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Google top news, Thu, 9 Jan 2014 Washington Post Gov. Christie fires aide, apologizes to New Jersey USA TODAY Gov. Chris Christie apologized Thursday for politically motivated lane closures on the George Washington Bridge that gridlocked a small town, as he announced he fired a top aide and severed ties with his campaign chief for their roles in the scandal. Bridget Kelly, David Wildstein, who had deep ties to Gov. Christie, unemployed ... New York Daily News Gov. Chris Christie bridge scandal prompts federal investigation, lawsuit Chicago Tribune Christie Flunks Crisis Management With I Am Not a Bully Quote Businessweek The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - New York Magazine - NorthJersey.com all 4,035 news articles »
Google top news, Thu, 9 Jan 2014 Dial 9 before 911? Hotel death prompts petition Seattle Post Intelligencer DALLAS (AP) — Hank Hunt's granddaughter tried calling 911 from the East Texas hotel room where she could hear her mother dying, just as she was taught to do in an emergency. She didn't know she had to dial 9 on the hotel phone first. "Papa," Hunt ... and more »
Google top news, Thu, 9 Jan 2014 CNN Knicks' Mike Woodson benches JR Smith, won't comment on it CNN Smith (right) is used to coming off the bench, but Woodson never called his name against the Heat. Bill Kostroun/AP. NEW YORK -- There is what it should have been and what it was, and the two didn't come close to matching up. The Knicks should have been ... NBA-New York's Smith sits as team mates beat the Heat Chicago Tribune D'Alessandro: JR Smith is benched and Knicks rise to the occasion The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Resurgent Knicks knock off Miami The Seattle Times New York Times - MiamiHerald.com - Newsday all 222 news articles »
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Arson investigators are looking for those responsible for a fire that destroyed a Burien theater last month. Several local groups used the building for plays and musicals. The young actors have now found another place to perform.
The owner of Seattle's Cupcake Royale confirmed Thursday that she has applied for a license to sell marijuana. Owner Jody Hall stressed that if the license is approved "no marijuana or marijuana products will be sold at any Cupcake Royale stores."
Been through customs at Sea-Tac Airport recently? People always talk about the long lines. But what if you could clear customs on a self-serve basis? Now you can, for the most part.
Cancer patients need to have a lot of hope. For one Tacoma couple, hope came in the form of a wedding and a commitment to stand by each other.
A Bellevue police officer who was charged with DUI and reprimanded for an off-duty incident during a Seattle Seahawks game in 2012 has resigned.
One of the suspects in the 2006 murder of a Carnation family was back in court Thursday. Arguments had to do with another attempt of throwing out the death penalty.
This weekend 22-year-old Ashley Wagner will attempt to make her first Olympic team, as she competes in the U.S. Nationals. If she is successful, it will complete a journey that started nearly 20 years ago in Kitsap County.
A spokesman for Neighbours says surveillance video shows someone entering the bar during the New Year's Eve countdown and acting suspiciously. The popular nightclub has since increased security while police search for suspects.
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2A Boys Basketball: Bearcats Hold Off Friday Harbor - Centralia Chronicle
2A Boys Basketball: Bearcats Hold Off Friday Harbor Centralia Chronicle YAKIMA — The Bearcats are suffering through a drought of point guards, but managed to make things work here Saturday in a 49-46 win over Friday Harbor in the Wilbur-Ellis SunDome Shootout. A few younger players got important minutes late in the game ...
Editorial: Too late to stop Friday Harbor customs house - The Seattle Times
Editorial: Too late to stop Friday Harbor customs house The Seattle Times Friday Harbor town officials have chosen, wisely, to stay out of this fight, other than to note that the lease complies with zoning rules. "The [t]own does not, and cannot, substitute its judgment for that of the property owner," Mayor Carrie Lacher ...
WA Poet Laureate Comes to Friday Harbor - SanJuanIslander.com
WA Poet Laureate Comes to Friday Harbor SanJuanIslander.com Poetry fans are in for a treat when the 2012-2014 Washington State Poet Laureate comes to Friday Harbor at the end of the month. Kathleen Flenniken will be conducting a poetry workshop at the San Juan Island Library on January 29 at 6:00 p.m. in the ...
Pioneers back to winning ways against Friday Harbor - Bellingham Herald
Pioneers back to winning ways against Friday Harbor Bellingham Herald Nooksack Valley's girls' basketball didn't struggle despite playing two games in a span of less than 24 hours. The Pioneers took down Friday Harbor 42-23 on Saturday, Jan. 4, at Nooksack Valley High School. No player scored in double digits for the ...
Documentary film series begins Jan. 7 in Friday Harbor - SanJuanIslander.com
Documentary film series begins Jan. 7 in Friday Harbor SanJuanIslander.com Screenings of the documentary films shown last October at the Friday Harbor Film Festival will take place on the first and third Tuesdays from January through May in the San Juan Island Grange. The series begins January 7 with Smoking Fish (80 min.) ...
Sheriff: Contentious Christmas Eve traffic stop 'unfortunate,' but warranted - Islands' Weekly
Sheriff: Contentious Christmas Eve traffic stop 'unfortunate,' but warranted Islands' Weekly San Juan County's top law enforcement official issued a statement Tuesday defending his officers and department in the wake of a controversial traffic stop in downtown Friday Harbor on Christmas Eve. On that night, a San Juan Island man was pulled over ... and more »
Friday Harbor split over Customs office move - The Seattle Times
Friday Harbor split over Customs office move The Seattle Times A planned move by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to a prominent storefront on the busiest, most high-profile corner in downtown Friday Harbor has divided this small town, which prides itself on being a tourist-friendly destination. By Lornet Turnbull. Friday Harbor residents split over Customs office move Yakima Herald-Republic all 4 news articles »
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Chimacum battles, but falls to Friday Harbor - Peninsula Daily
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Chimacum battles, but falls to Friday Harbor Peninsula Daily PORT TOWNSEND — The Chimacum girls basketball team showed flashes of strong play but dropped the opening contest of the 2013 Crush in the Slush Tournament 47-37 to the Friday Harbor Wolverines. Friday Harbor led 8-4 after the first quarter when ... High School Report: Bainbridge rolls in San Diego, 70-15 Kitsap Sun all 10 news articles »
Larsen Seeks Answers on Customs Facility in Friday Harbor - SanJuanIslander.com
Larsen Seeks Answers on Customs Facility in Friday Harbor SanJuanIslander.com WASHINGTON—Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, is seeking answers to questions that constituents have raised regarding the proposed location for a new Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) facility in Friday Harbor . In a letter to General Services Administration and ...
A way out: 'win-win' for US Customs, Friday Harbor | Guest Column - Journal of the San Juan Islands
A way out: 'win-win' for US Customs, Friday Harbor | Guest Column Journal of the San Juan Islands Dear Secretary Jewell, Senator Murray, Senator Cantwell, and Representative Larsen, I am emailing to request that you consider establishing a coordinated public lands information and interpretive center in Friday Harbor . This facility could showcase ...
Blogs about San Juan Islands
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Mysterious creature in our midst - Journal of the San Juan Islands
Little is known about the vampire-esque creatures despite the fact that they are the oldest fish found in the Columbia River system, appearing in the fossil record 450 million years ago.
Doctor's daughter: 'Underpinning' a memoir - Journal of the San ...
Journal of the San Juan Islands . New mission, new manager, new $325K grant for derelict vessel removal program · Christmas Eve traffic stop? The driver's side | Opinion · Counterpoint: Duty to uphold the law, traffic laws, too | Letters · Time to ...
