'd argue that even considering the book's deft wordplay and ironic humor, the book's greatest comedy comes from Heller's scene-shifting gimmick: In the middle of dialogue between two people about a third person, Heller will jump to the third person discussing the same subject without any transition whatsoever. The quotes themselves are usually funny, but the momentary disorientation – hey, he wasn't in the room a moment ago – increases the humor.
I've read one of Heller's other novels, the unusual God Knows, a sort of deathbed memoir of King David of Israel. It too uses a nonlinear storytelling device, but lacks the humor of Catch-22, and I haven't felt compelled to read anything else by Heller.*
*From Heller's obituary in the New York Times: "When an interviewer told Mr. Heller that he had never written anything as good as Catch-22, the author shot back, 'Who has?'"
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Keaton is in the hall, and calls to Rod, who actually seems to be acting the First Gentleman, talking with Nora. It looks like what you need to earn Keaton's respect is to show some huevos and send some fighters into a foreign country, and Mac did that with style: "I saw something in that Situation Room," he tells Rod. "It's not often that I find somebody I'm willing to follow. Look, I know I blew it in the campaign. I didn't listen to people who knew what they were doing. I don't want to blow it again. This is a team that I want to be a part of. So I need you to tell me what I have to do to get confirmed. And I'm gonna listen." Rod tells him that Jim will finish up his prep, and Keaton agrees: "As long as I still have your ear." Rod assures him that he does, and as Keaton leaves, Rod calls after him to say that he did serve three years in the Army. Keaton: "Yeah, I kind of smelled it on you." What is that, Eau de Camouflage? Nora (who, at least for this moment, has earned her human name) says, "The two of them together are going to be amazing." Rod agrees, "Yes they will." Wow, that was an astute, genuinely great moment with the two. Who knew?
Becca walks into the Oval Office amid the hubbub of Mac's getting ready for the address. Mac asks how she's doing after her first day back at school, and she admits that's why she's there. As Mac says she talked to the press, Becca cuts her off to point out that they can't do anything about it, because of the school's being public property. She's very calm and rational at this point, but then Mac replies that it's not always going to be that way. Becca starts to beg, realizing Mac just Isn't Getting It. She wants to go to school with Stacy. With "you know, people like us." "People like who?" "Senators' kids, congressmen's kids..." Mac: "You see, this is exactly why I can't let this happen." Becca continues to beg, and I'm firmly with her. Mac's being totally belligerent in instance...I've just stopped counting. For her to not realize that they really are in a new, very different situation is extremely short-sighted, especially for the Leader of the Country. Mac tells Becca that she and Rod went to public school... "Right, so I have to go to public school too so you can make some kind of political statement?" Becca took the words right out of my mouth. This scene is writing itself! She finally gets really honest and says that she has no friends at her current school, but Mac still isn't really listening. She says she knows it's hard, but dismisses Becca to get ready for the speech and says they'll talk later. She promises she'll do all she can to protect Becca's privacy. "Right. Because you've done such a great job of that so far. Right, Mom?" And...I'm ashamed, but Becca won me over here, actually. Totally believable teenager, totally blind mother.


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The Memphis police seem to be quick to shoot people. Seems like there would be better ways to defuse situations like this, one where there was no immediate threat on the front end...unless loud music could be called a crime of violence. This comes on the heels of the MPD TACT squad barging in and shooting some poor guy with known mental issues because he was a nuisance to some of his neighbors.
I guess the neighborhood will be happier now that this pesky noisemaker is gone. Obviously, he deserved to be shot for his "crime".
It will be interesting to see how this unfolds...if it does. Seems like the followups on incidents where cops have high speed collisions or shoot people under suspicious circumstances sort of disappear into oblivion.
Nope, loud music is not a crime of violence, until the person playing the loud music starts shooting at people who request he turn it down a little. Then it becomes a crime of violence and at least in this case the loud music is no more (unless the harps are turned up a notch or two). But enlighten us oh wise one. What would you have the police do when someone starts shooting at them. Maybe just shoot the gun out of his hand like a Roy Rogers movie?
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A camping skill basic: Safe fire building
Guest post by Craig who blogs at The Nature Nurd.
One of the best ways to build survival/preparedness/self-reliance skills is to do so under a controlled environment. What better place to build a variety of skills AND to get your family involved then during a camping trip?
