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Canadian Science Writers' Association's Science in Society Journalism Award Winner, Youth Book category, 2007
From the Tales from the Wonder Zone series:
POLARIS Solar storms ... Visitors from other worlds ... The struggle to survive a changing climate ... Solving mysteries under ice ... And above ...
Celebrate the wonders of polar science with our talented authors as they let their imaginations soar over this world and beyond.
But beware. Knowledge can help you survive. It can also reveal what you must fear!
Featuring Sarah Niedoba's winning story from the International Polar Year's Student Writing Contest and a special introduction by IPY Youth Steering Committee members, Amber Church and Tyler Kuhn.
10 original science-fiction stories based on the science and technology used to understand and explore polar regions on Earth and elsewhere.
From understanding climate change on Earth to the search for life within the ice of Mars or Europa, polar science has never been more central to unraveling the secrets of our past, present and future. Polaris uses the speculation and imagination of science fiction to explore polar science itself. Where might it take us? What might certain discoveries mean? And at what cost do we take the frozen poles for granted?
Award-winning editor Julie E. Czerneda has invited not only professional science fiction writers, including such well-respected names as Stephen Baxter, to contribute their talents, but also, with the help of the IPY Youth Committee, arranged for an international writing contest open to students from around the world interested in polar science. The best of these stories, vetted for their science as well as the quality of writing, appear in Polaris.
A celebration of science and creativity. A thoughtful, provocative look at what the future may hold for all of us. Polaris is an unforgettable trip to the domain of ice and snow.
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General Rules of BasketballFebruary 18th, 2009
The rules of basketball have evolved greatly since Dr. James Naismith first drew up the famous first 13 rules. The most notable developments are the inclusion of the dribble, the free throw, and the three point basket. Here Dazadi offers rules that are by no means official, but rather give players a basic understanding of how the modern game is played.
The goal of basketball is to outscore the opposing team by making more baskets within the time allotted.
Each team consists of five active players and can have up to seven substitutions. Substations can only occur when play has stopped.
The game is played in four quarters. The NBA specifies that each quarter last 12 minutes, while FIBA specifies that they last 10 minutes. The clock only runs during actual playing time, so it does not run during time outs or after a foul has been called. After two quarters, the teams switch baskets. A shot clock timed at 24 seconds determines how long a team can be in possession of the ball without making a shot.
Advancing the Ball
A player may only walk or run with basketball while dribbling (bouncing the ball on the ground.) While dribbling, a player may not place his or her hand underneath the ball. If a player stops dribbling, one foot (called the "pivot foot") cannot move. Moving the pivot foot is a traveling violation. The only exception to this rule is during a "lay-up," when the player may take one or two steps while holding the ball before making a shot. Otherwise a player can advance the ball by passing to a teammate.
A successful basket is made when a player throws the basketball through the opponents' hoop from above. Normal baskets are worth two points, while baskets made while the player shoots from beyond the three point line are worth three points. Free throws are worth one point.
Men's basketballs are 29.5 inches in circumference while Women's are 28.5 inches. Courts usually have two baskets on either side of a flat playfield, the official dimensions of which can vary between governing bodies.
In casual games when only a single backboard is available, players usually play "half court." In half court games, the ball must be "cleared" whenever possession changes. That is, the player who has gained possession of the ball has to travel to the end of the half-court before a shot may be made.
Violations and Fouls
A violation is a minor infraction that results in the opposing team gaining possession of the ball. A foul also results in lost possession, but can also result in ejection from the game or the fouled player earning one or more free throws.
Violations include but are not limited to: touching the ball last before it reaches out of bounds, double dribbling (dribbling with both hands), traveling (moving with the ball without dribbling), kicking the ball, or goaltending (touching the ball while it is descending toward the basket.) In the case of goaltending, the opposing team gains the number of points that would have been earned if the shot was successful as well as possession of the ball.
Personal fouls are defined as any kind of physical contact that puts the opposing player at a disadvantage. Fouls include by are not limited to: charging (pushing into another player), blocking (illegally impeding the progress of an opponent), pushing (forcing a player to move), and holding (forcing a player to remain stationary). If a player is fouled during the act of shooting, two free throws are awarded if the player is inside the three point line and three are awarded if the player is outside.


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Travelers in motion can come to rest at Ramada. Ramada Worldwide is a leading hotel franchisor with some 900 locations in more than 45 countries. In the US and Canada the company operates through its Ramada Inn, Ramada Limited, Ramada Plaza, and Ramada Hotel (Canada) brands. Its Ramada Inn hotels cater to business and leisure travelers in the mid-market segment and typically feature swimming pools, cocktail lounges, and restaurants, while its Ramada Limited offers fewer amenities for budget travelers. Its small number of Ramada Plaza properties target the upscale segment. The company also has brands specific to international markets. Ramada Worldwide is a subsidiary of hospitality firm


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We are in the initial stages of developing a mobile and web-based software product. We have been working closely with our market to define a product that they really want. They need it, and we are going to develop it and market it as quickly and intelligently as possible. Now, we need help coordinating the efforts of our team as it grows during this exciting period.
We are looking for a motivated and creative individual to help with as much as possible of the following tasks, in order of priority
- finding, interviewing, and recruiting new team members
- organizing and monitoring workflow, documents, etc
- creating explanatory diagrams and instructions
- ensuring that postings and instructions for others are clear and useful
- reviewing work products, measuring performance, and giving performance feedback
- coaching junior team members
- web/market research
- scheduling events and appointments
- coordinating sales, marketing, and product development efforts
English Skill: Excellent writing and reading skills. Workable decent speaking and listening skills for business.
