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The Art of the Toast
Erik Deckers
Laughing Stalk Syndicate
Copyright 2007
I'm one of those weirdos who enjoys public speaking. I've given countless speeches and presentations over the years, and am just as comfortable speaking to a room full of people as I am to one person. I even come from a lo-o-o-ong line of orators (Okay, it's really just my dad, the psychology professor, but he's been teaching for a lo-o-o-ong time, so I figure that counts.)
Public speaking is one of those important skills that I think everyone needs to know how to do to some degree. So is changing a flat tire, whistling, and skipping stones. Even if you're only giving a toast at a wedding, you should be able to say something without stammering and uhhh-ing your way through the thing.
Case in point: I knew a man, Max, who was a big proponent of public speaking, and a strong supporter of his local Toastmaster's Club. He was also a believer of the "everyone should know how to speak in public" school of thought. He told me a story from when he attended the wedding of a friend's daughter, where the best man was expected to give the first toast of the evening.
A best man's toast is typically expected to be a well-thought, rehearsed affair that sings the praises of the groom and his new bride, followed by lofty wishes for love, joy, and health.
This particular "best" man, who could only be described as a mouth-breathing oaf, took the opposite tack and tried to be as unprepared as possible.
"Uhh." He rose to his feet and held up his glass. "Well, uhhh. . . I hope you guys have lots of sex on your honeymoon."
As an uncomfortable pall descended on the guests, and they halfheartedly clinked their glasses, a guy leaned over to Max and whispered, "And they say the art of rhetoric is dead."
Max told me this story to illustrate the importance of knowing how to speak in public.
"I think it shows the importance of thinking before you speak," I said. "If you're the father of the bride, and you've paid $12,000 or more to give your daughter away to some schmuck, the last thing you want is to be reminded of what said schmuck is planning to do several hours later."
Max agreed that this was a good point.
"But I can top that," I said. And I told him the story of my own ill-fated attempts at a wedding toast. A story that, to this very day, still makes me so uncomfortable, I squirm like a snake with Restless Legs Syndrome whenever I think of it.
My wife had just left for a trip, so I went to the wedding of two good friends by myself. We had been in school with the bride, who met her new husband soon after we all finished school. We watched them grow together as a couple, and celebrated when they announced their engagement.
In fact, he proposed after they had visited us one weekend. I had sort of good-naturedly hassled the guy about making an honest woman of our friend, so we were pleasantly surprised when he proposed to her on their way home that Sunday.
As a result, my wife and I jokingly took credit for their happy day, and when it was my turn for the guests' toasts at the reception, I told the story. I even remember how I ended my tale.
"Because I'm sure the marriage will be a happy one, I'm taking credit for being the impetus of the proposal," I said, my voice booming through the PA system, and filling the ears of 200 of the couple's closest friends and family.
I continued. "But if things don't work out, I had nothing to do with it."
(At that precise moment, I became intimately acquainted with the term "flop sweat.")
That's right, I actually speculated -- out loud, no less -- about the possibility of the divorce of the happy couple who had been married for less than three hours.
This was before I ever made my personal commitment to think first and speak later, so it took a few seconds for my brain to catch up with my mouth. When it finally did, my brain was shouting, "Sit down, stupid! Sit down and shut up!"
I managed to croak out a "so, uhh, good luck to you both" before returning to my seat. The blood rushing to my head and the roaring in my ears kept me from noticing the angry glares and whispered comments that must have followed me to my seat. I left 15 minutes later.
After that, I spent several years practicing my public speaking with organizations like Toastmasters, giving speeches to different groups, and mentally writing imaginary toasts in my head from time to time. And I'm fully prepared to deliver an appropriate toast at the next wedding I attend.
If I could just get anyone to invite me.
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Thursday, March 29, 2007
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Homepage - Facial Expressions - Body Language of Smiles Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 - Types of smiling faces
We arrived to our final destination in the series of smiling, and in this last part we're gonna focus on the different types of smiling faces we meet every day.
As I already mentioned there are many types of smiles - a lot more than just a "fake" or the genuine type (that we call the Duchenne's smile). Some estimate that we have about 50 types of different smiles - all look pretty much the same, but the context, the personality, cultural norms and small changes in the physical appearance of the grin gives it a distinct meaning.
On this page we'll look exactly at that - some examples of smiling faces to give you an idea what to look for, and emphasize their distinctive features so you'll understand what THAT smile meant.
The tight lips smile is perhaps the most common form of a smiling, mainly because it's easy to fake and this is what we have in mind when we need to smile politely.
So in most cases you can say it's fake - since when we are truly happy we don't afraid to show teeth.
What can it mean? A lot of things - fear, shyness, politeness, reserved mindset or the masking of true emotions. Whatever the exact meaning is - it has a secretive attribute, in this cases hiding the teeth is equivalent to hiding thoughts.
Keep in mind that some people keep their lips tight to avoid showing bad teeth or because they believe they possess a non-photogenic look. If you do have doubts about your smile with visible teeth - just try it a mirror, it's worth it.
This smile works great in courtship because it adds some mysterious quality, Ill soon elaborate more.
You know that smile – the self satisfied, arrogant and kinda of evil smile.