January 8 edition | Opinion - Journal of the San Juan Islands
Cartoon musings on local news and events are published periodically in the Journal of the San Juan Islands , and periodically on SanJuanJournal.com.
Time to mend some fences | Editorial - Journal of the San Juan Islands
This isn't the first time complaints have been voiced against the sheriff's department.
San Juan Islands Fishing Report (1-6-14)
by Kevin Klein, San Juan Islands Chapter-Puget Sound Anglers Fishing for Blackmouth has been very productive in the Islands. Salmon are being caught all.
Whale watching in San Juan Islands | United States Forum | Fodor's ...
Looking for good place to stay in San Juan Islands where we can set up for whale-watching from deck/balcony. I have found one place that seems suitable, but it's booked for our first choice week at end of September.
San Juans report: Paul Allen's island sold to space entrepreneur ...
It was reported a week ago that billionaire Paul Allen had sold his private island in the San Juans and now, The Journal of the San Juan Islands has posted on its website that the buyer is Eric Anderson, a space-travel ...
Resurrection Derby anglers brave arctic blast in San Juan Islands ...
While the majority of folks all across Puget Sound retreated to the warmer comforts of home, there was a big group of anglers who braved fierce freezing cold winds, unbearable temperatures and iced over boats decks all for ...
Crews find cut in communication line to San Juan Islands | The ...
CenturyLink says its crews have found the break in the more than two-mile-long underwater cable that supplies phone communications to the San Juan Islands . Though 911 and landline service has been restored, according ...
Severed from the Internet, San Juan Islands declare official state of ...
Residents wait outside the San Juan Island Library to get Internet access. (Library photo via San Juan Islander.) Some people voluntarily cut themselves of.
The Angel of Pole Pass
We left Jones Island with the start of the ebb on a calm, overcast morning and headed south-east toward our first way point at Steep Point on Orcas Island's East side. I'd plotted our course through one of the San Juan Island's most treacherous passages the day before. Our track was to take us into the middle of the labyrinthine Wasp Islands, through Harney Channel to East Sound in time for our dance. I'd cross-referenced Captain Jack's and the Canadian Currant Atlas and, with a sharp pencil, drawn our course on the chart with the way points and estimated arrivals times. I was actually a bit proud of my fore-sight, and hoped it might inspire in Lily a greater trust in my navigational skill. Lily had given me a T-shirt that said sharp and focused. Maybe she thought it might help. When we reached Steep Point, the next way point appeared on the GPS screen directing us somewhere south-west into some nasty-looking rocks. Since our intended track was south-east, I knew something was wrong. Major anxiety set in. The ebb was taking us east past a small Island to starboard, while ahead a few miles, was a small opening toward which a sailboat was motoring. At Lily's suggestion (she was remaining unusually calm in all this,) I followed. As we neared, the pass actually appeared smaller. A torrent of green water flowed over the jagged rocks to starboard, when suddenly I saw a woman in the cockpit of a C-Dory next to us beckoning with a reassuring look and a gentle movement of her arms. Samuel Lewis I'd gotten only a fleeting glimpse of her, but her radiant image will forever be etched in my memory. The waving motion with which she guided us rocked with her boat like a movements of a Sufi Zikr . It was an angelic vision guiding Old Hand's errant crew through the twisted channels of the world toward salvation; to chasten pride of seamanship and forgetfulness of the true purpose of our voyag e-of which we might lose sight while navigating the labyrinthine island passes. Though our "navigation" of Pole Pass may have been unintentional, it reminded me of our deeper intention. After all, we are emissaries of the Dances of Universal Peace, come to bring the message of unity as taught by Hazrat Inyat Khan and Samuel Lewis -to bring the wisdom traditions of all faiths into full body awareness through the ancient tradition of sacred dance. Thank you bright Angel of Pole Pass. For you there shall always be an honored page in the tattered log of Old Hand.
Reef-net fishing
The sky turns red/orange over the hills west of Fisherman Bay. I row out to the narrow finger of rock that protects the entrance, to photograph the rough-hewn, skeletal remains of reef-net boats along the shore. They say Reef-netting is one of the oldest forms of fishing. In ancient times, fishing was continuous with the sacred traditional ceremonies. These ceremonies were held with elaborate theatrics. The simple act of fishing was performed with a cherished respect for salmon spirit that ensured their annual return. Everyday life was interwoven with the sacred like the twisted, cedar bark nets they so cunningly wrought and watched over through the centuries. A reef-netter still floats by the western shore, its tall, stark ladder inverted upon the surface of the bay. The water's surface is the boundary, the imaginal space between worlds of height and depth. The sinuous patterns that shimmer over it's surface are reflected in the curvilinear shapes of Salish art. It evokes the intermediate realm of dreams and myth; a place not found among the mystic way points of GPS. It is where the first salmon people hied up the narrow channels with the flood and into human consciousness. On reef-netters, the watcher (in earliest times, the tribal chief) would ascend the rough, cedar ladder high above the bow and intone the quiet prayer honoring the annual return of the salmon. While rowing in, I seem to hear an old diesel engine that drums faintly over the the inland sea like the rhythm of the universal heartbeat. Or is it the spirits of dead fishermen still drumming over the waters? Welcome, Swimmers. Upon seeing the salmon enter the net below, the robed and cone-hatted watcher, stark against the red sky, sings to his mates below: Lift, lift. As one, the crew raises the net, the catch glistens in fading sunlight Welcome, Brothers. These old songs are sung in another place than that found on the yellowed, dog-eared charts of linear time. The primordial drama is still re-enacted upon the weathered scaffold of artifice in the winter dancing houses of ancient memory.