Resourcefulness: You'll often be provided just basic context and guidelines and you'll need to figure out on your own and ask any needed questions so you can get a research job done or get other people to accomplish a goal
Flexibility: Ability and willingness to communicate openly and adapt to changing circumstances
Proactivity: If there's an issue, work it out or bring it to the attention of the manager right away
Responsiveness: If there's a request, respond to it right away
Availability: Must be available to do work and to communicate on skype voice/video during a significant and regular portion of the US business day (8AM on east Coast to 5PM on west Coast). Our market spans the entire US.
Research knowledge: Must be familiar with typical web-scraping techniques and tools
Technology/Software knowledge: Must be familiar with essential parts of a web-based business, such as websites, SEO, graphic design, software development
Experience working on a released software product
Experience working in construction or electrical work
Really excellent speaking and listening English skills
Successful sales experience
Experience in a call center or other US customer-facing organization
Experience with
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We hire with the intent of finding a LONG TERM team member
We have a friendly, motivated, supportive team.
We work well together, respect each other, look out for each other, and have fun
Competitive pay and steady work
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We plan to consider up to 5 candidates and choose only one person. Weekly hours may start initially at around 10-15 and will increase over time, perhaps rapidly.
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This past June it seems everyone was knitting and crocheting with our American-made yarns like Heartland and Kitchen Cotton. We also noticed through the month may of you prepared for July 4th with Americana-inspired projects like our Independence Day Table Mats and Flag Afghan. It was also a great month for shrugs and shawls, like our Cabled Buttoned Wrap in Heartland , our most popular pattern for June. It's a great garment for air-conditioned offices by day and dinners out by night!
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Synopsis: Following his Best Director win for "Babel" at the 2006 edition of Cannes, Oscar nominee Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu is expected to bring his first film entirely in Spanish since his breakout "Amores Perros." And his first time working with Spain's hottest export, Javier Bardem. Not much is known about the plot, apart from Bardem playing a man embroiled in shady dealings who is confronted by a childhood friend, who now happens to be a policeman.
Recognition for Mexican filmmaker Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu continues as the Sundance Institute has announced that it will present him with its Vanguard Leadership Award.Read More »
Following its divisive world premiere at Cannes, Alejandro González Iñárritu's follow up to "Babel," "Biutiful," starring Javier Bardem, has been acquired for U.S. distribution by Roadside Attractions and Liddell Entertainment. Bardem collected the Best Actor Award at Cannes for the film earlier thi...Read More »
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The 5-ounce silver uncirculated coin is now available as part of the 2013 America the Beautiful series from the US Mint.
[Washington, DC] – The United States Mint is proud to offer the 2013 America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin honoring Maryland's Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine. Three inches in diameter and made of .999 fine silver, the reverse (tails) design represents the site during the "Defenders Day" celebration, considered the centerpiece annual event held at Fort McHenry. The fireworks symbolize the "rocket's red glare," linking the fort to its historic past. The 2013 America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin – Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine is available today!
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Testing The Association Between Production And Financial Performance Evidence From A Not-For-Profit, Cooperative Setting
Worthington, Andrew C. (1998) Testing The Association Between Production And Financial Performance Evidence From A Not-For-Profit, Cooperative Setting. Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 69(1), pp. 67-84.
A sample of sixty-three Australian credit unions is used to compare the financial performance measures provided by accounting-based financial ratios, and production performance as measured by efficiency indices. Whilst the evidence found supports the posited association between financial ratios and efficiency indices, the usefulness of such information is contingent upon which set of a priori behavioural assumptions have been used. More particularly, the results question the applicability of a traditional profit-based, physical production approach to a not-for-profit, cooperative setting.
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A Photographic History of Tennessee in
the Civil War
Richard B. McCaslin
compelling look into the eyes of war
one thing to understand that over twenty-thousand Confederate
and Union soldiers died at the Battle of Murfreesboro. It's
quite another to study an ambrotype portrait of twenty-year-old
private Frank B. Crosthwait, dressed in his Sunday best, looking
somberly at the camera. In a tragically short time, he'll
be found on the battlefield, mortally wounded, still clutching
the knotted pieces of handkerchief he used in a hopeless attempt
to stop the bleeding from his injuries.
Crosthwait's image is one of more than 250 portraits—many
never before published—to be found in the much anticipated
Portraits of Conflict: A Photographic History of Tennessee
in the Civil War. The eighth in the distinguished Portraits
of Conflict series, this volume joins the personal and the
public to provide a uniquely rich portrayal of Tennesseans—in
uniforms both blue and gray—who fought and lost their
lives in the Civil War.
Here is
the story of a widow working as a Union spy to support herself
and her children. Of a father emerging from his house to find
his Confederate soldier son dying at his feet. Of a nine-year-old
boy who attached himself to a Union regiment after his mother
died. Their stories and faces, joined with personal remembrances
from recovered letters and diaries and ample historical information
on secession, famous battles, surrender, and Reconstruction,
make this new Portraits of Conflict a Civil War treasure.
B. McCaslin is an associate professor of history
at the University of North Texas. He is the author of Lee
in the Shadow of Washington; Tainted Breeze: The
Great Hanging at Gainesville, Texas; and two volumes
in the Portraits of Conflict series. He is the winner
of the Jefferson Davis Historical Gold Medal, United Daughters
of the Confederacy, and a fellow in the Texas State Historical
The general
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I like the silver ones in the third pic down or the silver ones in the bottom right pic. I think maybe I like the ones in the third pic down b/c you have such a pretty and sincere smile going in that one.
Still thinking about glasses. I have an appointment for Saturday. I'm going to have them measure my pupil distance so I can maybe get some frames on Coastal.com. I can keep using my old frames for now.
