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PhotographerJeff PerontoLocationElizabeth, IllinoisDate11/09 11:00pmEquipmentCanon 20D at ISO 400 with Tamron 180mm F/2.5DescriptionAfter many days of bad weather, we finally had a decent night to image. Using a manual focus Tamron 180mm lens on a Canon 20D, nine three minute subs were taken while piggybacked on a Paramount ME. The exposures were hardly enough to provide data of the tail but there was just enough to make it visible. |
PhotographerBryan TobiasLocationMcDonald Observatory, Fort Davis, TexasDate06/22/2007 @ 22:00 PM approximatelyEquipmentNikon D200 camera on a tripod Mount using Tokina 12mm to 24 mm lens. ISO 200, 55 seconds, 12mm at F4.DescriptionWaited for a pass of the ISS while visiting the McDonald Observatory. Have larger more detailed photo should you need it. |
PhotographerEmiel KempenLocationHoogeveen, The NetherlandsDate2007-11-07 23:20 Local TimeEquipment(Self) Modified Canon 350D through a 6" Meade Schmidt Newton on a SkyWatcher HEQ6 Pro, autoguided with a SBIG ST4DescriptionIt's a 600 seconds ISO 800 image of 17P/Holmes. The image was heavily processed to reveal the tail of the comet. Due to cloudy weather I could take only one 600 seconds shot. |
PhotographerHerb BubertLocationDerry, NHDate11-05-07 9:25 P.M.Equipment11" Starmaster ELT, Tom'O equatorial platform, Nikon Coolpix 4500, 18mm RadianDescriptionComet Holmes continues to grow in size. |
PhotographerAlson WongLocationLanders, CaliforniaDateNov. 3-4, 2007, 11:20 PM-12:38 AMEquipmentTelescope: Vixen 102-ED Camera: ST-10XME Mount: Paramount ME 64 minutes total exposure timeDescriptionThe image shows Comet Holmes' nucleus, bright coma, green halo, and blue gas tail. |
PhotographerAnnMarie JonesLocationAberllefenni, Wales, UKDate5th Nov '07 - pmEquipmentCanon 20D 100-400L @ 400mm Celestron CG5 mountDescriptionStacked composite image of almost 4 hours to show details from core to tail. More info available on my site. |
PhotographerRobert TownsendLocationPlacerville CaDatenov 4EquipmentTakahashi E200 F4 hyperbolic astrograph and homemade GEM- Modified Canon 350 DDescriptioncomposite image consisting of 8x20 sec, 8x40 sec, 8x80 sec, 8x 120 sec, 8x240 sec, and 13x 600 sec. |
PhotographerRosario PomilloLocationVaccera, Torino, ItalyDate4-nov-2007 01:24TUEquipmentVixen 102ss f6,7 losmandy G11 Canon EOS 350 modifiedDescriptionthis is an high dynamic range photo obtained from 64 different pictures in groups of eight with different integration times, starting from 2 seconds ending to 240 seconds |
PhotographerThorsten J. DomsallaLocationBlack Forest, GermanyDate2007-11-01, 10.00 p.m.EquipmentTakahashi FSQ 106N on Losmandy G11/Gemini; SBIG STL11000M. L 8x5min, L 12x1min, L 12x30sec, R 7x2min, G 7x2min, B 8x2minDescription17/P Holmes two days after fading activity showing both the inner and outer parts of the coma in this total 102 minutes exposure. A larger version (reduced to 2400x1600 pixel) can be found at |
PhotographerDave MillerLocationBarberton OhioDate11/03/07 1:05 AM ESTEquipmentMeade 10" SCT / f6.3 reducer "1575mm" Canon 20D Hutech IDAS LPS Filter 6 x 30 seconds ISO-1600 12 Dark frames 10 Flat frames Processed with Images Plus, Photoshop Elements.DescriptionComet Holmes, background stars through halo. |
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Swing, slide and search for treasure with Disney Princess Ariel, Flounder and Sebastian at their underwater playground in this LEGO Duplo Disney Princess Ariel's Undersea Castle (10515)!Dive into a Disney Princess adventure with Ariel's underwater playground. Play with Ariel on the seaweed swing while Flounder glides down the big water slide. Don't forget to search for the treasure-filled chest!The LEGO Duplo Disney Princess Ariel's Undersea Castle (10515) features:
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Very fun, and easy toy for my neice. She loves to build and the castle was very easy to figure out how to build.
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Really good toy for girls, my 3 1/2 year old daughter loves it!
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My kids love this toy and it never gets old to them. I wish it came with more pieces though.
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My two year old loves her older sister legos so we got her the duplos and wow she kept busy all day. endless play! thats my kind of toy!
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Just read that LBB's movie "The Knot" has been entered for 2008 Oscar nomination due to "The Warlords" retracting back their nomination...is this true?
If so, that's such good news! LBB's going places! Can't wait to see her on the red carpet.
Just read that LBB's movie "The Knot" has been entered for 2008 Oscar nomination due to "The Warlords" retracting back their nomination...is this true?
If so, that's such good news! LBB's going places! Can't wait to see her on the red carpet.
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OH really? I've known The Knot has snatched a great number of awards in China, but OSCARS? I dont know about that. It should be great news for LBB, she's reall capable.
Because she has both looks and talents, I think American would love her. Between LBB and Zhang ZiYi, I would chose LBB over ZZY any day!
I cannot wait to she her break through and win over the American audience, thus, creating a bigger name for herself.
Amy Chan Sau Man and Maggie Cheung Ho Yee 4ever!
Talking about superficial and materialistic, I think ZZY had to top it all. I really never understood her appeal in movies, and I never really thought her movies were THAT great to get the recognition that it did.
I mean, any pictures of her at charity events are seen with her dressed in some big glamorous dress with a unprivaledged kids standing next to her (recent pictures in mind). It's like she's trying to sell her image as a big charity person, instead of actually being sincere and involved in it.
Haha, sorry if there are any fans of her lurking in this thread, but truly, she was overhyped way too much...I don't even think the American public embrace her that much anymore.
Like you, I would definately pick LBB over ZZY any day...at least she's not trying too hard to be seen as a BIG SUPERSTAR.
The Oscars news was released in October, but I really don't know if that is true or not....you know how the nomination panal is really picky about certain characteristics that films should have to be nominated in a certain catagory.
It would be nice if LBB could get this prestigious recognition.
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Yes, LBB does showcase a more mature physical outlook in te public eye, whereas FBB is more "the-world-revolves-around-me" - and I typically hate those type of character (I'm not even going to attempt to sugarcoat it, just NOT ME!). LBB has a more reserved but exotic look, in many cases. Even though exotic, there is a strong level of a reserved and mannered character. Which is hard to find in such a big named actress, like herself. She's just geniunely beautiful and there's no point in arguing.