Roche Harbor, San Juan Island, WA
Giant yachts and a fun resort vibe. Roche Harbor was an interesting place. We anchored out in the spacious, yet incredibly crowded, harbor for a week. We hadn't intended to stay so long, but some not-so-cute weather, anchoring convenience, and people watching made it hard to leave. Have you been looking for a good location for the next meet-up spot for you and your gaggle of mega-yachting friends? Well…Roche Harbor may be just the spot. Located on the Northern coast of San Juan Island, Roche Harbor is a popular destination as a summer cruising stop over. There is a tiny customs dock for travelers arriving from Canada, a nearby outdoor sculpture garden, a 20 minute shuttle to Friday Harbor, and a short ride to an alpaca farm (which had a one-week old baby…uggh). Nik and I enjoyed exploring the historic hotel and it's many photos. We glanced at the aged lime kilns (Roche Harbor's past money-maker) and played lively rounds of bocce ball. The ice cream was delicious and the food at the two casual restaurants was just so-so. This place had a pretty corporate vibe: all the employees wore matching khaki and polo shirt uniforms and the food at the two restaurants we tried only seemed differentiated by price. From the looks of it, most of the employees were college kids spending their summer working at the resort. Some were international, but many were from the island and working alongside their childhood friends. They lived in on-site housing and spent their summer scooping ice cream, working the fryer, assisting mega-yachters with their lines, gutting and cleaning the day's catch for the anglers, and slinging cans at the grocery store. All while discussing the weekend's party-lineup and what classes they're taking in the fall. I can imagine this place has a lot of people on their bankroll. From event work at one of the many weddings in the gorgeous garden to the high-flow fuel pump, I think Roche Harbor has a lot to offer by way of jobs and cash for the island's economy. I asked the fuel-dock clerk the amount of the highest fuel bill he's seen this summer. He said $16,000….and they only filled HALF their tank. Yep. Roche Harbor is an unusual beast and a window into a world I had only gagged about. Here are some photos of our time there: Upon further exploration, we were disappointed to find that "pool tennis" was actually two facilities and not a fun aquatic game we hadn't heard of. The historic Hotel De Haro, built in 1886, in charming and filled with interesting old photographs. We noticed a fairly aggressive housing movement in the works. All the house plans were to be built to look similar to these. The street opposite was composed of vacant lots and stand-alone porches with signs saying "view from your future home." The banister was wobbly on one of the porches. I wonder if they would have given me my own lot if I had fallen off? I let Nik win a couple rounds of bocce ball. Autumn is happening. This is an old lime kiln. Lime used to be Roche Harbor's largest export. The entire island was logged to keep the kiln fires fed. The photos of clear-cut hillsides showed a very different scene from the lushness we see today. Our future yacht? Nik likes it, but I'm still on the fence. I think something bigger you know? -Something we can grow into. Or maybe one of these. I LOVE this orange seaplane! The seaplanes had to thread through all the boats in this popular anchorage. I liked taking pictures of the plane while passengers were taking photos of us. This was the biggest yacht we've seen to date. It had it's own helicopter! It name is Evviva and, upon googling it, I found that it is 163 feet long and kinda fancy. Yachts! Yachts! Yachts! We took a walk down a lovely trail next to the small Roche Harbor airport and paused to photograph the flighty action. Nik is fun and exciting. This thing was weird. Maybe a cocoon? It was about 5 inches long. This thing was super freaky! Doesn't it look like an arm?! We think it might be a caterpillar lair. Nik claims to have seen some crawling about. I did not get close enough to verify. Nik is scared. Close-up shot. Eww. We aren't sure what type of berries these are, but we ate some. They look like the blackberries we have at home, but their leaves and taste are different. We also took a wonderful walk along Westcott Bay. This photo could easily be a scene from West Sonoma County! So pleasant. Another highlight was visiting Krystal Acres Alpaca farm, a twenty minute shuttle ride from Roche Harbor. This little guy was only a week old. He would walk toward the fence inquisitively and then sprint at full speed all around the yard. Adorable! Reminds me of my own mama. Next Up:
East Sound storm
Lily hurt her foot when we docked at East Sound for our dance. Then yesterday, a storm blew up from Southeast, blowing a good 35 knots with gusts to 40. Old Hand took a hammering at the public dock while Lily lay below getting seasick. But the local EMT team were there in no time to get her off the boat, up to the nearby Oddfellows Hall where we had a wonderful event despite Lily's injury. It was a sweet circle praying for peace in this stormy world. document.createElement('video'); http://aviewfromoldhand.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/dance-storm.wmv
One Lost Wedding Ring and the Best Trip Ever
What is your favorite park? It is an impossible question… and one the kids get asked often. But, all the parks were established to preserve an incredible part of the country, and not just any place… but the highest! The deepest! The longest! The most! The best! There is something magical about all the parks. Something that transcends the efforts of getting there. We've now been to 27 National Parks; we've spent the night in a tent, hiked a few trails, gotten dirty, explored a wilderness, learned something new, and seen something amazing there. We've learned a lot about these parks, and we all have fond memories of each stop along our trips for unique and various reasons. So, how do you pick the very, very best? Your most favorite? How can you rank the dense wilderness of Sequoia against the vast sun-beaten grasslands of the Badlands? Can you even compare the alpine meadows of Glacier with the glow of an Arizona sunset on the walls of the Grand Canyon? Or choose a favorite between the Mammoth Hot Springs of Yellowstone or the Great Bat Caves of Carlsbad or the flowing Volcanoes of Hawaii? I don't know that you can. We do each have a few favorites through. It's like books. I don't think I can pick my most favorite. But, I can pick my top three, hmm… or maybe I'd have to go with a top five. Either way, there are a handful of parks that I hold very near and dear to my heart, not just for their beauty, but for some of the experiences we've had there. Three of my most favorite are included in the Northwest Itinerary: Rainier, Olympic, and the Redwoods. So, although I can't pick a favorite park, I think I can pick a favorite trip. Not only does the Northwest Itinerary include six incredible parks, but it also includes some other locations that make this itinerary special: the beautiful Lake Chelan, the pristine San Juan Islands, the culturally unique cities of Seattle and Portland, and the absolutely breathtaking Oregon coastline. Not to mention that in between stops, you are driving through some of the most magnificent and productive forests in the world. But every trip has its valley… even the Best One. I lost my wedding ring on this trip. It wasn't a diamond or a family heirloom, thank goodness, but it was mine. It was a very simple, plain, white-gold band, the one I was married with, the one I'd been wearing all those years we struggled through the early part of my marriage, and through all the happy times we shared while watching our family grow. It was heartbreaking. I believe I lost it somewhere in our campground at Lake Chelan, and after hours and hours of looking for it, driving away was torture. But there's more. That was also the summer that we were trying to keep a flailing business partnership afloat. I'm not sure if any of you have ever been through a business partnership "break-up," but I think it may be as emotionally draining and devastating as divorce. You face some of the hardest issues among our personal relationships: the loss of loyalty, trust, and friendship. The stress level and phone calls were enough to make us all think about driving home early. I'm so glad we didn't. There are always reasons not to go, not to plan, not to spend the money, or not to take the time. But, I've never yet felt that one of these trips wasn't worth the effort or the sacrifice of being there, because this is the thing that is most important: the time with your family. Now it is three years later and when we look back, we don't see the things that went wrong. We remember the great eagle that swooped over our dashboard while in the San Juan Islands. We remember how it felt to be standing under the powerful spray of Comet Falls after accomplishing a strenuous two mile hike up the foothills of Mt. Rainier to get there. We remember the first time we walked over the rim and gazed at Crater Lake. We remember our first Fourth of July in Bend, OR, a town we would come to call home. We remember the breathtaking views overlooking the Olympics Mountain range and the laughter of following the Twilight Trail in Forks. We remember that incredible Museum of Flight in Seattle. We remember the salt-water taffy in Seaside. We remember throwing ourselves down the great sand dunes of the Oregon coast. We remember our last hike of the trip, walking through a dense fog in the middle of the Redwood forest. I guess the point I'm trying to make is that we all have valleys in life, just like every trip will have it's valley. Don't let that stop you from taking them! And more importantly, don't let it stop you from finishing them. Our first business disintegrated that summer, and I lost my wedding ring. But, we just deal with the difficult times knowing that it's only a low point, and that we'll hike out of it soon enough, and onto our next mountain. My brilliant husband has built up a better company and I've inherited a beautiful heirloom ring from my Great Grandmother. And, now that I look back, I kind of like the thought of my plain gold band buried somewhere near the shores of Lake Chelan. Maybe someday, some imaginative child will dig it up out of the mud and play a little game called "The One Ring." One can only hope. Happy Autumn! ~Cassie
The Urchin Travel Wish List
Pack your toothbrush; we leave today! It's the Urchin Travel Wish List! The Barossa Valley South Australia I watched the beginning of this advert, enraptured, several times before finally seeing the ending. I always assumed it was the trailer for a new film, the latest from Paul Thomas Anderson, perhaps, or selling a new model of Jeep. Imagine my surprise, however, to discover that such artistic cinematography and accompaniment had been utilised for a tourism advert. Cut to me immediately wanting to visit wherever on earth this happened to be and take up a life of living off the land (minus the consumption of animals and their bi-products, of course) and awaiting rolling thunderstorms. I'll admit that Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' 'Red Right Hand' holds much of the allure, followed by the flaxen wheat and the fantasy picnic dinner. Luckily for me, the Barossa Valley is a mere half day's journey from Sydney, just outside the surprisingly lovely Adelaide. Just you want until the next bank holiday, Barossa Valley. Just you wait. Trip Skating Sweden Whoever knew this was a thing and didn't tell me should be punished. Sweden, a country of peace and prosperity, is located in the far north, where, naturally, there is quite a lot of ice to be found. And what did these ingenious descendants of Vikings decide to do? Go ice skating. For long distances. Like a backpacking trip. On ice. You can go skating on lakes and rivers and long stretches of frozen coastline. And then when you're done, you sit in a sauna and watch the Northern Lights. Who's with me? The San Juan Islands Washington State I've been doing a lot of reading of orca captivity lately—you guessed it: you can expect on article about it on the Urchin Movement in the very near future—and, among other facts and revelations I've come across, I've realised that I've only seen an orca in captivity. One of the main points the public display industry trumpets is that facitilities like SeaWorld (arguably the industry's largest and most successful example) and other aquariums educate the general public by giving them a chance to view these animals. In turn, they blast the activity of whale watching as an elitist activity, something that only people with money and the means to travel are able to do. Of course, SeaWorld facilities (thankfully) aren't speckled throughout the country either, so if a family living in Rapid City, South Dakota, wanted to visit one of SeaWorld's parks, they'd have to travel about 1,200 miles to San Antonio, Texas; the San Diego and Orlando locations are even farther. Furthermore, SeaWorld admission tickets don't come cheap, either. So to that family in South Dakota, maybe you should think about doing what I want to do: plan a trip to the San Juan Islands, roughly the same distance in another direction. You can take whale watching tours, many of which have fares that run much cheaper than SeaWorld tickets, not to mention the fact that these tours are run by certified naturalists. Alternatively, viewing spots from the coast are free. But the bottom line is that you'd get to see orcas in their natural habitat, and what a beautiful thing that'd be.