Most recent frames
Old frames (with better prescription, what I've been wearing this week)
Older frames (I liked having silver on my face)
Frames I like from Coastal.com (in red or gunmetal, pardon awkward photos, couldn't find/take a good straight-on shot without glasses for their Try On feature)
What do we think? Too severe? I'm guessing getting an updated prescription in the old frames (second picture) would be around $100 at Sears.
I like the silver ones in the third pic down or the silver ones in the bottom right pic. I think maybe I like the ones in the third pic down b/c you have such a pretty and sincere smile going in that one.
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SW: 221 | CW: 204 | LPW: 166 | UGW: 140 (80 lbs loss)
I'd say the pairs in the second and third pics look better.
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The 2nd & 3rd pics were Sears purchases, so I'm guessing it would be around $100 for new lenses, though I don't know if that includes anti-scratch and anti-glare (can't live without those). The blacks will get me by for now. I need to stop thinking about this!
My favorites are the second pic,
And the bottom right pic... I LOVE that one/those!
You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.
~Friedrich Nietzsche
And that's why I'm here eating HFLC Primal/Paleo.
I like the second and third pictures.
If I just said LOL, I lied. Do or do not. There is no try.
Someone contacted me through my blog looking for advice...or guidance...or another opinion. Wow. The pressure. I feel really fortunate that I am in a position to offer my thoughts to other people and apparently have an impact (that she felt she could reach out to me, even if our issues are not quite the same). I also feel really terrified that I won't be able to help her. It's not my responsibility, though. I just have to remember that. We've written a few long emails to each other so far and I encouraged her to start a thread on MDA with her issues and diet detailed. I hope she will. I think there are enough people around here who have experienced similar digestive/mental issues that can chime in on a potential plan of attack. She seems kind of resistant to changing things, but I know that feeling. I hope she will try something from what I suggested, even if it's just supplements (though I did talk about diet, she's not far off from primal, but has digestive issues). If it comes down to it, I'll enforce the "not qualified to give you advice" card and back away. I would hate to do that, though.
I didn't sleep well last night. A wood chipper was down the street in the middle of the night. Why on Earth would they be chopping up trees in the middle of the blasted night?! There were no major branches down anywhere, we haven't had any ridiculous wind lately!
I took some Quercetin last night and this morning. So far, I don't feel like it's helping much. Damn. I'm still sneezing occasionally, feeling stuffy (though my sleepiness is probably affecting that too), and have post nasal drip. I guess some people need to take a really high dose, so I'll try more tonight/tomorrow. I think I have a prescription somewhere for more Flonase, I should just go and fill that.
The mild acne that cropped over the past few days is gone. I hope that is a good sign for my gut health. I think it was due to the cookies I made and consumed over the course of 24 hours on the weekend. Yeah. No paleo baking for me. I still have about half of that 1 lb chocolate bar left for nibbling. A serving size is 3 squares, with 13g of sugar. If I'm going to "cheat" and have sugar, I don't think that's too bad.
Dear GODS, my knee hurts! I try not to outwardly respond to constant pains, but my knee is making me wince. It's not an overly-exerted kind of pain, so I think it's inflammation. My thoughts are that it must be from too much omega-6 in the chicken we've been eating so much of lately. Fucking ow. I tweaked my back last night too, so moving about is not pleasant today. For the past week, my workdays have been going very quickly, so I'm hoping that happens again today (though I have much less to do than I have for the past week). I brought a can of sardines for lunch... I really hope I like them >< I also hope the omega-3 content helps balance the inflammation a bit!
Man, I can't wait till next year when I can get rid of my FSA! $30 more per paycheck will be AWESOME. I just hope I'm in good health by then =\
I discovered that one of our favorite book series, Vampire Hunter D, has another book translated into English and published. Boyfriend and I drove to Barnes & Noble last night to pick it up. I am making myself finish my current book (Zodiac, by Neal Stephenson) before I get into it. He brought up recently how we used to go to B&N all the time to browse and haven't done that in a long time. We didn't browse together, I spent most of my time in the diet/nutrition/cookbook section (which was not in any recognizable order and they had a really measly paleo selection), just looking. I usually like to browse Sci Fi/Fantasy and YA (sci fi/fantasy) and pick up a paperback of something new.
TMI: Itch was terrible last night. Inflammation-related, maybe? Back to not bad this morning, but I'm scared for this evening. I wonder what goes on with my body later in the day that makes it flare up like that. I only have a few grapefruit seed extract pills left so I have to save them for once a day. Maybe I will get Caprylic acid instead. I'll probably just drive up to Vitamin Shoppe to save on shipping costs, which means waiting until I run out anyway.
I've had people ask me too and I feel leery of giving advice, but I just tell them what I know and point them in the direction of books. If people want to be told what to do, the books do a good job of that. If they're really interested in making a change, they'll read the books. If not, they'll keep asking questions, which tells me they're probably too lazy or uninterested to actually make any changes. But, I could be wrong too... So I just tell them what I do, whether or not it's worked, and leave them to do as they please with that information. Like my friend who has gestational diabetes and the autistic little boy. I shared my thoughts with her from what I'd learned, recommended some reading, answered her questions, and then left it at that. If she really wants to control her GD, she'll do what she needs to do (cutting carbs, especially starches and grains) and if she really wants to impact her son's health, she'll stop using canola to cook his food (he's already pretty close to paleo from what I understand due to food allergies and what not, and she's noticed an improvement in his cognitive ability, so that's definitely a plus!)
ANYHOW... I hope your knee feels better soon.