LBB does appear to be so wornout, but I cant blame her. If she wants to go Hollywood, there are just some things that she must sacrifise. Time is of the essence - and if she really is trying to shot for it, than that's just something she'll have to give up. It takes a lot of energy, but it'll be worth it in the end. I KNOW IT!
I do hope she'll regain more stama and lifeliness soon.
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HAHA, ZZY has a certain thing about her that I really think is appealing, but nothing and none as close to the mark as LBB would take. LBB has the talents and the looks, and to top that, she has that subtle but also well reserved personality and chic attitude about her that I cant put my fingers around. I just think she's an All-Around, sweet and cute individual with an adorable and high-class sophistication that "I LOVE!"
What you said about ZZY, I think I know what pic you're talking about, and you just crack me up! ^_^
Come to think about it, I think I have read the article on the Oscars before. I just didnt think too much of it then, because of the status LBB has with the American audience was basically almost at zero. But now that Warlords has taken a high "interest" on the American audience, the chance of The Knot, resurfacing is very likely!
I've actually read some American reviews on The Knot myself, and according to them, The Knot is a pleasure in its own scripted web. ^_^ The Knot actually has a very good storyline (very firm yet flexible script, which is easy to understand, but can also be further elaborate to fit each audience's own mindset of a particular situation... those kind of movies that I love to watch). But, there is an elaborated history that one should dig up and acknowledge before watching the movie. Though it is not brain surgery, it is not often that someone would read an entire history of the events that lead up to the climax of the story - which is, though sad, very true! If one is willing to understand more on the history at the time, then The Knot would be easily appreciated to its full potiential. Thus it wouldnt just be, JUST ANOTHER ROMANTIC STORY.
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Amy Chan Sau Man and Maggie Cheung Ho Yee 4ever!
Check out this MV of LBB's movie LINGER:
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I guess what appeals in ZZY more than her looks or talents is her ambition, her willpower and determination to get what she wants and working towards getting them. Personally, I think her looks and talents are only so-so in comparison with other famous Chinese actresses. But she does have the x-factor that keeps people looking out for her. Westerners love her, while Asians mostly support her b/c she's the only Chinese actress right now making big in Hollywood.
I'd love LBB to make a move in Hollywood too, based on the pics she took with Johnny Depp, she has an international appeal and style. But whether Westerners would take to her, it's still down to luck considering she doesn't kick *** like ZZY. LBB is very appealing as well. She's not bad in Silver Hawk and quite eye-catching.
She is talented and good look actress.I am impressed by her skills.
ZZY does have the ambitions that would fit her perfectly well into the Western world of the industry. You are definitely correct and on the right page! Westerners do love her because she is, though different, carried the characters that would lead her to the American hearts (determination, will, looks, and talents - some of which are overrated, but true, none-the-less!) And regarding the Asians, haha, so right! The Asians do give her support because of this "Asian-Pride" that we carry with us. She is indeed the only Asian actress in Hollywood that carries the role of an Asian person (though Lucy Liu Sandra Oh, and a few other named actresses are Asians, they are in a very different range than ZZY. Actresses like Lucy had spent most of their years in America and speaks english oh so fluently, whereas ZZY was striped right from her homeland and delivered, RAW, to the public. With her undenibly cute accent, that is awefully hard to understand, she stood above all. This is, because she is different and new, America LOVE THIS!)
LBB would and should be able to make it rather well in Hollywood, if WarLord would make it big enough towards the American audience. All we can do is wait and see what wonders would deliver to us. Till then, I do hope all the best! LBB, IMO, definitely has what it takes to take on the Americans' heart as well as the support of the fellow Asians. As she is both talented and charming!
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I certainly hope so. I haven't watched The Knots yet. What do you think is the most amazing thing about the movie in your opinion? Is there actually any bad reviews about this show?
After very disappointing Asian blockbusters, I certainly hope to catch a good one, with a decent storyline. Even with The Warlords, I'm not particularly keen since there's too much marketing factor in the movie itself.
I hope LBB could make it bigger than ZZY on the international scene. That's my preference, but I think it'd be difficult since LBB despite being hardworking does not crave for success and fame like other actresses do. LBB could speak English, so that's definitely a plus too. And she's appealing in a mysterious and exotic way to people who have not seen her at all.
The most memorable aspect of the movie "The Knot" was not Vivian Hsu and Chen Kun's love story, IMO, but the growth of LBB and Chen Kun's relationship. The complete devotion developed within the 1 and a half hour movie between LBB and Chen Kun was so believable and beautiful! I totally adore LBB's character in here. To be honest, I thought Vivian's devotion to Chen Kun was heeartwrenching, but it was a bit boring at some points. ^_^ Maybe its because I never thought they had chemistry, but maybe its me being biased again. LOLZ, but I really enjoyed it! I actually have 3 copies of the movie at home. ^_^ 2 DVDs and 1 VCD, haha!
Warlords does have a lot of public notice, which brings expectations up too high. And when the movie fail to met our expectation, the good script, can be seen as NOT GOOD, because we let the expectation take the lead. ^_^ That's why I try not to let the publicity get to me.
IMO, ZZY and LBB both sport the innocent and frenzy look that many Americans love, but ZZY takes the lead because she has the determination to outshine the other female Asian actresses who've stepped onto the Hollywood Hills. Though LBB has more talents and is indeed prettier than ZZY, Americans LOVE ppl with ambition, and I fear LBB doesnt have enough of that.
Amy Chan Sau Man and Maggie Cheung Ho Yee 4ever!
Some captures of LBB in "The Forbiden Kingdom"
Wow, a completely different image...if I'm not wrong, then she's playing one of the villian, as the White Haired Maiden, in the movie?
And a few more recent ones:
With FBB at an award dinner
At an award show:
And for some reason, she was teary:
Merry Christmas everyone!
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Thanks for the pic, LBB does look like she'll be playing a villian in the Forbiden Kingdom, she looked a bit scary in the first pic. LOLZ, she's convincing! HAHA
I was wondering why she cried too!
Amy Chan Sau Man and Maggie Cheung Ho Yee 4ever!
Just finished watching "Eight Heroes" and I just have to make a few comments about LBB's character
I wish she would take on more roles like this one...
I love the chemistry between her and Lu Yi! Right from the beginning until the end, their relationship was soooooo sweet! They both became a better person because of each other. I hope they would have future collaborations!
Let me just say that LBB has awesome chemistry with all her male co-stars...the chemistry is just there! (Maybe it's the eyes?)