Whether its 10 degrees outside or a 100, fire is a natural and often a necessary part of camping. You can cook on it, boil water, use it to keep warm, and just generally feel comfortable just because you have a fire. I'd like to share with you some safe and helpful tips for building a safe fire when you are out camping with the family either this summer or sometime in the future.
Prepare your site
Most developed camping areas will have a designated spot for the fire, aka a fire ring. The reasons for a fire ring are pretty simple. They keep the fire in a semi-controlled area of the site and also limit the impact from repeated fires to the same location on the campsite. Most state parks are heavily used and this cuts down on environmental impact and reduces the chance of the fire getting out of control and starting a wildfire. It might be a good idea at home if you burn a fire regularly to create a designated fire ring or area for the same reasons.
Gather your materials
To start a fire effectively you need three types of wood: tinder, kindling, and fuel.
- Tinder is the smallest material of the three and is what takes the initial spark to get the others going. Examples might include leaves, pine needles, pine cones, dry grass, newspaper, etc.
- Kindling is next in size and is the bridge, so to speak, between the tinder and the larger wood which is also known as fuel. Some public parks may have regulations against gathering firewood so be careful and ask before you gather. Tinder is usually finger sized wood which is placed in such a way to catch the flames from the lit tinder placed below it.
- Lastly the fuel wood is the largest and burns the longest of the three.
Let's get this party started!
There are several different arrangements you can make your fire into. All of them have advantages and disadvantages. My personal favorites are the log cabin and the tepee fires.
The tepee is one of the simplest and most common type of fires built. To build it, place your tinder in a small pile in the middle of your fire ring or the area in which you will be starting your fire. My personal tinder choice I carry with me almost all the time is dryer lint. I seem to never, ever run out of it no matter how hard I try! It's quite flammable and easy to add to any backpack or camping kit. It does need to stay dry in order to light effectively so I usually keep it in a Ziploc bag with a Bic lighter.
Place a handful of dryer lint into the middle of your ring and place any other tinder on it as well. Then arrange your kindling into a tepee type structure over the pile of tinder. Light the tinder. The idea is that the tinder will burns larger and will catch the kindling on fire, causing it to fall over into a pile. At that point you'll add the larger fuel wood to the hot kindling.
Another great choice is the log cabin fire. To build it, follow the previous instructions for the teepee. Then, around the tinder and kindling teepee, lay logs down parallel like a log cabin in a square shape and up. This forms a solid structure good for cooking or warming food. Additionally it will burn a long time! The shape will form a chimney funneling air into it further causing it to burn well.
Don't play with fire
So now you have your fire going. You are warm and have cooked your food, so now how do you put out the fire? If you are leaving your campsite or are trying to hide your tracks, you want to make sure that fire is completely out before you move on. It's not a bad idea to have a bucket of water close by to douse your fire once you are ready to put it out and perhaps a shovel of some sort. I prefer a small military style shovel with a folding blade. Use the shovel to knock down and spread out the logs then slowly pour water onto the burning parts.
If you have hot coals you can use the shovel to stir them in with the water. Be careful pouring water onto hot rocks as they could explode when cooled quickly. Repeat as needed to cool the fire until it goes out. The fire needs three different things to keep burning: fuel, air, and heat. Take one or more of these away and the fire goes out.
Hopefully I have given you a decent introduction to safe fire building, an essential of camping, survival and preparedness. Fire can provide so many things and can do wonders to improve the morale in your group, no matter what the occasion. Be safe out there!
Craig has been involved in the outdoors for many years as an Eagle Scout and working for two state park systems as an adult. He spends his time in Texas with his family honing his skills and learning new ones.
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I'm sorry, I didn't think it would come to this… *sigh* Okay… *summons courage from within*
I have to Disagree with the bucket of water bit. it's handy in an emergency… it also works pretty well for putting out a fire… water who knew… your right about the rocks. dumping water on the fire has caused us some issues.. #1 Steam it can be seen for MILES around. it's like a big neon sign in the sky (Roadrunner style) saying "Here I am! Eat me!" We usually use Dirt from near a water source or just moist dirt. then pack it down over the fire tightly. this smothers it. it also does a pretty good job of baking any foil wrapped potatoes that were tossed in the fire before covering it.. give it a few hours after your hike and you have food ready!