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SW: 221 | CW: 204 | LPW: 166 | UGW: 140 (80 lbs loss)
Yeah, I did mention all the books I've read, as well as PBPM since that's been recommended to me by other people playing with amino acids. She seemed kind of "it's just so HARD" in response, so maybe it'll come to nothing, but at least I tried. I did kind of get tough-lovey at the end: "Here's the long and short of it: nothing is going to change if you don't change something. So as much as it sucks to spend money on things that might not work, tests that might not show anything, or change your diet in a way that you don't necessarily think will work, if you don't do anything, nothing will happen." One has to be ready to make the changes, and then make them. I've been there, I know it sucks, but there's no magical way to make it happen for you. There's no knight in shining armor to whisk away the depression. I'm sure that sounds depressing, but it's kind of more of a determined grit kind of thing to me. Buckle down and change.
My knee started hurting last night, before my back hurt, but it hurts simultaneously with my back, so it could also/instead now be whatever I tweaked. We'll see tomorrow =\ Chiropractor on Saturday, just in time! Funny how I get analytical about all my aches and pains now instead of just griping about them. I prefer it this way, seems more productive
I've had people ask me for my advice. Most of the time it's "read these books. It's where I got my info. Here's what generally works, again, based on the books. Here's the tweaks I've made for ME, they may not do anything for you. I'm not a doc, though, so your mileage may vary." If they wade through that and start asking relevant questions, as opposed to trying to make me think for them, I answer as best I can while gently nudging them towards the books. If they start whining about how it'd be so hard, I dust them off with "you asked, I told, now you hafta decide if you want to make the leap. It'll be worth it, though."
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, steak in one hand, chocolate in the other, yelling "Holy F***, What a Ride!"
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AIM Professional Academy formerly known as BPP Malta have successfully offered ACCA courses in Malta since 2003, helping students pass their ACCA exams. Our track record is what distinguishes us on the island. We are very proud that the pass rates of our students have always been consistently above the worldwide average over the years.
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Justin Bieber has posted a crying picture of Orlando Bloom after they were reportedly involved in a scuffle at a restaurant in Ibiza.
The 'Boyfriend' hitmaker took to his Instagram to taunt the actor with the picture, reported Us magazine.
In the photo, Bloom appeared to be crying at the opening night of 'Romeo & Juliet'. Bieber left it without a caption.
Earlier in the day, following the alleged altercation, the 20-year-old singer posted an image of Bloom's ex Miranda Kerr in a bikini, only to delete it a short time later.
The incident in Ibiza allegedly started when Bieber made a comment about Kerr to Bloom.


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So it finally happend to me. I came home yesterday morning to an open gate, and now am one bike down. Gate was locked, but they cut the lock and took the wifes orange d7 electra. They also stole my push mower, and some scrap metal. Of course the dogs slept right through all this, and so my wife is freaking out that her window was open and she did not hear anything.
I have put the bike on a registration list, have also filed the serial # with the PD. I have been checking craigslist, and have wondered the various camps in the surrounding area. Flyers have been posted, so now I am just trying to think of what else I can do besides wait.


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Humanist, secular, civil, and non-religious funerals –
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Life-centred funerals
Conventional faith-based funeral services are appropriate for someone who had strong beliefs. People who regularly go to church, synagogue, temple or mosque probably want their own minister, priest, rabbi or imam to take their funeral.
But many people who do not practice religion find that traditional religious funeral ceremonies are impersonal and inappropriate – they contain too much about faith and worship, and not enough about the life of the person who has died.
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Add and subtract: Dual enrollment as a state strategy to increase postsecondary success for underrepresented students
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Add and Subtract is a policy primer for states wishing to implement dual enrollment as a strategy for increasing college credentialing rates of underrepresented students.
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super steve those bars are wicked
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I picked up some Nitto RB-021 bars with grips for 35$.
decided i wanted to stop after all.
i can't get that dia-compe brake to stop squeaking. seems to be no toe-in adjustment.
hmm, my toe in is TERRIBLE as well, one's toed out and the other is toed in.
i think the squeaking problem and the toe in problem can be cured with a better set of pads and toe adjustable refillable holders.
this is a pretty common upgrade it seems and i see no reason to not replace the pads and shoe holders with refillable holders that adjust.
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kool-stop cartridge pad holder set is what you want - great pads and orbiting holders.
thank you geordi, you're wonderfully helpful tonight!
those cables are insanely helpful, i'm glad i complimented my mini u with one. be sure to have a seperate lock so you don't have to route it back to your real lock.
those cartriges are definitely worthwhile once i have the spending money.
i just looked at the major taylor bars and blue grips on thomson and must say, i hope it looks better than it does in my head
that stem and those bars go together about as well as sour cream and pickled cashews. hurl.
yeah, the cable is being used with my ny mini u to secure my rear wheel -- easily cut, but might prevent a crime of opportunity.
I'm waiting for this frame and fork to be delivered. Not sure if it fits in this thread but I'm excited.
I'm not one for fawning over bicycles, but I do believe that our bikes communicate with us, and what this bike is saying is, "You're an idiot." BikeSnobNYC
just got syntace stratos bars. now I just need to find a 1-1/8" threadless 70mm stem with a 26.0 clamp. anyone got any suggestions?
the only one I can find right now is an FSA Vision Sizemore.
Thanks, I did go BB30. For this type of bike it make sense to make everything as stiff as possible. I just bought a carbon Cannondale BB30 road crank for it. I have all the parts in a box just waiting for the frame and fork. Should be a couple of more weeks.
I'm not one for fawning over bicycles, but I do believe that our bikes communicate with us, and what this bike is saying is, "You're an idiot." BikeSnobNYC
sexy c'dale - love the matching easton fork.
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soma leather straps...love these so much...love soma products period..
astronaut villain...destination moon.
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I use a LCD HDTV and since it has speakers, the sound can go to the TV. However I can plug in headphones to the laptop or the TV and viola, sound in my headphones.
If the LCD is just a monitor and no speakers in the LCD then sound will continue to work as it is today.