Now I can't decide if I like her better with Chen Kun or Lu Yi
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Though I liked her chemistry with Chen Kun in "Swords of Outlaw," I'll have to say I LOVED her chemistry with Lu Yi in "Eight Heroes." LBB and LY was just a match made in heaven in the series. The way they complete each other, how they get jealous when another man or woman steps into the other's life, how they caress each other, how they stare upon each other's eyes, and how they basically speak the other's heart and move as a unit, it's just BEAUTIFUL! I thought they were inseperable in the series and I honestly must say, I've seen the series 3 times and the 2nd and 3rd time, I fastforwarded only to their scenes and would watch it and rewatch it AGAIN and AGAIN!
I think they are so compatible that it makes my heart sink when I know they had to die. But honeslty, at the last few scenes; especially the one where he was cooking for her:
LBB: I thought the great Ping Chang only cooks to entertain himself and not for others? (cute look!)
LY: Yes, but you are different, you're my wife!
(It went something like that, I've watched it earlier this year so I cant remember the lines exactly, but the way they looked at each other. OMG, I couldnt stop but praise their chemistry!)
And OMG, the entire incident with the TWIN, Jesus Christ, I just love their story!
Some of my favorite scenes were:
- In the near beginning, when Edison tried to sink the boat and LY flew LBB over tot he bridge to safty (they seemed to be the only persons on screen... LITERALLY!)
- When LBB was temporarily blind and LY was hurt, they fought in the dry wooded area, she was the ears and he was the eyes, HOLY, they were so in synced. SOOOOOOOOO WELL DONE. And then when they finished fighting:
LBB: Well, I guess you'll have to be my eyes from now on!
LY: (smiles) Sure!
(That was just a beautiful scene!)
- Every time they performed the couples martial arts that belonged to Anthony and his nun sister. They move so well together, especially when they were blindfolded.
- The entire incident with the 4 wealthiest ppl on the land. When LBB was jealous and the entire thing with the evil lady. The best part was when the rest of the gang pretended to be killed off to make them profess their love towards each other. OMG, I love love love that scene in the cabin, where he rested his head onto her lap!
AHAHA, lets say I love all their scenes together! Oh, and not to forget, before they went on the suicide mission. When LY and LBB had to pick the bun to see who gets to stay and escort the evil guy off. They told each other that even if they got the bun with the jade, they wouldnt escort the evil guy, because if the other one has to go on the suicide mission, he/she would go right along with the other and wouldnt stay back. And when they broke the bun and didnt see the jade, they truned t each other and smile. THAT WAS SO SWEET!
Amy Chan Sau Man and Maggie Cheung Ho Yee 4ever!
Wow she is looking different from the "Li Bing Bing" in Liao Zhai Zhi Yi of 2004
Some captures from "The Forbidden Kingdom"
Strangely,, I find her character to be scary, yet very vunerable at the same time. The eyes contain a sense of vulnerbility that is tied to the character of the White Hair Maiden (full of hate, yet vulnerable because of love). Just looking at these pictures, I find that LBB may parhaps portrayed the character quite well.
I can't wait to catch her porformance on the big screen come April!
Not sure if these are recent ones or not, but its "The Knot" related:
*Credits: dinhanh.net
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Revelstoke, November, 2013
The magic is on, and with snow in the forecast every day for the next week in Revelstoke, it only gets better from here. Contact CMH Reservations at 1 (800) 661-0252 to carve your piece of the magic (Hint: if your plans are set this winter, this week kicks off booking week for 2014-15 season!).
A magazine feature in the winter edition of Kootenay Mountain Culture is devoted to the young partnership between CMH and K2, and how it has put the sleepy town of Nakusp, in Interior BC, Canada, on the map.
If you haven't picked up a copy of Kootenay Mountain Culture, check it out. It's the magazine you wish all other outdoor mags were like. It's honest, well-written and diverse, covering every mountain sport yet invented and revealing the often hidden world of mountain culture, art and lifestyle.
In the article on CMH K2, titled "Nakusp Gets Sethed", Editor-in-Chief Mitchell Scott presents the local's view of the new face of Nakusp, the K2 athletes and executives thrill at having a world-class Heli-Skiing destination to "work" with, and the CMH guide's story of their "office."
I suppose it's not surprising that two of the snow sport industry's most iconic brands, with a century of experience between them, could get together and turn one of the least know ski destinations in BC into perhaps the world's coolest place to ride, but it is surprising how the change has permeated the local culture.
From the local ski hill, where K2 put up $1500 to install rails where the local kids could learn to jib like the pros, to the renovation of the Kuskanax Lodge into the K2 Rotor Lodge, in just two years, cool has transformed the ski scene in Nakusp.
A quote from Mike Gutt, K2s Global Marketing Manager, sums it up: "It's a cool place where everything resonates with the K2 vibe: the town, the mentality, the terrain."
Scott describes the renovation at the Rotor Lodge that helped lead the town's metamorphosis from unknown to cool:
"Old K2 paraphernalia is sprinkled throughout the lodge, and each (room) has its own distinct theme. There are posters, top sheets of classic K2 models, covered bar stools, and bits of helicopters on the walls. It's funky and it feels 'ski' in every room."
CMH K2 Area Manager, Peter Macpherson, reveals the mentality:
"The presence of K2 athletes and staff, who've been coming up religiously for the past couple of years, as well as the photography and footage that's coming out of our lodge, is beginning to attract younger, more adventure-oriented skiers."
Finally, an interaction with one of the guides reveals the conditions and terrain:
"It's sunny, there are 20 centimetres of col -9C powder, and the mountains are firing. 'This is skiing in the Selkirks,' says lead guide and Nakusp local Patrick Baird. 'It's always good up here. It always snows.' With that he leads his group of 10 skiers down into clouds of whitesmoke, through perfectly spaced trees, to the valley bottom far below."
The terrible twos at CMH K2 are happening, but there is hardly any space left at the party. All the seats during the K2 athlete weeks are sold out, and the rest of the season has precious few openings, so if you want in on the coolest partnership in skiing (and a free pair of K2 skis of your choice for your efforts) speed dial CMH reservations before anyone else at 1 (800) 661-0252.
Lots of space next season though!
Photo by John Entwistle: Seth Morrison hiding out in the Kootenays.
Being a guest of CMH inspires great stories. Today, with Thanksgiving coming in my neck of the woods, I was skiing with my kids and thinking about how thankful I am to have had a chance to work and play at CMH.
My story is by no means the best CMH story, but after contributing to the Heli-Ski Blog for the last 4 years, and working with CMH for the last decade, I thought it worth sharing.
In 2003 an assignment from Climbing Magazine gave me the chance to visit CMH Adamants, in the summer, to experiment with heli-climbing and write an article about it. I'd been to the Bugaboos before, but seeing the Admants opened my eyes to the vastness of the Columbia Mountains. For six days we bagged first ascents on the vertical walls of the Adamants.