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Kayaking in the San Juan Islands
The San Juan Islands lie in the Puget Sound of Washington, almost at the border of Canada. Twice this summer I got to sea kayak for 3 days in the islands. We camped on several islands and even spotted a few orcas across a channel from kayak! I was expecting the islands to be over run with tourists (kind of like Cape Cod) but it's not at all! Sure there were a lot of people in Friday Harbor, but once we got on the water we had plenty of time away from the crowds. I wish we could have spent more nights camping out; I'd definitely like to go back next year for a more extended trip!
Septemptrionic Voyage
In the mid 70′s I had a studio in Eugene. Nearby was a pioneer cemetery where stood a tall, gray weathered tomb which housed an early patriarch of the Oregon Territory named Septembus Spencer. While I won't deny my memory may embellish the facts, this outlandish moniker has stayed with me all these years. Now I find that one of Willamette valley venerable line of Spencers had made his way further north to this stormy spit on Lopez Island's east shore. As though by a master sculptor's hand, Equinoctial storms have carved cyphers into the rough stonework of the storehouse. Apples still fall from the trees he planted on the grassy knoll. Septembus comes from Septentrio, which is Latin for North. On this gravel spit formed with perfect symmetry by alternating currents are seen middens of a tribal fish camp that had been used for over 3,000 years. Though I bear no relation to the Eugene and Lopez Spencers, I find it strange to arrive at the most northern outpost of those Northwest settlers-that venerable line whose family tomb I saw in my earlier days. It is their most, so to speak, Septentrionic point. I take heart in knowing that the same northern, wayfaring spirit calling us toward these enchanted Isles inspired the peregrinations of T. W. Spencer-that the same pole star he set his course by is the way point toward which Old Hand shapes her course. I was taught by a Cowlitz elder that the cardinal directions are more than physical points on the compass, but spiritual states which must be embarked upon with full awareness of all their various qualities. Black Elk once said the center of the world was Harney (was this the same hawkish general who tried to incite war with England over a dead pig?) Peak in South Dakota. Black Elk went on to add that the center is everywhere. It's the same awareness that lead Jesus to sing to his round-dance on his crucifixion eve: "The universe is inside the dancer." The tide flows into the lagoon at full flood like the rushing green flow of the Willamette River by which I sat staring so long that, when I rose, the solid banks seemed to move with the same fluid motion as the water. The sacred land is everywhere-is already won. It is somewhere in Harney Channel (Harney again!) The Center is in the old Odd fellows Hall on Orcas Island where we hold our Dance of Universal Peace on this Sunday. The universe revolves around Old Hand's keel as we voyage to the spiritual state of North ; to honor the wisdom teachings of all faiths that ever points us toward the true polestar.
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British Columbia is Full of Beauty Through Wilderness Ventures' Lense
Our neighbors to the north welcomed students this past summer and it was an idyllic vacation up in British Columbia . The students did everything that you could dream up in term of nature exploration. They got to kayak through the San Juan Islands along the Puget Sound. You cannot go to Canada without some skiing. Whistler Blackcomb Glacier had some great conditions even for the summer. Took some time to do a mountain bike course to get some quick lessons before going to do some more difficult ones later near Whistler Resort. Did a bit of sightseeing in Vancouver and they really got a kick out of the attractions. Heading up face of the The Stawamus Chief. They did an amazing job when some of them were quite new. It was an amazing trip for sure and we can't wait until next year.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside
I don't know what it is about small spaces that pulls children inside, ready to play, hide or
Spotted: Offshore Offroad
Being at sea doesn't mean you have to give up on off-road fun. This boat we spotted in Friday Harbor had their knobby-tired scooter strapped to their stern. Of course there are other ship-to-shore options. A boat we spotted in Roche Harbor brought along its own helicopter.