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Home of the now famous berms of Hully Gully and the
tight and twisty lines of Homebaked make this a great destination for those
seeking a good XC challenge, but there also plenty for those who like to get
their wheels off the ground on the Hope Line and DH lines.
How to Get Here:
For Sat Nav:
Stephen Park (new car park) - BB7
Dog & Partridge - BD23
From the South / West:
past Clitheroe on the A59. Take the left hand turn signposted Sawley (on the
hill with the crawler lane). Go through Sawley (passing the ruins of the Abbey)
going over the bridge crossing the river Ribble. After the bridge keep right.
After approximately 3km turn sharp left behind the Copy Nook Hotel onto Barret
Hill Brow. Take care as the road becomes progressively narrower from here
on and is singletrack in places. Keep right through the houses onto Holden Lane.
Follow this road up on to the moors, at the fork junction keep right
onto Dugdale Lane. Drop down the other side to the cross roads. Go straight
across and the fire road to the Hub car park will be on your right after approximately
1km (after Cocklet Hill car park).
From the North:
Come in on the
A65 from Skipton. In Long Preston turn right on to the B6478 passing the
station. Continue on this road through Wigglesworth. Bear right at the fork
junction onto Becks Brow and continue onto Tosside. After passing through
Tosside after approximately 1km you will come to a cross roads. Turn right and
the fire road to the Hub car park will be on your right after approximately 1km
(after Cocklet Hill car park).
From the East:
Come in on the A59 passing through the Village of Gisburn. Turn right just
before Gisburn Auction market onto a minor road (Mill Lane) sign posted for
Bolton by Bowland. Continue on to and through Bolton By Bowland. Approximately
half a kilometre after Bolton By Bowland turn sharp right at the Copy Nook Hotel
onto Barret Hill Brow. Take care as the road becomes progressively narrower from
here on and is singletrack in places. Keep right through the houses onto Holden
Lane. Follow this road up on to the moors, at the fork junction keep right onto
Dugdale Lane. Drop down the other side to the cross roads. Go straight across
and the fire road to the Hub car park will be on your right after approximately
1km (after Cocklet Hill car park).
Trail Map
Trail Status:
18-01-14 Hully Gully is as usual suffering from
the weather, it does at
this time every year. If possible it's worth avoiding if it's been wet,
use the alternate red descent. The rest of trails are in good condition..
Trail Closures
All the trails are open, but please keep off any new trails
still under construction. Also be aware of the construction work in the main car
Please be aware that the woodwork sections can slippery, especially when
when it's been sleeting / snowing. Conditions up near
Whelpstone Crag can also be significantly less benign than lower down the trail.
Some sections such as Home Baked can be dark an hour
before more open fire roads.
Emergency / Mobile Reception:
The forest has very little mobile phone
coverage, Whelpstone Crag and the top of the Hope line have limited reception on
some networks.
Cocklett Hill Car Park grid ref is SD 745550, in
the event of emergency ring 999.
charges are in force as of the start of 2014. It cost £3.00 to park all day and
£1.50 for one hour. All car parks have coin operated pay and display machines.
Annual passes are available from the FC
Toilets are currently under cosntruction in
the main hub car park and toilets are available in the cafe for patrons of
the cafe..
Gisburn now has it's own on site cafe, the Forest
Den Cafe at Stephen Park. The next closest place for good food is the
and Partridge in Tosside.
Bike Shop:
The Dog
and Partridge in Tosside carries a range of spares and other
biking essentials as well as being a dealer for Hope products. Bike shops
can also be found in Clitheroe (Pedal
Power) and Skipton (The
Bicycle Shop).
The Dog
and Partridge in Tosside provides excellent B & B accommodation
with direct access to the trails.
Bike Hire:
Adventure will deliver bikes
directly to the forest by prior arrangement.
Key Contact:
Martin Colledge, Beat Forester.
taken awhile (won't bore you with the details) but
parking charges are now fully in force at Gisburn Forest
in all the car parks. The meters in School Lane,
Cocklett Hill and The Hub went live just before
Christmas with annual passes becoming available on line
this week.
It costs £3.00 to park all day
in any of the car parks with a reduce rate of £1.50 for
stays of an hour or less (just enough time to do a lap
of the bottom loop or drop into the Forest Den cafe for
a coffee and slab of cake).
All funds from the car parking
charges will go back into the local management of the
mountain bike trails and new facilities (see below for
details of these) so you know when you pay you're
supporting the trails you are riding rather than filling
the national Forestry Commission coffers.
The machines only take coins so
bring some change (we asked about making them accept
cards but the extra infrastructure required to hook the
machines up to the phone network cost too much). The
charges are in force 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365
days a year so that means you do still need to pay for
quiet night rides (you're still using the trails after
those of you who ride regularly you can buy and annual
discovery pass from the Forestry
Commission website. Annual passes cost £30,
so if you plan on visiting more than ten times in the
year you're quids in and are cheaper than the passes for
other forests like Grizedale or Whinlatter that cost
£40. Passes can be bought at any time of the year and
are valid for twelve months from when they are bought.
You can register two vehicles to each pass bought and
can transfer the pass between vehicles, the FC will even
provide 2 free permit holders if you ask nicely (you
can't park both vehicles at the same time though! If you
need to take both vehicles you'll need to buy a second
pass or parking ticket on the day). More details of the
scheme can be found on the FC website in the
FAQ section.
you still don't fancy paying you can earn a free parking
pass by helping with the trail building. Hours logged
this year will count towards a pass in 2015. Anyone who
has clocked up 12 hours (3 dig days) or more gets an
annual pass to park at Gisburn. For those that clock up twenty
hours or more (5 dig days) a parking pass covering
Gisburn, Hamsterly, Kielder, Whinlatter and Grizedale is
provided(you can't buy these and buying the individual
passes would set you back a whopping £150). Bargain
If you want to come and help build the trails at Gisburn
you'd be very welcome. Dig days are scheduled for the
second Sunday in each month (next planned dig day will
be Sunday the 9th of February). Everything is provided
except your lunch. If you ride regularly at Gisburn it's
now doubly worth your time as you get to help design the
trails and now get free parking. If you want more
details and to be put on the mailing list email Jon
Swift at firstname.lastname@example.com or
take a look at the Gisburn
volunteers page on the PMBA site.