After seeing my photos, Jane Carswell in the CMH Marketing department, invited me back the next summer for a photo shoot in the Cariboos. There, I was lucky enough to share the trip with none other than CMH founder Hans Gmoser, his wife Margaret, and their two grandkids.
Like most journalists, I had to ask Hans a few questions. Also, my father was a mountain guide, so I was curious about another family that made a life in the mountains. In the ensuing conversation, Hans told me about the upcoming celebration at the Bugaboos to celebrate 40 years of Heli-Skiing. I remember saying, "I'd love to be a fly on the wall at that party!"
Hans replied, "You should come."
Who would turn down that invitation? When I got home, I contacted Powder Magazine to get an assignment that would make it worth my place at the party. And what a party it was; many of the original guests and guides, their families, and other friends of the business expressing their appreciation for being part of the invention of Heli-Skiing and 40 years of friendship.
After skiing, the wine and stories would flow and I took notes and recorded presentations. It didn't take long for me to realize that the story of CMH is much more than a magazine article. At one point I asked one of the guides, "Hey, I'd be happy to contribute the material I'm getting here to whoever is writing the book."
He looked at me and said, "Nobody's writing the book."
I was stunned. CMH seemed like the best story I'd come across in a lifetime spent living in, writing about, and photographing the mountain culture. After a few long conversations, I found myself with the dream assignment: write the story of CMH Heli-Skiing.
In 2006 and 2007 I visited every CMH area, filled several notebooks with interview material with some of the most incredible individuals I've ever had the honour of meeting, and in 2008 Rocky Mountain Books published the result: Bugaboo Dreams, A story of Skiers, Helicopters and Mountains.
Since then I've helped CMH with creative content of various kinds, becoming friends with the hard-working staff, guides, and guests and feasting on some of the most delicious snow I've ever tasted. And like so many long-time guests, staff and guides have told me: at first we think the CMH experience is all about the skiing, but then we realize it is so much more.
The people I met while working on Bugaboo Dreams, and my relationship with the guides, staff and guests of CMH - and of course the skiing - have made working with CMH a dream project. Thank you CMH!
CMH Heli-Skiing, the world's largest Heli-Skiing operator and the company that invented the sport in Western Canada nearly 50 years ago, announced today that it will unveil significant renovations to its Gothics Lodge, along with a sizeable expansion in its ski terrain in the Selkirks sub-range of the Columbia Mountains for the 2013/2014 season.
The refashioned Gothics Lodge, which will open on December 7, 2013 for the CMH Heli-Skiing season, will feature new interior design by the cutting-edge Portland-based design firm, Skylab Architecture. This new design concept for the public spaces of the Gothics Lodge seeks to connect the rugged terrain for which CMH is known with a warm, yet contemporarily designed alpine lodge. The renovations include an overhaul of the central living and dining areas of the lodge, adding designer wrought iron chandeliers with hand-blown glass, wool accessories, digitally printed alpine views and Swiss-stacked fir tables from a regional Canadian designer to the lodge's iconic native Douglas fir walls and columns and large stone fireplace.
Guests of the Gothics Lodge will also benefit from a significant expansion this Heli-Skiing season in the lodge's skiable terrain, which will add nearly 18,000 acres to its tenure—an additional area almost as large as the three largest ski resorts in North America combined.
"With the redesign of the Gothics Lodge with its sleek new look, we are thrilled to usher in a brand-new era of CMH Heli-Skiing," says Joe Flannery, President of CMH. "Skylab has done a fantastic job at creating an aesthetic that retains the warm social space of an iconic CMH alpine lodge while updating it for the next generation, as we head towards our 50th-anniversary celebrations next year."
"For a skier, there is no place like British Columbia for fresh powder," says Jeff Kovel, AIA, Principal of Skylab Architecture. "The CMH vision, aligning the hospitality experience with an inspired natural surrounding, is something we're proud to be a part of."
For more information about CMH Heli-Skiing and the brand-new Gothics Lodge, please visit: www.cmhski.com. For more about Skylab Architecture, visit: www.skylabarchitecture.com.
In July of 1913, exactly 100 years ago this past July, Conrad Kain guided two guests, Albert McCarthy and William Foster, on the first ascent of Mt. Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies.
Kain wrote in his book, Where the Clouds Can Go, in his typically dry prose, an account of the ascent. In describing their summit push, he reveals much about the profession of guiding - the effort, the judgment, the human element, and about safely venturing into the unknown:
"About 3:45 I lit a fire, cooked breakfast, and at 4:30 we set out, reaching the summit of Mt. Robson 'King of the Rockies' about 5:30 p.m. I was half snowblind. I cut 500-600 steps in sheer ice, often breaking in above the knees in soft fresh snow. It was a hard day for me, but I reached the goal and made the real first ascent."
Later, Kain describes his decision-making:
"The descent was very dangerous, and I would not undertake to follow the route of ascent going down. So we descended to the southwest side."
Today, Kain's ascent of Mt. Robson is revered worldwide by mountain guides aspiring to lead their guests safely through the ultimate mountain experience.
50 years after Kain's ground-breaking ascent, another phenomenon of mountain adventure was underway. This time it was not a singular summit, but rather an awakening; the realization of the quality of skiing to be found in Western Canada.
An Austrian guide named Hans Gmoser, who had immigrated to Canada to escape the deprivation of post-war Europe, was leading ski tours each spring and shooting films of the cozy huts, deep snow, long runs and camaraderie of backcountry skiing. During the off season, he took his films on tour through Europe and the United States, opening the eyes of skiers across the globe to the wonders of Canadian skiing.
Skiers by the dozens joined Hans, and the combination of Hans' personality and the mountains and snow where they skied, proved irresistible. One guest summed it up perfectly:
"Hans, when I skied with you, I not only learned how to ski powder, I learned to live. It was a precious gift; I have treasured it constantly since. Thank you, thank you more than I can express."
The growing popularity of mountain sport, partly fueled by Gmoser's inspiration, demanded that guiding standards were developed. So, in 1963, the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides (ACMG) was formed in collaboration with Parks Canada, with Gmoser as the ACMG's first technical director.
The same year, Hans began experimenting with Heli-Skiing, and by 1965 had taken the concept into the promised land of helicopter-accessed snow riding, the Columbia Mountains, and founded CMH Heli-Skiing. The remote peaks, deep snow, and ideal ski terrain afforded meteoric rise to the popularity of Heli-Skiing. By the late 60s, without enough Canadian guides to handle the burgeoning popularity of the sport, Hans was actively recruiting European guides to work with him Heli-Skiing in Canada. There was no program for teaching Canadians the skills needed for mountain guiding, so in 1966 the ACMG ran their first guide training, with Hans as the instructor.