Globe-trotting cyclist's take on San Pedro: Not cheap
Frank E. Briscoe, the "old guy on a bicycle," told us a bit about his bicycling adventur
Pop-Up Print Shop, Orcas Island
If you happen to be on Orcas Island in the San Juans this week, check out Pop-Up Print Shop . It's a pop-up silkscreen shop that sells t-shirts and prints on paper. Most of the designs are mash-ups of vintage, royalty-free, line art. It's good stuff and the shop is only open another week. Pop-Up Print Shop, 109 North Beach Rd., Eastsound, Washington
Mama's Boys
I was going to call this post "Killer Whales are Killer Wailers" and talk about their systems of hunting but then I just couldn't do it. But real quick, these whales (southern residents) do make a lot of noise while hunting because they find and catch fish with sound (fish aren't good listeners apparently, never learned that skill in Kindergarten). Mammal-eating whales are silent as they hunt, potentially coordinating using their saddle patches and eye spots as visual clues to their pod-mates' movements. Okay, but back to the title of the post: southern residents are organized roughly along matrilineal lines. That means that most groups are composed of mothers and their offspring, whether male or female. It's fascinating listening to the researchers here, because according to them, the big males with their tall dorsal fins and wide pectorals are fairly useless at feeding themselves. The older females keep them around and help them sate their bigger appetites, in the hopes that their sons will then procreate and pass the mothers' genes on indirectly. Sort of like lions? Sort of like humans? Males whose mothers have died are sometimes taken on by other groups (or tag along, I'm not sure which). We're hoping for the successful reattachment of a few of the big males to new groups of females, because there aren't too many mature males left. They eat more, so when fish are scarce they're the first ones to bite the metaphorical dust. Here's Holly Fearnbach, one of the researchers I'm working with. She's that tiny dot hanging out of the side of the helicopter, strapped in with a construction harness and taking aerial photos of the whales to determine, basically, how fat they are this year. (They told us we were looking good on the boat from above… with only a few snarky comments on our relative widths and potential "peanut-headed" status. A peanut-headed whale is unhappily skinny- they ought to be sleek and fat all down their bodies.) Hopefully if we find evidence that the endangered Southern Residents are getting skinny, we might be able to convince interest groups to stop people from taking so much of their food source. Having watched the fishing boats seining for the past few days and hauling in nets of salmon, I'm not sure how they'd up the protection on Chinooks without impacting fishermen to the point of bankruptcy- I don't understand how they could exclude the big (and tasty) fish while still catching enough of the small ones to make it worth their while. It's not an easy problem, but it would be better to start fighting for the whales' food now… Also, helicopters are neat. Finally for today, I know some of you have been reading along in the hopes of super cool leaping whale shots- I don't blame you. But because I'm on a boat that is permitted to approach the whales pretty much as close as we need to get, it would be unchivalrous of me to use photos taken within the 200m permitted range for my own personal amusement and profit (aka this blog and my facebook page). I definitely super don't want to get anyone in trouble or mess up anyone's research or step on any toes, so all the whale photos I post on this blog will be fairly far away. THAT BEING SAID, some of my photos may go up on the Center for Whale Research's website, http://www.whaleresearch.com . I highly recommend it- the people at the Center are constantly updating with whale encounters, awesome whale photos, and pages of ID guides and info on these animals. I personally think a membership to the website is worthwhile as well, and I can guarantee the proceeds from the memberships are well-used here. I'm going to go try to photo-ID some more whale photos now. It's getting slightly easier, but I'm nowhere near good enough to figure them out on the water. I've picked a few favorites that I'll hopefully be able to spot next time we go out- stay posted for their stories!
The Basics of Ham Radio
Today I continue the conversation with George Ure of Urban Survival as he shares his thoughts on the
Weekly Photography Challenge: Sea
Photographing Your Art Workshop on Orcas Island in September
September 28 , 10:00 am-6:00 pm at the Orcas Island Library . (c) Mark Gardner The San Juan County Arts Council (SJCAC) is sponsoring a workshop "Photographing Your Art" on September 28 , taught by professional photographer, Mark Gardner. The workshop will be from 10:00 am-6:00 pm on Orcas Island at the Orcas Island Library . Fee is $50 for the full day workshop. The objective of the workshop is for artists to learn how to create the best possible images of their art. The workshop will cover three major topics: Capturing your image, Organizing your images and Output (file size, copyrights, providing your files for shows, editors, prints, etc). Learning techniques to photograph art to achieve the best image with regard to color, clarity and dimension is relevant to all artists desiring to develop or upgrade their website or marketing and information pieces, such as business cards and brochures; to artists competing for acceptance into art shows where decisions are made based on photos of their art; and to artists desiring to have images of their work included in publications. Mark Gardner has been creating art from life with photography since 1994. He is a full-service provider of studio and location photography for families, individuals, businesses and publications. He combines passion, artistic expression and technical skill to create his images. In his professional work, Mark primarily photographs people to create both traditional and lifestyle portraits for personal, editorial and commercial use. Mark also shoots fine art and craft, products, classic and sports cars, and architecture. In his personal work, Mark photographs landscapes, culture and wildlife, especially in the San Juan Islands, the Pacific Northwest or wherever his travels take him. Mark also loves to experiment in the digital dark room to make images that push the boundaries of traditional photography. Mark is based in the San Juan Islands in Washington State, where he has a fully equipped studio. He's provided images for a myriad of clients ranging from family portraits to location images for resorts to studio shots for artists. He's published a coffee-table book of images of the San Juan Islands, and a how-to book on outdoor and travel photography with Art Wolfe. These books and Mark's fine art prints are available through his website: www.photographybymarkgardner.com . Mark also maintains a website that provides self-service, stock images of the San Juan Islands: www.imagesofthesanjuans.com . To print a registration form, click here . Questions, call 360 378-0951.
Eden and the cliff
As a rule, my day job is owned by proactivity, planning and efficiency. I am still learning to put the same practice together with this blog. Often, I build posts in my head, like this one. It is shamelessly back-posted about two weeks after my initial commitment to memory. Days before I headed out to Orcas, I was looking forward to a new volunteer project. I had arranged a work trade with the Doe Bay, which would provide three nights of camping in exchange for 12 hours (about two days) in their organic garden. Honestly, I chose Labor Day weekend because I wanted the richest learning experience. (I'd been to Doe Bay several times before–I knew I was also in for some straight R & R.) The morning before I left, my weekend away took on a whole new meaning. I learned earlier this spring that my dad had a common, but aggressive cancer. I was leveled, but I believed he would be OK. On Thursday, he told me the surgery he'd had a few months ago didn't get it all. (In a coffee shop, not a greeting card this time.) I needed to recharge. Welcome to Eden Straight off the ferry, I jumped into the garden. I worked with three or four WWOOFers who were there for the summer. Together, we prepped and seeded a new bed in the garden. I pulled up weeds and sunk my hands into the fertile, fragrant soil and finished the day sowing it with lettuce seeds. Everyone worked almost in silence, which felt super uncomfortable at first. I later decided that part of this was probably politeness and part just people being at peace. I was supposed to camp in the field, but they had an open spot that night right on the water and offered it to me. There was a couple hanging out there well past check-out, in no hurry to leave (read: napping), so I waited until evening to set up shop. After filling my fingernails with dirt, I popped mt 2-man and tried to soak it all in. I had dinner in a quiet corner of the bar at the busy cafe, which sources almost all of its produce from the garden. I had packed a few meals, but everything seemed fake compared to food that had been grown just a few feet uphill. And … the carrot risotto. A deeper love for kale I started the morning plucking dewy pansies; learned about seed saving practices; picked tomatoes and thyme; and harvested and cleaned almost a quart of dinosaur kale seeds (!). This last task involved crushing dried kale plants to open the pods, sifting and re-sifting, and finally using the wind and a fan to gently but firmly blow away the germ and debris. I wasn't thinking about my phone, checking my watch or worried about what I was missing. I was completely relaxed. It felt nice. I had put in a day and a half and the garden manager said I had served my time, though I would have been satisfied coming back for more. I had mapped out a run as well as a wish list of hikes, so I was also looking forward to a full Sunday. How not to go cliff diving Well. The Resort sold the camp site they reserved for me. "But," the girl at the front desk said, I could camp in a spot on the cliff between two yurts. Long story short, one yurt dweller didn't like the idea and complained to the management who had no idea I'd be placed there. They came by to politely ask me to move. At 8:15, just before dark. They didn't know I'd just spent two days volunteering, that I wasn't a rebel campsite thief, or that I hadn't eaten since noon. They didn't know that this weekend meant so much more than just a semi-free getaway. I felt unwanted and unwelcome, and jaded by the overflowing touristy feel I'd never experienced at Doe Bay before. I packed up my belongings and in the process, a little bit of my freedom rolled away. No, literally. My 3-season sleeping bag rolled down the cliff, bounced off the the rocks and splashed into the deep end of a cove. Rather than swan diving after it, I just decided to drive home, feeling defeated. I chugged a cup of ferry-issued coffee, had a private rave in my car to keep awake and arrived back in Seattle just shy of 2:00 a.m. Sunday. Runday Resilience The weekend wasn't a total loss. I woke up and shook out my blue on a 13 mile run. When I finished, I looked down to find that I WAS SWEATING NEON YELLOW. I'm still not sure if this was a product of my vegan sunscreen, running sweaty through a heavily pollinated area or some disturbing super power. I hung out with a few friends in long lines before taking a very long, old lady nap. I went to the Fremont farmer's market Sunday, this time strolling a little bit longer to soak it in. I brought home my usual basket of veggies, but this time with a renewed appreciation for all that it takes to grow them, and all that they bring me in return.