Final point on the parking, PLEASE
GATES. Just because a gate doesn't look like it's
being used doesn't mean it's not needed to rescue an
injured rider. Please also note there is no legal access
to the forest from the Dog & Partridge. The track
leading into the forest is privately owned (not by the
FC) and the only access rights on the track are on foot
(it's a footpath not a bridleway). The land owner is not
happy about riders accessing the forest that way.
Indiscriminate parking either in Tosside or on the lane
is likely to wind up the locals as well. As said above
money from the parking will go back into the trails and
support the volunteers. Significant money is already
spent from the annual budget to provide materials and
pay for contractors to move gravel to build locations
which makes the volunteers job a lot easier so they can
concentrate on building trails rather the moving gravel.
The money from the parking will make the trails more
sustainable going forward.
New Faciltities -
Posh Toilets
In the original plans submitted
for the hub car park there was an intention to site a temporary
toilet block permanently on site. This got vetoed by the
people funding the developments (in a good way) who said
they didn't want to spoil all the improvements in facilities
by sticking a nasty toilet block in the middle. So
funding has been secured and planning approved for a permanent
stone built toilet block. Waiting for this to happen was
one of the many reasons for delaying the introduction of
the parking charges so that those that don't ride in the
forest also got some benefit from paying.
PMBA members can
click on the images to access more detailed .pdf files
of the plans.
has now started on the toilets between the hub carpark
and the Forest Den cafe, please take care when riding
through this area and use the diversionary routes put in
place for your safety.
The toilets will be stone built
with a glass front (porch not cubicles!). They are being
built on the surfaced area at the end of the car park
where you exit to get onto the trails. There will be
three cubicles for ladies, one disabled cubicle and one
for men plus a separate room with three urinals.
Unfortunately no showers but to be honest you usually
get wet enough riding at Gisburn anyway. There has been
talk of bike washing facilities but we don't have any
detail on that at the moment.
This latest investment is the
final piece in the jigsaw to making Gisburn a fully
fledged trail centre with all mod cons. All this has
been done through the determination and effort of the
Gisburn FC team and in particular the Beat Forester,
Martin Colledge.
Other News
- Gisburn Volunteers 2014
23.11.13 - Gisburn Trail Builders Update
01.10.13 - Escape to
Gisburn - Did You Make It?
16.04.13 - Gisburn Opening -
By 'eck Chief it Were a Tad Damp
It's On, It's Off, It's On - Gisburn New Trails Opening
New Gisburn
Trails & Car Park - Grand Opening
Gisburn on
NorthWest Tonight23.04.12- Free Car Parking for Volunteers at Gisburn &
Gisburn on
NorthWest Tonight
- Free Car Parking for Volunteers at Gisburn &
- Gisburn Car Park Is Go
16.02.12 -
Temporary Gisburn
Trail Closures
- Gisburn Forest Wins MBR Readers Trail of the Year
26.10.11 -
Online Trail Centre Poll
23.10.11 -
- Tim Royle Video 'Gisburn Forest - The new Hope Trail'
- Hope Freeride Trail and Other Gisburn News
- Gisburn Mid Week Digs
03.07.11 -
Gisburn Gets Planning Permission For Extra Facilities
21.06.11 -
Gisburn Facilities Expansion - Your Views Needed
05.06.11 -
Bowland Pennine
Mountain Rescue At Gisburn
13.05.11 -
Gisburn Forest News
26.04.11 -
Plans for Gisburn Forest
06.04.11 -
Gisburn Repairs Updates
17.03.11 -
Pay and Display is
Coming to Gisburn
03.03.11 -
Dig Day at Gisburn, New Trail Section
13.02.11 -
New Trail Section Open at
12.02.11 -
MBR Trail Review
01.02.11 -
New Trails Planned at Gisburn
09.01.11 -
Gisburn Update
There's plenty of opportunity for helping build
and maintain the trails at Gisburn. There's a group that meets on the
second Sunday of each month, heavily supported by the forestry
commission team including the head forester.
If you ride Gisburn, come and put a day or two
back into the trails, you never know you might even enjoy the building
as much as the riding. For more info visit the Gisburn Volunteers page
on this site.
'If you build it they will
ride it'(usually before you've finished it)'
There are two main trails within the forest.
Blue Graded
'Bottoms Beck' at approximately 9.5km.
1 to 1.5 hours.
Red Graded
'The 8' at approximately 18km with a number of black graded options.
2 to 3hours depending on fitness and the amount of time playing.
In addition there is the Hope Line featuring a
number of table tops and drop offs and a dedicated downhill line
including multiple drops in excess of 4 feet.
Gisburn has undergone a massive
evolution in
it's trails over the last few years and is continuing to develop. For a long
time there were three pretty basic and mainly fire road routes, good for
stretching the legs but not the most exciting riding (you can download a
copy of the old trails map here).
At the other end of the scale was the downhill sections and cheeky
trails that the locals had been quietly building and using. This changed in 2008 when Martin Colledge, the Beat Forester for Gisburn with
help from Nigel Pilling started to hand build some new singletrack. They quickly
realised they needed help and a volunteer group was set up to speed the trail
construction. At this point a master plan was born with the expert guidance of
Rowen Sorrel from Back on Track. Possible lines were were walked and
marked out (you may still see odd pieces of Marzocchi tape hanging from
the trees) and a master map of how the trails could look was created.