Two Swiss guides who worked with Hans, Rudi Gertsch and Hans Peter "HP" Stettler, began laying the groundwork to include Canada in the International Federation of Mountain Guide Associations (IFMGA).
Photo of some of Canada's guiding forefathers in the Bugaboos in 2005 to celebrate 40 years of CMH Heli-Skiing. From left: Rudi Gertsch, Hans Gmoser, Hans Peter "HP" Stettler, Kobi Wyss, Peter Schlunegger, Hermann Frank, Lloyd "Kiwi" Gallagher, Sepp Renner, Ernst Buehler, Leo Grillmair and Bob Geber. Photo by Topher Donahue.
In Seizing the Sharp End: 50 years of the ACMG, the 17th edition of The Summit Series books written by Lynn Martel and published by the Alpine Club of Canada, Stettler is quoted saying: "Canada was always very well accepted. We had something to offer that nobody else had, which was Heli-Skiing. It was a lot of work, but I always felt that Canada was important enough of a mountain country with a mountain guiding fraternity to be part of that (IFMGA)."
In the book's introduction, Peter Tucker, the Executive Director of the ACMG, sums up the philosophy of Canadian mountain guides: "But above all, the story of the ACMG is about its relationship with the public and the unrelenting commitment of its members to keeping (guests) safe while providing them with the adventure of their lives, a commitment that is carried out with an impossible-to-describe balance of bravura, humility and wisdom. A promise that is, indeed, the keystone thread throughout the tapestry of this organization."
In 1974, Canada officially became the first non-European country to be accepted into the IFMGA, setting the stage for other countries across the globe to become part of the organization.
This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the ACMG, and nearly half a century of the world's greatest skiing, and celebrations include an exhibition at Banff's Whyte Museum titled Pinnacle Perspectives: Celebrating the ACMG 50th Anniversary. One of the biggest reasons to celebrate this anniversary is in recognition of how the IFMGA and its affiliated associations, including the ACMG, have built the guiding profession to exemplify international cooperation and trust in a way that very few professions have ever achieved.
Roko Koell, a long-time CMH Heli-Skiing guide told me once that he thought Hans Gmoser deserved a Nobel Peace Prize for the way he helped the guides and guests from different cultures enjoy the mountains together in seamless harmony. Hans however, whose warm humility in his later years would have never wanted exclusive recognition, would likely suggest that the deserving party for a Nobel Peace Prize would be the IFMGA.
So tonight, when you're daydreaming about enjoying the deep snow in the Columbias with the security of a mountain guide on your team, pour a toast to Hans, 50 years of the ACMG and the international cooperation of the guiding profession.
A lot of people ask me if the skiing and snowboarding in the Revelstoke area really lives up to all the hype, and if it does, why?
Well, it does, and the precipitation phenomenon is a big part of the reason why:
Super-saturated storms simultaneously slam into a huge mountain range and a wall of frigid arctic air directly on top of the CMH Heli-Skiing areas. Bingo - Take Flight!
This phenomenon is what makes the Mt. Fidelity weather recording station near Revelstoke, some 400 kilometres from the coast, the snowiest weather station in Canada. On average, the Mt. Fidelity station receives almost 15 metres (49 feet) of snow, and during one epic season the station recorded 23 metres (75 feet) of snow!
Any ski guide will tell you that while the Mt. Fidelity weather station gets a lot of snow, there are pockets in the region receive even more. Those spots just don't have a weather station to record the totals, but we can go Heli-Skiing there…
Photo of the Gothics Lodge and a happy Heli-Skier, with a view out the window worth writing home about, by Topher Donahue.
For the last three months, the CMH Heli-Skiing staff has been competing with the squirrels for who can be better prepared for the deep snows of Western Canadian winter.
For those of us who join CMH for the world-class powder and hospitality, it seems as though the lodges are stocked and ready for us as if by magic, so this year the staff made this video to capture the precision frenzy of preparing a CMH Heli-Skiing lodge for a winter of fun and pleasure.
Get Ready to Take Flight - Winter is Coming from CMH Heli-Skiing on Vimeo.
The mastermind behind stocking the lodges is Rick Carswell, who, with a small team, carefully inventories and stocks 40,000 pounds of non-perishable food and beverages into each lodge before the roads are drifted closed for the heart of Heli-Ski season. Perishable items are brought in to the remote lodges each week using a combination of helicopter and snow machine, but the fall stock provides the lion's share of the calories that will fuel five months of turning deep powder dreams into reality.
Then there's the 13,000 bottles of wine that are stocked to celebrate realizing those dreams...
Meanwhile, in the Alpine Helicopter's hangar, the fleet of helicopters used by CMH Heli-Skiing is being tuned up for ski season and converted from fire fighting and flight-seeing machines into one of the world's largest and most well-maintained fleets of Heli-Ski helicopters.
Ski and snowboard technicians are slapping bindings on the latest quiver of powder harvesting tools from K2, Atomic and Burton, guides are testing safety equipment and the lodge staff is putting the final touches on the comfortable rooms, luxurious spas, welcoming living areas and cozy lounges that so many CMH Heli-Skiers call, quite simply, "home".
Photo of Gothics Lodge by Topher Donahue.
Two Belgian knee surgeons claim to have found a "new" ligament in the knee, called the Anterolateral Ligament(ALL) that could have great implications for the success of ACL reconstruction, one of the most common skier injuries.
After reading about the new ligament on BBC, I could hardly believe that something as large as a ligament could have escaped the eyes of great surgeons and MRI scans, so I called an old friend, skier, and knee guru, Dr. Gilbert Anderson, to get his perspective. "I'd be surprised if they found a new ligament," he replied, "but what happens sometimes is they learn to break down a previously known structure into new parts."
In 1879, a French surgeon named Paul Segond pointed out the potential of such a ligament, but it has been classified more as part of the neighboring Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) rather than its own structure.
So new or not, here's the exciting part for skiers: 10-20% of patients with ACL reconstructions do not recover fully. The hypothesis of the two Belgians, Dr. Claes and Professor Johan Bellemans, is that many people injure the ALL at the same time as the ACL, but that only the ACL is being properly repaired. Studying the ALL may give surgeons a better understanding of the damage that happens to the knee in ACL injuries, and potentially increase the recovery rate of patients.
But before you hammer those bump runs even harder, or ride that backseat even lower like in the photo above, thinking that ACL surgery just got better, the integration of this knowledge into clinical practice is a long ways off. While some surgeons are excited about the implications of the discovery, others made the point that it is entirely unknown if operating on the ALL would actually help ACL patients.
I know a few of you readers of the Heli-Ski Blog are orthopedic knee masters who also understand skiing – what do you knee gurus think?
Photo of ACL testing by Topher Donahue.