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Plenty of sunshine again today, along with plenty of sub-zero wind chills. Don't expect any significant changes for the next few days, as we are locked-in to a sunny but very cold pattern.
Low pressure tracking to our south will swing some cloud cover and perhaps brush us with some light snow Friday night into Saturday morning. The sky will brighten during the day Saturday with a cold air mass still in place along with some sub-zero wind chills; Sunday will bring sunshine and cold conditions.
Finally, as high pressure starts to ease to our east on Monday, out temperatures will begin to moderate as a southwest wind develops on the back side of the departing high. Incredible as it may seem, we may see some rain showers toward the middle of next week with highs in the 30s to around 40. Big temperature changes ahead!


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- Abundance Mentality
- All or Nothing Thinking
- Am I Normal
- Analysis Paralysis
- Be More Objective
- Be Solution Focused
- Creative Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking Skills
- Dealing with Bureaucracy
- Dealing with Disappointment
- Growth Mindset
- Jumping to Conclusions
- Learn From Mistakes
- Limiting Beliefs
- Long Term Thinking
- Not As Bad As You Think
- Organize Your Thinking
- Overcome Indecision
- Overcome Paranoia
- Overcome Superstition
- Positive Thinking
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- Stop Being a Control Freak
- Stop Being Closed Minded
- Stop Comparing Yourself
- Stop Daydreaming
- Stop Negative Thoughts
- Stop Thinking the Worst
- Stop Worrying
- Tame Your Inner Critic
- Think For Yourself
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- Trapped in Your Head
- Trust Your Instincts
- Victim Mentality
- Worrying About Others
When you stop feeling paranoid, the world becomes a friendlier place
Paranoid feelings, where you have the sense that other people are out to get you, or are not to be trusted in any respect, are deeply distressing. They make you feel anxious and insecure, and like you must always be watching your back. It's uncomfortable to feel like this even when there is good cause. But it's even more frightening when you realise that your fears and suspicion are - in reality - unfounded.
Where paranoid feelings come from
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The role of emotion in generating paranoid feelings
When we are anxious and insecure, for whatever reason, it puts us in an emotionally aroused state - as if we are permanent 'hyper alert'. In such a state, we are 'on the lookout for trouble'. This means we pay attention to anything which looks like it might be evidence of 'trouble', and tend to ignore things which indicate that we don't really have anything to worry about.
It's like having a kind of tunnel vision, where you can only see trouble.
Occasional paranoia
If you think back over your own experience, you will have noticed times when you got worked up about something, and interpreted matters in an overly negative way. Later, when you had calmed down, you realised that you had over-reacted. This common experience shows how important it is to be able to calm your emotions so that you can objectively assess what is going on and react appropriately.
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A Little Added ProtectionWhether you want to protect your home from intruders, your office from robbery, or just important documents like birth certificates and passports, a proper security system can be of great help to you. A complete system - combining cameras, DVR, and a safe - is indispensible, but the many different options can be a little daunting. Let us help you on your way to protecting what's most precious to you.
There are several types of security cameras from which to choose. But each has its own specialty outside of just capturing an image. You should also be aware of what type of indoor or outdoor camera is best.
Dome: Ideal for security in places such as department stores or where discreteness is required. Not only does the dome conceal which direction the camera faces, but is also small and inconspicuous.
Bullet: These types of cameras are perfect for harsh outdoor environments, ideal for both homes and businesses. They're waterproof and have a small design for aesthetic purposes.
CCD Box: Perfect for high security purposes and retail store fronts. One advantage is that the camera and lens can be purchased separately so you can fit the environment depending on the picture quality that you want.
Other than the 3 basic types, there are many other forms of security cameras to take advantage of.
Infrared/night vision: Good for both indoor and outdoor use, these cameras provide a quality picture in both light and total darkness. They also have a high durability.
Dummy: These are not actual cameras, but act as a deterrent to would-be intruders.
IP Network: These special cameras give you the ability to monitor and record over an IP network such as LAN, WAN, or the Internet - meaning you can access live video at anytime, anywhere.
Telephoto: These lenses increase the viewable distance of both large and small cameras.
Wide Angle: These lenses increase the viewable angle of large and small cameras.
Wired vs. Wireless
Even though the world of wireless has taken off in recent years, wired security cameras still offer advantages that their wireless counterparts don't have. However, which one suits your home the best is a depends on several criteria, including the size of the property and the placement of the cameras.
Wired cameras have a major advantage of wireless ones: you don't have to worry about something obstructing the signal. Because the camera is directly connected to the monitor, outside sources don't interfere with the video signal. They also don't need to be recharged like a wireless camera does. Once installed, you can leave them alone and not worry about the battery dying.
The disadvantage to a wired security camera is that they cannot go virtually anywhere. Placement of the camera is limited by cord length and the connecting cables.
Wireless cameras do have their advantages. Because there are no wires, you can place a wireless camera virtually anywhere, pending the distance that the signal can travel. This also makes them less noticeable. Another big advantage is their portability. If you don't plan on staying someplace for too long, wireless is better.
However, the battery on a wireless camera must be recharged frequently and the video signal is subject to interference from outside noise, such as telephones or air conditioning. You must also worry about the hard-disk space because the higher compression rates of a wireless camera means the space is filled faster.
Security Cam Glossary
The specs on camera sheets can be confusing, but it's important to know the terms so you can find the right system to fit your needs.
CCD: Charge coupled device. This is a type of technology used to capture digital images. A CCD sensor causes every pixel's charge to be transferred though a limited number of output nodes. In laymen's terms, these provide a high image quality, but also require a large system.
CMOS: Complementary metal oxide semiconductor is another technology for capturing digital images. With a CMOS sensor, each pixel has its own charge-to-voltage conversion. This means you can have a smaller system. However, you sacrifice some of the image quality.
Resolution: Refers to how detailed a picture the camera can see. It is measured in TVL (horizontal TV lines). A normal camera is around 350 - 400 TVL, and a high resolution is from 480 - 500.
Lux: Measures sensitivity to light. A higher lux means a lower sensitivity. For instance, a camera with 2 lux can see fairly well with a 40W bulb. A camera with 0.5 lux can make out images in dimmer light.
Just as with security cameras, when it comes to choosing a video recorder, you have plenty of options.
PC-based: Turn your PC hard drive into a DVR with a cost-effective PC card. Easy to use and flexible when it comes to upgrading, they also give you more options and a friendly interface when it comes to playing back videos. However, because they're computer-based, they're more susceptible to viruses and you must have at least an average knowledge of computers to work them.
Standalone: If you're not entirely comfortable working with a computer, these DVRs give you complete control at the push of a button. They're easy to operate, are stable, and have low maintenance requirements. You still get a high resolution for great picture.