In 2009 a significant injection of cash from Sport England (£
60k), along with £ 60k provided by Forest of Bowland AONB, Ribble Valley BC,
Ribble Valley Strategic Partnership, UU and the FC meant things could really
start to change. The FC also contributed the
equivalent of another £ 60k in materials. This all allowed contractors to add
around 6km of singletrack to the 1km the volunteers had already laid. Since then
the volunteers
have continued to build and have now opened a total of 2.5km of hand
built trail. Hope Technologies have also been involved and generously
funded the Hope Line.
The trails continue to evolve with ambitious
plans for a new car park with better facilities, skills loops and a pump
track. Plans also exist for ever more singletrack, extending the
existing trail north beyond Hully Gully and to remove even more of the
fire road. Whilst Martin continues to provide the gravel the volunteers
will continue to build.
The 8 - Red Trail
The 8 is split into two distinctive loops, the bottom one
has extensive sections of volunteer built singletrack and shares some of the
blue route. The top loop was contractor built and has bigger features.
Cocklett Hill car park will give you the chance to warm up with some mellow
singletrack and fire road taking you across the reservoir causeway and bringing
you out on the first section of volunteer built singletrack. Circle takes you
away from the fire road and gradually climbs up through the forest, initially
following a stream but then diving into the woods in a tight twisty upward climb
with a couple of small step ups and roots to contend with. Having had a taster
of the volunteer built stuff you've got a short fire road climb to the start of
Homebaked proper. For many riders
this is their favourite section, as it was hand built there was no need to clear
a path through the trees for machinery keeping it very tight and often very
dark. A short rocky qualifier section quickly leads you into the trees and then
back out to follow the line of a wall (this is the part a full suss can really
help). You plunge back into the forest after this, the trees are very close
together and this section is often more like riding in twilight than daylight. Those with oversize bars beware, there is one point with literal only
inches to spare either side. There are few sections in other trails centres with
a similar feel. A short steep rocky climb takes you back into the light
before a another couple of hundred metres get you to the top.
From here it's downhill, it's tight, it's twisty,
it's fast, there's berms, there's roots and not a lot of room for error
(think speeder bikes from return of the Jedi without the teddy bears). The highlight (or nemesis) for many is the rocky staircase near
the end. It's a lot grippier than it looks, honest! Speed here is really your
friend although it doesn't always feel like it. Once you've negotiated
the final few yards you'll drop back onto the fire road but almost
immediately you drop back onto the trees for one final shot of
singletrack culminating in a second steep rocky drop (or a chicken run
over the bridge if your nerves have had it).
A fire road climb now ensues taking you up to the
crossing point or middle of the 8. It's now decision time, you can nip
off the fire road and have a play on the woodwork or save that for the
return leg. Personally I refer to tackle it with fresh legs! A section
of boardwalk leads into the trees and onto the first log ride, this one
being at ground level to get your eye. A tight switch back with a nasty
root follows (you'll know the one if you've ridden it) before the log
ride proper.
from stephen
hall on Vimeo.
Clear the logs and there are a couple of
short narrow bridges to contend with, both requiring a bit of
speed to get onto them. Then it's downhill, across the board
walk and back onto the fire road.
If you enjoyed this section you can do it
all over again on the return leg.
Moving on up the fire road takes you to a
steep climb up to the Quarry and the top of the Hope Line.
The Hope Line gives you another opportunity to
stop and play, just remember you've got to come up that fire road again.
on 'The 8' takes you to the start of the upper loop. Tthrough the quarry
negotiating a number of rocky step ups and back into the trees and onto one of Gisburn's unique singing boardwalk sections built using
split larch logs. Grippy in most conditions but worthy of respect if it's icey.
Into an area of clear fell next with the
singletrack becoming a line of monolithic rock slabs end to end, need to
keep you momentum up here. Back into the trees again for a section of
berms finishing in steep switch backing climb.
The trail now climbs upwards to reach Whelpstone Crag.
Resembling a 4X course there's multiple line choices here and the
opportunity to session the best line.
Here you'll also find a number of black line options and the infamous slab. With
a gradient in excess of 45 degrees and a rocky run out it's another test
of nerves and control. Possibly best not attempted if the the winds up
as it's pretty exposed up here.
playing on the hill top you drop down through a series of superb sandy berms to
reach one of the star attractions, Hully Gully. This section is also known as
the roller coaster. Graded black (for good reason) it starts with a qualifier
drop in followed by a few small berms before hitting the gully
proper and the BIG berms which are over 30ft tall. Let the bike take you, lay
off the brakes and don't try and stop at the top of the berms and you'll find
yourself flying up the valley side. It can get a tad slippery when wet, you've
been warned. Surviving those throws into a serious
of sharp drops on various surfaces, there's not a lot of room for error on this
section as the trail clings to the side of the gully with a good 20ft drop into
the stream below on your right. Finally you're flung flinging you out through the ruined
farm buildings at the bottom ready for a couple of water crossings. These can be
deep and fast in the winter and after heavy rain!
If you don't fancy defying gravity on the berms there is
a red graded alternative if you carry on down the fire road which is still a
fast ride to the bottom.
the adrenaline there's a leg buring fire road climb to take back up to the
Bottoms?! Swift singletrack takes you to the rooty goodness of the drop to the
stream. A steep climb up the other side takes you to more new berms enhancing some of the old singletrack
before returning to the log rides again (if you've still got the bottle and legs
to have a second go).
A gentle fire road pootle brings you to a fast
down hill fire road. What a waste of gradient, or at least that's what
the volunteers thought. Singletrack is currently being built to remove
all of this fire road section which is likely to open in late 2012.