Want to find the nearest gas station, read reviews of a bottle of wine by scanning the bottle, or find someone buried in an avalanche?
There's an app for that.
Turning a smartphone into an avalanche victim locator is a bold and innovative idea, and these three European companies are now marketing apps that they claim turns a smartphone into an avalanche rescue tool:
While the specifics differ in each app, they use WiFi or Bluetooth signals, and the idea is that two smartphones running the same app can be used to find each other. It's an exciting concept, however, the smartphone apps have serious shortcomings when it comes to being used as an avalanche transceiver, including:
But the biggest issue appears to be the signal itself – avalanche transceivers operate at 457kHz because it transmits very well through heavy snow, rocks and wood, and is extremely accurate. Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) Director Gilles Valade explains: "WiFi and Bluetooth signals are significantly weakened when passing through snow, and easily deflected by solid objects we expect to see in avalanche debris. And the accuracy of a GPS signal is nowhere near the precision required for finding an avalanche victim."
The apps have been tested at distances around 40-metres and up to 2-metre burials, but the tests were done by the companies that make the apps, so the tests were likely conducted in optimal conditions. Unknown factors in their performance include a person lying over the phone, wet or dense snow, and objects in the snow interfering with the signal.
So the question remains: Is there a place for these apps? After reading through the websites of the three apps (interesting reading by the way), I tried to think of a scenario where the app may have a place. One possibility is the use described as appropriate on the iSis site: skiing deep powder in-bounds at a ski area. (To iSis' credit, they are the only one of these app makers that specifically says that the technology is not appropriate for use in the backcountry.) But then you'd need a friend who has the same app as well as a shovel and probe. Rescuing a person under avalanche debris if the rescuer does not have a shovel and probe is nearly impossible. And if you own a shovel and probe you'd better have a proper avalanche transceiver as well.
The CAC has posted a press release and a comprehensive paper on the app technology with the clear message that these apps are inadequate for avalanche rescue purposes, and the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides (ACMG) has posted the paper on their website.
Besides the warnings from these respected professional organizations, the apps are getting a lot of bad press, and perhaps the mistake being made is in marketing more than technology. Rather than promoting them as technology that turns your smartphone into a reliable avalanche rescue tool, they should be promoted more in the way Todd Guyn, the Mountain Safety Manager at CMH Heli-Skiing, described his view of the apps: "It is an interesting concept of technology and possibly useful in an unplanned, unprepared avalanche rescue. Having said that, I like to have the right tool for the right job. If you are ill do you want to go to the doctor or do you want to pull out your app? In the end it is your life."
By the end of my research I came to the obvious conclusion that smartphones are not designed - at least not yet - to be used as avalanche rescue technology for backcountry use. You wouldn't replace the Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) on your boat or the smoke detector in your bedroom with a smartphone app, so don't use a smartphone in place of an avalanche transceiver either.
Photo: Just because this avalanche transceiver is about the same size as your phone doesn't mean your phone can do the same job.
Last month in the UK, 300 organizations including schools, play groups, Scout groups, businesses, conservationists, campaigners, farms, and others officially launched the Wild Network, a movement to help break kids away from growing up indoors in front of screens and to get them outside.
It's already old news that our kids are losing touch with the outdoors at a staggering rate. Exposure like Richard Louv's best selling book, Last Child in the Woods, that explores what he calls "nature-deficit disorder" is blowing the problem wide open. But even with the headlines, the books, and obvious connection between health and the outdoors, we're not changing the trend. The Wild Network is the most ambitious collaborative effort yet to do just that.
Andy Simpson, chairman of the Wild Network, put is bluntly: "The tragic truth is that kids have lost touch with nature and the outdoors in just one generation."
The Wild Network's opening salvo in their battle to get kids outside is a feature length documentary film, Project Wild Thing, which began a tour of 50 cinemas across the UK on October 25th.
Just watching the trailer for Project Wild Thing made me shudder; the picture painted by the film is horrifying, but it's not a horror film, it's a documentary about our kids. Here are a couple of attention-getting sound bites from the trailer:
"Technology is turning our children into glassy-eyed zombies."
"Our children's generation is going to be the first in history to have a lower life expectancy than their parents."
Producer David Bond calls the outdoors "the ultimate, free wonder product." But for some reason parents aren't buying it. Bond explains, "It's not the kids don't want to touch the frog or jump in the pond, it's the adults that have said, 'no'."
Only one in five children between the ages of eight and 12 have a connection with nature and, on average, children in the UK spend four and a half hours in front of a screen. The rest of the modern world shows similar trends.
One goal of the Wild Network is to get kids outside for an extra half an hour of "wild time" each day. To put that in perspective, getting your kids outside for half an hour each day will only reduce their screen time by 10%.
I wasn't able to download the film here in North America, but when it becomes available, it will be high on my list.
Meanwhile, we all need to do what we can to get our kids outdoors. To begin with, taking your kids on a dream trip works like magic for turning kids into lifelong outdoor enthusiasts, but what matters in the long run is turning the outdoors and nature into a normal part of your child's everyday life. It seems to hardly matter what activity kids do, so long as they do something outdoors almost every day.
The Wild Network is essentially a marketing agency representing nature, giving parents ideas and resources for easy, and often free, access to natural areas: be it landscaping your own backyard, local parks, simple play areas or other family recreation resources.
In some ways, writing about this on the Heli-Ski Blog feels a little like preaching to the choir. We all love the outdoors. But are we giving our kids the same opportunity to be outside that we had when we were young - or that our kids deserve? And do we have the same conviction to get kids away from their screens as we do to direct our children away from other aspects of an unhealthy lifestyle? Or are we buying healthy food for our kids, sending them to good schools, and then accidentally doing them a huge disservice by helping them spend their childhood in front of a screen?
Unfortunately, it seems that in trying to protect our children from the dangers of the world, we're creating another monster and keeping them inside a bit (ok, a lot) too much. And the powerful marketing machine behind electronics does nothing but make it easier for our kids to be outdoors less, get less exercise, socialize less and be less healthy.
The Wild Network is nature's first public relations firm. It's about time. Bring it across the Pond, please!
Photos of kids unplugged at a local playgound, and far from the screen with CMH Heli-Skiing and Summer Adventures by Topher Donahue.


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The El Paso Passport Agency, located less than ten blocks from the U.S.-Mexico border, celebrates its grand opening today. As the State Department's newest passport facility, the El Paso agency will provide a valuable service to area residents by facilitating cross border travel.
By offering expedited service, the El Paso agency will make it more convenient for U.S. citizens to get a passport if they are traveling within 14 days or have a life or death emergency. Currently, applicants in this area of the country who need expedited service must travel several hundred miles to Houston or Tucson. The new agency complements the existing passport acceptance services provided by post offices and the District Clerk's office.