After you've decided on which type of DVR you want, there are still many other aspects of surveillance that you need to think about.
The media from your security system is stored on a hard drive within the DVR. An 80GB hard drive stores about 5 - 8 days of full-motion from 1 camera. A 120GB or 250GB is a worthwhile investment for large systems. Another way to boost the capacity of your DVR is an additional hard drive, which can be bought as needed and give you the added bonus of storing data separate from the main system.
You also need to know how many cameras you want to be able to connect to the DVR. The number of cameras is the channel number. An 8-channel DVR can connect up to 8 cameras.
A surveillance DVR doesn't do much without cameras to hook up to it and vice versa. So why waste time trying to find cameras that are made for your DVR? Stop shopping around and find your perfect security system with a bundle. Starting at $290, you get a DVR, several cameras, and gadgets like remotes and USB mice to make using the system a breeze.
Types of Safes
There are two basic types of safes: media and anti-theft.
Media: Typically known as a fire safe, they are designed to protect your property from fire. To do so, these safes are made of thin layers of heat-insulating materials. However, they aren't meant to protect against theft. The type of media (documents, CDs, etc.) will determine the level of heat resistance that is appropriate. Because Different types of media can resist only so much heat, it's important to know exactly what you want to protect.
Anti-theft: These safes are very different from media safes. They are constructed of steel and iron, making them difficult to break into. However, this also means that they are far from heat-resistant. In fact, the metal acts as an oven and causes what's inside to heat up faster in the event of a fire.
You can also find safes made specifically to be hidden, like in-floor or wall safes, which can be easily covered with things like rugs or mirrors.
Types of Locks
Your choice of lock will depend on the investment you're willing to make to protect the items in your safe.
Key: The lowest form of security for a safe, but key locks work perfectly well. However, you'll want to be sure to store your keys in a safe place away from the safe itself, and possibly keep a spare set.
Combination: Most are 3 or 4 digits that allow quick access. You can find some safes with both combination and key locks for added security.
Electronic: Some can be programmed with more than one combination. They all allow you to change the combination quickly and easily. Like combination locks, you can also find safes with both electronic and key locks for added protection.


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is there any servers running the oringinal GR series anymore?
[GR] Servers
Started by BurgRat, Apr 05 2012 10:48 PM
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Posted 05 April 2012 - 10:48 PM
Posted 05 April 2012 - 11:46 PM
Danish Force server, up 24-7, usually good amount of players. I also play [GR] on GameRanger, a free online gaming tool.
Danish Force server, up 24-7, usually good amount of players. I also play [GR] on GameRanger, a free online gaming tool.
Posted 23 April 2012 - 01:46 AM
Best to install Xfire messenger and try and build a friends list. Being unable to find a dedicated server doesn't mean this game is dead, it's just underground, still my favorite game overall.
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Posted 24 April 2012 - 10:28 PM
I second Riley's GameRanger suggestion. Whenever you feel like playing a quick game just log on and host a game room... and before you know it you'll have people joining.
Posted 25 April 2012 - 09:36 PM
Anyone get on GameRanger? I get on every once in awhile, RileyFletcher_01 is my username. I host some server-sided missions I made, all it requires is DS and IT.
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CAS says it lacks jurisdiction to rule on one Jan Ullrich case... but it does in a second one
Court says it can't rule on lifteime ban request from Swiss Anti-Doping, but will rule on separate UCI appeal
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In a decision relating to the first of two appeal cases it is hearing in relation to 1997 Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has said it does not have the jurisdiction to rule on a lifetime ban that Swiss Anti-Doping is seeking to impose on the German cyclist, who formerly raced under a Swiss licence while a resident of the country.
The appeal that was the subject of this afternoon's decision relates to Operacion Puerto, as does a separate action brought by world cycling's governing body, the UCI, in which a decision is expected early in 2012.
Ullrich, who retired in 2007, was arguably the biggest name to be excluded from the 2006 Tour de France shortly after news of that scandal in Spain broke. He was subsequently sacked by his T-Mobile team. The first German to win the Tour de France, he finished second to Marco Pantani in 1998 and again to Lance Armstrong for three years in a row from 2000.
During his career, the Rostock-born cyclist, now aged 37, also won the world time trial championship twice, as well as the the Olympic road race at Sydney in 2000, where he also took time trial silver.
According to a statement from CAS, Swiss Anti-Doping had asked for a disciplinary proceeding to be opened against Ullrich in May 2009, requesting a life ban, but in January last year the Disciplinary Chamber of Swiss Olympic ruled that it did not have the necessary jurisdiction and turned down the request.
In announcing this afternoon that it, too, had rejected Swiss Anti-Doping's request, CAS said that it did not have the required jurisdiction, "taking into account the absence of a valid arbitration agreement between Swiss Anti-Doping and Jan Ulrich to refer their dispute to the CAS."
It added that when Ullrich had taken out a Swiss licence in November 2005, a written agreement he signed "related solely to the regulations of UCl, Swiss Cycling and Swiss Olympic," pointing out that Swiss Anti-Doping would only come into existence in July 2008, more than two years after Ullrich had ceased being a member of Swiss Cycling.
Today's decision does not necessarily mean that Ullrich is in the clear yet, however. CAS added that it had recognised its jurisdiction in a separate case brought by the UCI that also challenges that January 2010 decision of Swiss Olympic,, asking that the former rider be sanctioned.
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Scott Horton Interviews Paul Rogers
Paul Rogers, Global Security Consultant to Oxford Research Group, discusses Israel's military upgrades that make a solo attack on Iran possible, why military action would prompt Iran to withdraw from the NPT and develop nuclear weapons in earnest, Israel's strategic alliances with Azerbaijan and the Iraqi Kurds, the little-known permanent U.S. military operational presence in Israel, why the U.S. military (and not Israel) is most at risk to an Iranian counterattack and the lingering hard feelings Iranians have for their "Axis of Evil" inclusion.
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Paul Rogers is Professor of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford, and Global Security Consultant to Oxford Research Group. Professor Rogers has worked in the field of international security, arms control and political violence for over 30 years. He lectures at universities and defence colleges in several countries and has written or edited 26 books, including Global Security and the War on Terror: Elite Power and the Illusion of Control (Routledge, 2008) and Why We're Losing the War on Terror (Polity, 2008).
He writes monthly briefings analysing the international security situation for the Oxford Research Group website and since October 2001 has written a series of ORG Briefing Papers on international security and the 'war on terror', including Endless War: The Global War on Terror and the New Bush Administration (March 2005) and Iran: Consequences of a War (February 2006). Paul is also a regular commentator on global security issues in both the national and international media, and is openDemocracy's International Security Editor.
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Former Trident missile engineer Bob Aldridge -www.plrc.org-commented on the missiles to be deployed on ships in the Black Sea in Bulgaria and on land in Poland and Romania by 2015: "Whether they are on ships or land, they are still a necessary component for an unanswerable first strike". The late Brigadier Harbottle stated, "They are bloody fools in the Pentagon because they don´t believe in nuclear winter". It seems they still don´t believe in nuclear winter. What other reason for putting the MX warhead on Minuteman-3 ???
I'm afraid the fact that the Israelis may have to bomb Iran again in a few years will not be much of a deterrent to them. First of all their technology advances exponentially due to American military support. Second, they are already doing that in Lebanon and Gaza, bombing and destroying their civilization every few years. This has become their modus operandi (think I spelled that wrong) and a source of great joy for them – to be able to start killing and destroying all over again whenever they need new thrills.