Thanks, Gary
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great article! good description of how tinder -> kindling -> fuel works.
2 things though:
1.) you are right about wanting to keep your fire circle in one area but you forgot to mention to be mindful of the trees above you. make sure you stay far enough away from branches in case a gust of wind come by and blows your fire toward them. same goes for power lines.
2.) i was always taught never to pour water on a fire but to sprinkle water on it, stir it around and stamp out any left over embers. if you pour water on at night and need to start a new fire in the morning, it will be difficult if your fire circle is still soaking wet.
After camping in all kinds of places for more years than I care to think of, and more than once struck out on getting a fire going, I have made it a goal to come up with something that works. And, I think I have. Tried the dryer lint. That stuff works sometimes. Tried the cotton balls and petroleum jelly. What a mess. Even tried coating them with candle wax. Still a mess. Then I discovered these little round, kind of quilted, cotton pad things. Fifty for $2. Not a bad deal. I "liquified" some petroleum jelly (PJ) and dipped about a dozen of these cotton pad things up to around half to three-quarters of their diameter into the liquified PJ. Not all at once, one at a time. After the dunking I placed them on plastic wrap to cool. Seemed like it took forever for the PJ to get to state where it didn't smear all over everything they touched, so I put them in the fridge for a while. Worked great. The PJ solidified quite nicely. Took one outside. Tried to get one going with a magnesium striker. Twenty of thirty strikes later, and no fire, I decided that there has to be a better way. I originally only soaked them 1/2 to 3/4 so that I would have a place to grab them without getting any PJ on my fingers. That part worked fairly well. The ignition part hasn't, yet. So, I made three or four tears on the dry part. This was to expose some cotton fibers. Two scratches of the striker and I had a fire going! Even in a 10-15 MPH breeze! The silly thing burned for almost three minutes. I stack them up and store in a Zip-lock bag, with a couple of 'dry' pads on each end. Wish I had found this out a long time ago!


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The Yazoo Chapter NSDAR recently held its monthly meeting with a program on the first president general of the organization. Pictured from left are hostesses Gloria Adcock, hostess Sue Patterson, presenter Marsha Williams and hostess JoAnne Collins. Special to The HeraldThe Yazoo Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution held its May 17, 2012 meeting in the home of Sue Patterson. The Ritual was conducted by Marsha Williams and JoAnne Collins. Officers' and Chairmen's reports were given. The presentation of a silver tray by Janet Looney Whittington, MSSDAR State Regent from the MSSDAR for the U.S. MS Atomic Submarine, was discussed. This took place at the official commissioning of the submarine on June 2 in Pascagoula. The anniversary of the Girl Scouts of America was planned. The Delta District Meeting will be held July 28 in Southaven. There will be more information about the District Meeting in the summer MSSDAR Newsletter. The program was given by Marsha Williams on Caroline Scott Harrison, wife of U.S. President Benjamin Harrison. She was the first President General of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She and her husband both had close ties to signers of the Declaration of Independence: John Witherspoon, the only clergy to sign, was her great grandfather, and Benjamin Harrison V was her husband's great grandfather. Caroline brought the first Christmas tree into the White House starting a tradition that continues today. She also located and categorized all the previous White House china up to that time expect for Andrew Jackson's. An accomplished artist herself, she designed the china for her husband's administration. This china was later used by First Ladies Eleanor Roosevelt and Jacqueline Kennedy.
Afterschool children at Wee Care Day Care recently transformed the large deck on the playground into an American flag in a patriotic display. Pictured from left are Samantha Fair, Ashleigh Presley, Brandee Hollins, Gage Kirchmayer, Alyssa Rutherford and Parker Petyak.
Miss Kayla Osborne and Gregory MoriartyTony and LaWanna Osborne announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Kayla Leighann Osborne, to Gregory Eamon Moriarty, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rick Chapman and Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Moriarty. The bride-elect attended Tri-County Academy and is currently attending Mississippi State University. She will be graduating in December with a bachelor's degree in Social Work focusing on Psychotherapy. She will intern at South Mississippi State Hospital in Purvis.The prospective bride-groom attended Wayne County High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in Kinesiology from Mississippi State University where the couple met. He is employed at Leakesville Junior High where he teaches Science and coaches girl's basketball.The couple will be married on June 16, 2012 and will reside in Purvis.