The El Paso Passport Agency is one of several agencies made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 -- or the "stimulus act" -- and with the support of Congressman Silvestre Reyes. Its opening resulted in the creation of 34 jobs in El Paso, and we are proud to say that the majority of the agency staff is from El Paso.
The new agency is conveniently located Downtown in the newly renovated, historic Anson Mills Building at 303 North Oregon Street in El Paso, Texas. The building sits on the original site of the 1832 Ponce de Leon ranch. Architect Henry C. Trost constructed the original structure in 1910-1911. At the time, the Anson Mills building, referred to locally as the "Mills" building was the second concrete-frame skyscraper in the United States and the tallest building in El Paso. It is located across from San Jacinto Plaza. Local businesses and community groups are working with local government to revitalize El Paso's downtown and the State Department is proud to be part of that effort. The El Paso Passport Agency staff looks forward to serving area residents and to facilitating their travel plans as we head into the summer travel season.
For more information about passports and visas, please visit travel.state.gov.
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I understand the tone of this article. Its gonna catch shit, but I enjoyed it. I had to un-block Fox News at home just to soak it all in. I really liked the tour of the back of the Fox News facilities when Rove disputed the Ohio call.
This article alone, makes me less weary of having moved here. I thought I was surrounded by right wing religious freaks. Sadly, I am...since I live in leawood.
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Continuing with this year's Commencement, we're including alumni as active partners in the celebration. Alumni are invited to participate in the Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony taking place on:
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We need graduates of the past — you and your peers — to lead the graduates of today as they embark upon the next stage of their association with WestConn.
As a Commencement leader, you will be asked to don a cap and gown and lead the procession of the Class of 2013. Academic regalia will be provided for your use the morning of the ceremony. Commencement will take place at the university's Westside campus with the following activities:
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Over the past several years, alumni — from those celebrating their 50th anniversary each year to our more recent graduates — have participated in Commencement by leading the graduate procession. This tradition is a wonderful way to honor our graduates and welcome them into the WCSU Alumni Association. I hope you will join your fellow alumni this year as we celebrate the Class of 2013.
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My son loves the switch and go toys and is entertained longer than most toys he has. They are sturdy enough to be handled especially when hen he plays rough as most 4 yr old boys will do. I don't typically have to worry about him "breaking another toy".
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My 5 year old son loves this! He is a huge fan of switch and go Dino's. great toy!
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7 year old daughter saw this and couldn't wait til Christmas. She used her own gift cards to buy it today. As owners of ALL the original switch n go's, here's our thoughts:follow the recommendations and toss the included batteries right off the bat. He only responded to commands about 1/3 of the time until we put in new ones. After that, he does respond to ADULT voices every time. However, kids don't always have so easy a time. We found that if they are about 12 inches from his head, everyone else quiets down, wait til he's completely finished talking, and speak deliberately and clearly they have a better chance of it working. Our daughter's twin sister gets it to work for her about 90% of the time, but unfortunately the one who bought Jagger only lucks out about half that; huge bummer for the poor kid! I think he just doesn't respond as well to a higher toned or small voice. If 7 year olds have a hard time getting him to work, I don't see how toddlers or preschoolers will fare much better. If you are buying Jagger ONLY for the voice commands, I'd probably pass. There are buttons on him to make him do the same things though if the voice command isn't working out for your child.Now the pros:while the small switch and go's are definitely easiest to transform, Jagger is pretty easy. Owners of Brok know how awkward it is to carry Brok in carrier mode because the legs tend to flop around. Jagger's feet snap together when he's transformed to a crane, so that solved that issue. The crane arm extends with a dial, so that's much better than the sometimes difficult neck in/out that Brok has. And, the biggest Brok disappointment...the pterodactyl that launches at the slightest bump?? IMPROVED!! By far, the launching drill is the best, most fun feature, and it inserts easily and stays put until you command him to launch it either by pushing the button or voice command. I think she would have bought him only for the drill launch! (by the way, the "fire the drill" command seems to be the easiest voice command to get to work).Only negative about the drill is unlike the pterodactyl on Brok, this one is not rubber-tipped. Personally, I liked the rubber tip, but then again it only goes about 12 inches so I don't see how there could be any damage done.We lucked out and our local store had him on sale 30% off this week. I can't say I would pay full price for him. If you like the other switch n go dinos, though, I'd definitely buy him on sale.
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Five things to watch for in the Arizona Fall League
by Jeff MooreOctober 09, 2012
The Arizona Fall League begins Tuesday. Baseball's finishing school is a place for some of the game's top prospects, many of whom are almost major league ready.
There's a lot going on in the desert, with six teams representing all 30 organizations playing ball for a month. There's a lot of offense and it's not a great place to be a pitcher, making for some exciting baseball and a nice filler in the fall for those of us who enjoy watching prospects as much as the major leagues.
So among all of the action, here are five things to keep an eye on in the AFL this fall:
5. Nick Tropeano
In a league full of hitters and raw, hard-throwing pitchers, Tropeano is neither. The former Stony Brook Seawolf is doing to the minor leagues what his alma mater did to college baseball this past season. A fifth-round pick in 2011, Tropeano learned a long time ago how to make up for a lack of velocity with a strong change-up. It worked in the America East, it worked last season in the New York-Penn League, and it worked this season in both the South Atlantic and California Leagues. He's actually gained some velocity as a professional, but still sits in the low-90's as a right-hander, so he won't miss a ton of bats by blowing guys away. His ability to change speeds, however, allowed him to miss bats in the California League, striking out 8.79 batters per nine innings in the hitter's haven.
If he can handle the California League, he should be able to handle the hitter's paradise that has become the AFL, but this will be against advanced competition. However, the change-up is the great equalizer in baseball and Tropeano's is as good as any in the minors. It will allow him to handle righties and lefties alike, and make his velocity play up.
The Astros entered 2012 with tempered expectations about Tropeano, but he has pitched his way into legitimate prospect consideration, and if he can hold his own in the AFL, he could easily begin next season in Double-A.
4. Don't sleep on the unknowns
We love to focus on the big-name prospects, but everyone in the AFL is there for a reason. Teams only get a limited number of spots to fill, so every prospect heading to Arizona has the attention of their organization. Whether they are working on something in particular, learning a new position, or need to make up at-bats after an injury this year, there's a reason they are there and it's because their organization has a plan for them.
A prime example from last season is Darin Ruf. Ruf's story is well known now after his monster season and success in a brief major call-up, but did you know Ruf was in the AFL last season? I know I wasn't talking about him.