It'll start off mellow and meandering before becoming more like the end
of Hully Gully, clinging to the side of the river gully, swooping up and
down the banks before crossing the stream to exit opposite the blue. For
now though you'll have to wait for construction to be completed, but it
should be worth the wait. The blue awaits with more sweeping berms and a
couple of bridges before coming back onto the final fire road climb.
Singletrack then skirts around Stephen Park to take you across another
boardwalk section and the climb up to the final descent. As if you
haven't already had enough berms the run into the car park is a series
of left and right berms running into each other one after another.
Bottoms Beck
- Blue Trail
blue graded Bottoms Beck route initially follows the same route as the
red but quickly diverts down some blue graded singletrack taking you
down and around Dalehead Church before bringing you back to the red
route to cross Stocks reservoir.
Out onto Eggberry road, the blue trail contours
around valley sides above the stream feeding the reservoir following
this ancient and bumpy road. As the fire road starts to climb the trail
diverts onto a section of old railway constructed to bring stone down to
dam during the construction of reservoir.
This gentle section of singletrack brings you out at the bottom of
the fire road climb up to the crossing point of 'The 8'. As an
alternative more demanding route the singletrack on the Circle and
Homebaked sections can be ridden instead of Eggberry road.
onto the flat of 'The 8' crossing the fire road the trail heads out to
the East of the forest until you come to a fork in the fire roads.
Taking the right hand fork, the fire road gradually gets steeper and
speeds pick up as you head back down to the stream. The trail now heads
back towards the car park taking in the two sections of blue graded
singletrack shared with the red trail. The first starts with a series of
berms with the gradient in your favour before trending more uphill. A
couple of bridge crossings and some tight switch backs bring you back to
the fire road which runs parallel above this section of trail.
then skirts around Stephen Park to take you across another boardwalk
section, wider and flatter than the boardwalk on the red, it never the
less requires concentration. The penalty for not quite getting it right
is a soft, albeit rather wet landing in the swamp it crosses. The
singletrack then climbs back up the hill, switch backing amongst the
trees to line you up for the final bermed descent to the car park. The
berms can be taken slowly or ridden flat out what ever your preference.
We're proud of
what's been created at Gisburn but we're always happy to
hear your feedback, good, bad and ugly. If you've got
something to share with us about Gisburn let us know
(and we'll put the comments on the site for others to
see as well).
love this place and very well done to all
involved in this project!
- Manny
was great! Thanks for awesome weekend guys. I
will definitely come back...this time with hand
shovel, combat pants and wellingtons ready to
- Shedan
Gisburn for the first time last sunday, wet and
bloody freezing but everything open some really
good bits of trail, Hully Gully particularly
good as is Hope line and new section in progress
looks good!.
- Mikkola on Bikeradar
bit of Gisburn is defo Bottoms run. Although it
gets really boggy on the rooty section before
the trees. And Hombaked last section is
- bwfc4eva868 on Bikeradar
in my
opinion the singletrack at gisburn is very good
tight and twisty through the trees, and some
technical features.... the new hope freeride
line is fun and has almost everything you could
ask for jumps drops and twisty singletrack...
- Delcol on Bikeradar
stunning stunning trail... well done to everyone
that has worked to improve it! The 2 sections I
hated were the fireroad climb, now bypassed by
possibly one of my favourite climbs - Circle
trail? And the trail up to the Crag is
outstanding, completely changed since last time
I rode there! Used to be unrideable!
- The Northern Monkey on Bikeradar
Was at
Gisbrun for my first time on Wednesday and I
loved every minute of it - some real challenges
and a great laugh! Loved Hully Gully and the
steep muddy descent after the bit of fire road
(Bottoms?), some nice step downs there that made
my tyre choice of Swamp Thing on the front the
right decision! Also loved the North Shore
sections that are scattered all over the place.
- Prouster on Bikeradar
Found the
new section of trail after nearly losing my
trainers in the bog! Had to persevere once I'd
started though. That trail is gonna be the bees
knees once it's completed, I wasn't expecting it
to be so ...... big, if that makes sense.
Thought it would be on more of a level. Had to
chicken out of the big rock descent, but I'll
beat that eventually I reckon. If the whole new
section is like that, it'll be a real highlight!
- frankspencer1979 on Bikeradar
Rode the
new section a few days ago. Brilliant. Loved it.
This place is fast becoming the best trail
centre in the uk. Loved that severe cobbles bit
on the new section. I can see some one straight
lining it at the bottom and going straight over
the edge into the air and down to the stream
- kenton on Bikeradar
Commission - Gisburn Page
Forest Bikes
Bike Trails
Forest Facebook Page
Forest Riders / Builders Facebook Group
of Bowland Cycling Routes
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South Dakota women's basketball coach Amy Williams has announced the signing of Kate Liveringhouse of Bellevue West High School (Neb.) to a National Letter of Intent. She will be eligible to play starting in the 2014-15 season.
"We are pleased to welcome Kate into our Coyote family," said Coach Williams. "She's a competitive player from a winning program and has a high basketball IQ. She'll bring depth to our post position."
Liveringhouse, a 6-foot-1 center, averaged 14.5 points and 8.5 rebounds per game as a junior last season while leading the Thunderbirds to a second-place finish at the Nebraska Class A State Tournament. She was First-Team Class A All-State, was a Lincoln Journal Star's First-Team Super State selection and was the Metro Coaches' Association Co-Player of the Year last season.
Liveringhouse is the first recruit to commit to the South Dakota women's basketball team for 2014-15.


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I really want him to stay in F1, he is a great driver, but Mark has two options, stay in Red Bull and be guaranteed a race seat for years to come, but he will have to serve purely as Vettels no.2 driver, like Barrichello was to Schumacher. OR he could join a mid pack team who could use a good driver, but he might not be able to win many races.