JoAnne Collins, Regent of the DAR Yazoo Chapter, and Janet Whittington, MSSDAR State Regent, stand by the historic Greensboro marker. Special to The HeraldOn May 12, the Old Choctaw County Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Eupora held a ceremony dedicating the historic marker at Greensboro, the first county seat of Old Choctaw County. The Sons of the American Revolution presented the Colors preceded in by the bagpipes played by Forest Clark. Greetings were given by MSSDAR State Regent Janet Looney Whittington. Elizabeth Cummings, Historic Preservation Chairman of Old Choctaw County, gave a short history of Greensboro. The dedication was led by Old Choctaw County Chapter Regent Sheila R. Fondren. The dedication ended with the playing of "Amazing Grace" on the bagpipes. This was followed by a reception. One of the goals of the National DAR is historic preservation such as placing markers on places and events of the past. Some examples are marking the Natchez Trace, commemorating the sacrifices of the pioneer women who blazed trails across the West by marking 12 sites across the country with a series of "Madonna of the Trail" markers and contributing $500,000 toward the construction of the new World War II Memorial on the Mall in Washington, DC.
Special to The HeraldSimmons Bradshaw and Rivers Wells will celebrate their fifth birthday today from 5-7 p.m. at the Yazoo Country Club swimming pool. The girls will donate their gifts to the Blair Batson Children's Hospital for the second year in a row. To make a donation, drop the gift off at the party or call 571-9921 for pickup.
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Someone call the fire department it's getting hot in here! Okay I have never seen so many posters come out for one movie? Are we actually going to be able to purchase these for our very own? If so people are going to think I put up Mortal Instruments wallpaper in my bedroom. Hmm I wonder how they would look on the ceiling?? Love this shot, love the eyes, love him! Cassie has got to be over the moon for Godfrey, he has to be exactly what she had in mind. Come on August 23rd you can't get here soon enough!
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This is definitely where a picture is worth a thousand words, minimum. Almost all of the photos are iconic, like the one of the little girl running from a napalm attack. Some clear up misconceptions, like that same napalm photo. (Many people think it was an American air attack. It was in fact a South Vietnamese mixup.)
Okay, "BS" was actually spelled out, as two words, in fact. One was "bull."
This caught my eye, as did the fact the writer had the Moxie to identify himself, which I appreciate.
He shouldn't be. The changes mean we reduce the Saturday night printing most weeks to just two main sections, including live news and sports. It means less chance of longer press runs on a night when our carriers are delivering the biggest package of the week to readers across the state.
The realignment also puts our Sunday editorial pages in the same section as business news. This also upset my "BS" writer, though he didn't say why. It seems to me a good place for editorial commentary, but the reader said that "Bill Lobe" was going to be waiting for me in the next life and I wouldn't like it much.
Rumor has it that autumn has arrived. That means the Deerfield Fair must be coming this weekend. I think I'll take Ike, Mike, and Spike. They might have a few comments to make on the fair.
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I'm sticking with the blurred image theme of the last few images I've posted. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. by
Come Monday, we take what we can get around here. "People of Walmart" Website Raises Legal Concerns The "People of Wal-Mart" Web site (PeopleOfWalmart.com) has Continue reading
Just got this from the guys at bicycleradio… they are doing a post-show tribute to doug roether. they want people to call in or send Continue reading
I saw this over on Steve Garro's Coconino Blog. It is a photograph of Doug Roether's bicycle. A bike Steve made for him. The image Continue reading
Not to minimize the horror of this day just eight short years ago, I know full well just how horrible that was and still is. Continue reading
Oh hell no. Read it here: www.npr.org From the article: In some ways, the meteoric success of these sites could be a reaction to anonymous Continue reading
Shit. Fuck. Hell. Hate to hear this, specially when it happens in my town. Thoughts, prayers and get well wishes with all those involved. by
The glory which is the bike shop brings us this next one. From: Snake Hawk first build of the day. 2 wheels, one dark lord. Continue reading
There is this something that has been knocking around in my head these last few weeks. It's a question, really, of dissent. Or, better said, Continue reading