Ruf wasn't a legitimate prospect this time last season (and many would argue that he still is not), but the Phillies sent him there for a reason. He didn't exactly tear it up in the desert last fall (hitting .239/.363/.388 in 80 plate appearances), and of course there's no way the Phillies could have seen his 2012 season coming, but there was a reason they used one of their limited spots on Ruf.
There's going to be a player in the league this year who breaks out next season like Ruf. The fun part is trying to figure out who it's going to be.
3. Michael Zunino
Over the past few years, the AFL had become a place for top draft picks from that season to make their professional debut after signing late. With the new draft spending limits and earlier signing deadline, some of that luster has been taken away, but it has been replaced with the bonus of seeing draft picks even earlier.
The highest profile draft pick from last year in this year's AFL is Mariners catching prospect Michael Zunino, who in past years would have been lucky to get 20 at-bats during the regular minor league season, but instead got 190 plate appearances. The Mariners sent Zunino to the Northwest League, which was about as much challenge to the former Florida Gator as was the SEC, but Zunino also got some playoff experience in Double-A at the end of the season. He didn't blow up the Southern League playoffs the way he did the NWL, but he handled the jump from college to short-season to Double-A as well as anyone could have hoped.
Zunino could go off in the AFL, but he could also just as easily struggle at the end of a long season for a catcher. If he continues to play well, it will be a testament to his durability as much as his talent, but Zunino could be among the first from this year's AFL class to make a major league all-star team.
2. Anthony Rendon
We don't know much more about Anthony Rendon today than we did when he was drafted sixth overall by the Nationals in 2011. We know he still has a plus-hit tool and we know he still has injury issues. We still don't know how that hit tool will translate to professional baseball or where on the field he will play.
If Rendon can manage to make it through the entire AFL season, it will be his longest healthy stretch, and his biggest sample size for evaluation purposes as a professional.
Rendon struggled in Double-A after returning from an ankle injury that cost him most of his season, but that jump was a big one given his lack of experience and he still maintained strong plate discipline.
More than anything, however, I'm hoping to see Rendon stay healthy and on the field so we can see what he is.
1. Billy Hamilton in center field
It's not like Billy Hamilton isn't exciting enough to watch, but now we have another reason. The Reds announced last week that Hamilton will be manning center field next season, and will be developed as such from here on out. We assume he can play the position, because with even decent route running and jumps he should be able to cover more ground than most, but nothing is a given.
Seeing him in the outfield gives him more opportunities each day to get up to full speed, which is among the most fun things to watch in the minor leagues today. That alone is worth getting excited about. But for long-term thinkers, his ability to handle the move to center field will go a long way in determining when he gets to Cincinnati and how long Drew Stubbs is with the Reds.
That's a lot riding on fall baseball, but that's what makes it fun.
Jeff Moore is the creator of MLBProspectWatch.com, your one-stop site for all the information you need about minor league prospects. He can be reached via e-mail at mlbprospectwatch AT gmail DOT com and can be followed on Twitter at @MLBPW
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DAVID Cameron's Government is seen as out of touch by four in five voters, according to a poll.
Only 18 per cent regard the coalition as in touch with the concerns of ordinary people, the Angus Reid survey for The Sunday Express newspaper found.
Some 82 per cent feel it is not.
The poll comes after Conservative MP Nadine Dorries criticised the prime minister and Chancellor George Osborne for being "two arrogant posh boys who show no remorse, no contrition and no passion to want to understand the lives of others".
She said there was a clique at the top of the Government that prevented Mr Cameron and Mr Osborne "understanding or knowing what is happening in the rest of the country".
The prime minister, who has been under fire for the Government's handling of the fuel dispute and for tax cuts announced in the Budget, promised to "stay in touch".
"People in this country - they are struggling to meet their bills, they are having a tough time. I understand that," he said on Monday.
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The Liberal Democrats were on 11 per cent only marginally ahead of the UK Independence Party on 10 per cent.
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6:02pm Sun 29 Apr 12
Polly Staight says...
Vote UKIP on Thursday…
And vote often (joke... unless you are reading this in Tower Hamlets)
9:41am Mon 30 Apr 12
Andy Rr says...
Seriously this coalition has not been in touch with the public the minute they were elected...
The first U-Turn was Clegg and the student fees...
Cameron said he wanted to reduce net immigration into the Uk from "Hundreds of thousands" to "Tens of thousands"... yet the net immigration figure has risen ABOVE the last figure... so far from reducing immigration it has risen!
bnp ist choice ukip 2nd seems to the popular choice doing the rounds from the forums ive visited...
9:48am Mon 30 Apr 12
Good To Go says...
10:16am Mon 30 Apr 12
bible scoffer says...
10:27am Mon 30 Apr 12
miss sweethuney says...
1:12pm Mon 30 Apr 12
Joe G Returns....AGAIN ! says...
Don't you mean renege, you dummy.
Still banking on a low turnout Karl !! That's the only chance of 5% for your racist party.
2:11pm Mon 30 Apr 12
goldenbroomboy says...
Polly Staight wrote:I argued with UKIP representatives in Bromley on Saturday. They are a trick pony with absolutely no interest in local affairs, or any idea as to how they would run the GLA. Their sole answer to each and every question was "We need to get out of the EU", and they looked embarrassingly blank when I asked them if their party would hold a referendum on the suburbs being able to leave Greater London!They are a waste of time, I shall be voting for the English Democrats.
However, there is a party which IS IN TOUCH… Vote UKIP on Thursday… And vote often (joke... unless you are reading this in Tower Hamlets)
5:32pm Mon 30 Apr 12
errastuspiggett says...
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Guess who ;) AGAIN ! says...
errastuspiggett wrote:No prob, the idiot posts in sex contact magazines.
i think im falling for carlos...
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11:42am Tue 1 May 12
Guess who ;) AGAIN ! says...
The Real Gypo wrote:More hypocrisy Karl, I thought you BNP clowns found my old user name that included the word Gypo as racist. The idiot that edits this paper even blocked me when you complained about the word Gypo.
So do i whats the prob there :)
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery for simple minds like you lot.
9:17am Wed 2 May 12
Swirling Waters says...
12:57pm Wed 2 May 12
Guess who ;) AGAIN ! says...
Cortiglia has no chance even you know that, lets hope you don't get the 5% either.
12:22pm Thu 3 May 12
commenting scoffer says...
Guess who ;) AGAIN ! wrote:...still worrying ? oh my sides!! - you certainly give the readers a guts ache laffing at you missey!!
Swirling Waters...yep right down the pan tomorrow. Cortiglia has no chance even you know that, lets hope you don't get the 5% either.
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Guess who ;) AGAIN ! wrote:Are ya still getting "gary'd" Tom? ya wanna be in my gang my gang.... he he Lol ;)
Yep right on there, LOL. ALSO RANS !! ROFL :)
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