What this guy forgot to mention is that before Israel can take any military action against Iran they have to take care of their major problem right at their border and that's Hezbollah. In order to be able to bomb the Iranian nuclear facilities without having to deal with immediate missile attacks from Lebanon Hezbollah has to be destroyed militarily.
What Israel is going to do is reduce Lebanon (and possibly parts of Syria as well) to a pile of ashes. Mass destruction will occur in Lebanon on a massive scale because Hezbollah is a guerilla army that's kinds of scattered all over the place, so they can't be defeated from the air. in the 2006 war Israel bombed the hell out of Lebanon and slaughtered 1,400 civilians but the rockets kept hitting Haifa. In fact it was on the last day of the war that Hezbollah fired the most rockets. So in order to defeat Hezbollah they are going to have to try to turn the public against them and the way to do that is to utterly terrorize the civilians by bombing things like sewage facilities, power plants apartment buildings that Hezbollah is forced to stop the war in order to prevent more Lebanese people from dying. And you see, Israel has the pretext to bomb any civilian target in Lebanon because they can just say that Hezbollah was using these areas to store their weapons. So when hospitals, shelters for women and children, relief areas get tons of bombs dropped on them they will just be justified under the pretext that they were storage facilities for weapons. All sorts of different bombs are going to be dropped on just about every part of Lebanon to get rid of Hezbollah and their weapons.
The next war between Hezbollah and Israel is going to be absolutely devastating and I promise you this. And this war has to happen because without it Israel can't easily go after Iran without facing massive retaliation in the form of rockets from Hezbollah. It's simply too dangerous for Israel to have Hezbollah so close to them. This war will also be a way to put more pressure on Iran to stop their nuclear program.
Attack on Iran will have the following repurcussions: Hezbollah will throw 30 thousand rockets and missiles on Israel primarily attacking Dimona plant, their capital city, airport and all the greenary will be destroyed. Iran will destroy all the gulf petro-related infrastructure. All the supply of oil will be stopped immediately through Strait of Hormuz.. Iran will complely destroy the western economies. America will be deposed from the status of super power. No oil from the middle east. Most of the modern Israeli weapons have become useless since Iran will not fight plane to plane or tank to tank. They will rely on assymestrical warefare and hundreds of missiles. Boy, I won't advice this attack. The best option is to negotiate and accept Iran as a regional nuclear power.
Ron, if you were talking about rational and sane human beings I might, just might, agree with you but you know as well as anyone that we're dealing with lunatics.
Didn't someone vomit some comments about the IDF being the most "moral" army in the world?
better idea of lunatics are bibi and his fascist rival lieberman!
It's a simple tactic: you say one thing and do another. Speak about the "purity of arms," but slaughter civilians en masse. Call yourself the "most moral army in the world, but use white phosphorous on a population of starving people. All people know is what they hear on TV and we know how one-sided our media is on the Middle East conflict.
The USA is gearing up for "the complete destruction of Iran" in the words of one English professor. I don't know how capable Iran is going to be of carrying out most of their plans. The attack from the USA may be so massive and destructive that it will preempt most of what the Iranians try to do. You don't just drop bombs on Iran's nuclear facilities and fly away hoping that nothing will happen. You take out their nuclear facilities and then you destroy their military infrastructure to prevent retaliation. And, hell, you may even attack public facilities like food production plants, farms, sanitation facilities, water treatment and sewage facilities to wreak havoc among the population. This is what they did to Iraq and that war lasted two weeks. And this is exactly what would come hand-in-hand with an American attack on Iranian nuclear facilities.
~2:45 "…any such attack would be deeply counterproductive…not least because it would be the one thing that would really encourage the Iranians to try to develop nuclear weapons as quickly as they possibly could." That quickly, eh? But that would make it productive from the war-freak perspective: the development could not proceed 'quickly' at all, but the attack may at least produce the activity it purports to prevent. They could even blame it on their attacks and invoke the PBR (pottery barn rule). Then their shortsightedness 'necessitates' the war they wanted in the first place.
a major water treatment plant for Tehran is just two blocks from the Laleh Hotel and Laleh park in densely populated Tehran (population about 13 million) which, by the way, sets on an earthquake fault line.
you know a much better tactic would be to encourage Netanyahu to bomb himself….. and give everyone some peace
The Nazis supposedly killed?? was it 4OO for every one of them the locals killed.. It didn't werk out oh so well for them, but I guess the Israelis on their tiny speck of stolen land, think that they can do better…
It's a little like matter and anti-matter. The most effective antidote to a Benjamin Netanyahu is a Lazar Kaganovich.
An anti-dote, indeed. An ante-dote can be effective when treating a potent problem.
"For an anti-dote we shall strive"
- Benicio Del Toro
Bon appetit, mes enfants.
"We shall restore the Republic and all of its key components"
-King Chuck II of England
Bon appetit, mes enfants.
We need our Republic back and restoring it is a national priority.
"The Republic is good for it is just"
-Selenius the Elder
Bon appetit, mes enfants.
How can you get back what you never had in the first place?
That explains it.
This man seems to play down the Iranian capabilities in defending their country and proudly over estimating destructive power of the little criminal Israel. Obviously a sign that he is promoting a war by Israel. I wouldn't be surprised if CNN had this guy on their program but on Antiwar!
Another great interview. Please try to have this guest on again.
Legendary Bill, Antiwar is one of the primary Truth Denial sites on the internet.
Bill is no longer welcome here. It's not the 9/11 nonsense – go right ahead epppie – it's the racism and bigotry. And the joy of hitting the delete button on his greatest of efforts.
9 scientists, including Niels Harrit from Uni of Copenhagen, have found traces of nano-thermite on WTC. They conclude that nano-thermite and not the planes took down the towers. It´s a fact that nano-thermite was used. Science is science – or what ?
Not so much a primary site as a key site, because of its key position in the antiwar, antiempire internet, such as it is. It's role in maintaining the perception that 911 Truth is 'unserious' and even insane is critical.
So the great revelation this solemn representative of the intellectual elite has to offer is the observation that Israel's ability to attack Iran has grown? Wow. Kindof a load of crap, huh, to offer as some important revelation the most obvious fact in the whole world.
Now take a look at how he takes this obvious manifestation of Obamian war intention against Iran, since Obama has been absolutely loading Israel with weapons, knowing full well what Israel might do with those weapons, and tries to twist it into yet another homage to Obama the Secret Peacemaker. Coopted academics like this guy, and coopted alternapundit 'steno-journalists' like Porter, tell us relentlessly that it's the bad Israelies and their US backers who want a war against Iran and Obama is trying just as hard as he can, like the little dutch boy, to hold back the tidal wave of war by hitting Iran with those heavy sanctions (ie. economic war), which paradoxically (but see, only if you are a 'serious' thinker who truly understands those Orwellian Beltway complexities that turn peace into war) form a dike against war!!!!
What a genius of peace that Obama is. He's making war to prevent war. Preventative war, in the very best sense, of course.
What a load of bollocks. Notice how all this Obama as Secret Peacemaker crap went into Overdrive after Obama punched the Turkey-Brazil peace initiative right in the face? It's nothing but propaganda, meant to distract us from what is obviously going on in front of us, from a drive to war, meant to persuade us that a Zebra is a Newspaper.


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This isn't a second chance.
Mike Williams is past all that after coming back to establish himself as a starting NFL wide receiver last season with the Seahawks.
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