Lips – Usually pressed together and only one side coming up. Can be done with a lips slightly separated. The upper lip may also rise a bit.
Eyes – Can narrow a little to create some kind of suspicious look.
a sign of self satisfaction, arrogance and expression of superiority.
Interestingly, it can be used in flirting as a sign of humor and playfulness – to try and catch attention and interest from the other side.
How Smug
This smile is quite similar to the smug, only with a slight adjustment and a different meaning.
Half smile is one of the more confusing expressions we have - simply because it's so ambiguous in its appearance - it's asymmetric.
Now, many smiles are asymmetric, (we mentioned that it's one of the hallmarks of a genuine smile) but when it's really contrasted, when you're unsure if that's a smile or a frown - then that's a problem.
So, what does it mean?!
1. It's one of the main features of sarcasm - "an evil" or "smug" smile. You can also say it's a sign of confidence, or feeling of superiority towards whoever the smile is intended for.
Something to think about: I told you that the smile evolved as an appeasement gesture, a sign of submission rather than threat, so how does this smug mug fits in? In my opinion it simply doesn't - we call that expression a smile, but beside their similar features they have little in common in the meaning or context. It's a conscious disconnect between what is show outside and felt inside.
2. Other meanings involve a mix of contrasting feelings, a shade between happy and shy, sad or a gesture of comfort. You can say it's an incomplete or tired smile, a response to uncomfortable event, this type has a lot in common with the "tight lip smile", both in meaning and expression.
Now that we talked about the tight lipped smiling face let's turn to the opposite - open mouth smile.
I don't talk here about the "regular" smile showing teeth, but rather on the really open smile that looks like a frozen laugh.
Surprisingly (or not?) the big open mouth smile is also a fake. It's really rare to see a person with a frozen laughter on his face - he's either laughing or not. But whether fake or not, this "upgraded" smile has a certain magic, especially in photographs - it instills the appearance of joy and carefree attitude.
So in general - it's a good smile to use, even if it's somewhat fake because it radiate "the feel good" energy to others.
Smile like a pro
If you want to look more photogenic and happy in your photos you can try practicing this one. Just think of something funny and smile.
It's a light smile, very similar to the "half smile" we mentioned earlier. It's attractive because it shows enigmatic features. It's especially attractive in females because it's as if saying "I like what I see, but you'll have to work harder". it's often a sort of invitation for more interaction.
Biting the lips or licking them while smiling enhances the size and fullness of the lips and makes the smile appear more sexy and playful.
An interesting side note - while we men tend to interpret a woman's smile as a sign of desire, a gesture of flattery that's really hard to resist (after all it's a big ego boost), women on the other hand tend to see smiles as support signals. This lack of cohesion in our understanding often leads to very different views on how we see each other.
Another note for the guys - while smiling has many benefits, including social ones - avoid using them too much, especially on women. The hard truth is that smiling somewhat diminishes your "macho qualities" because you appear as trying too hard to appease her.
Lastly, I want to mention some key ideas when you differentiate smiling faces around you:
1. Watch as smiles occur to strong emotions - it's true that we smile when we feel strong feelings of happiness, but they also appear easily in response to fear, embarrassment and even anger.
2. While in general smiles make us appear more honest and "human" watch for them when suspecting a lie. There are two reasons for that: a. liars want you to believe their lie - they will try harder to appease you so you believe their story. b. some smiles are unintentional response to internal tension, just like I mentioned in the paragraph above.
3. On the contrary (and I'm hope I'm not confusing you here) smiling in stressful situation can actually help to alleviate moral. Just like using humor when caught in a bad spot, smiling can help you see the world through brighter lenses.
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I see a number of $1 and $2 coupons that will be great to use during the Harris Teeter Super Doubles event starting on Sunday. I hope we get them in our paper!
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Does Information and Communication Technology Sustain Economic Growth? The Underdeveloped and Developing Countries Case
This paper tests the impact of ICT on economic growth for underdeveloped and developing countries by using a panel dataset for the period of 1995-2006. We first develop the theory of the relationship between ICT and economic growth. We show that ICT-capital has a positive effect both on long-run and transitional income per capita, if it is considered as a factor of production. Next, we estimate a panel data set with 131 underdeveloped and developing countries under the assumption that ICT is one of the determining factors of economic growth. We find that ICT has positive and significant effect on economic growth even after the use of some control variables.
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- Matti Pohjola, 2002. "The New Economy in Growth and Development," Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 18(3), pages 380-396.
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(THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Jan. 31, 2013) An internationally known advocate for educational reform who has designed schools and founded institutions will speak at California Lutheran University at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21.
Yong Zhao will present "From Job Seekers to Job Creators: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Talents for the New Economy" in the Lundring Events Center. A reception for the Michael A. Moffitt Memorial Educational Leadership Lecture will begin at 5 p.m. CLU's Graduate School of Education and Corwin, a Thousand Oaks-based publisher of professional development resources for pre-K through 12th-grade educators, are sponsoring the free event.
Educational institutions continue to reward compliant test-takers, even when it is clear that we need creative and entrepreneurial talents who can take full advantage of technology and globalization and tackle the tough challenges facing us, according to Zhao. With more than half of recent college graduates unemployed or underemployed, he thinks it is time for a new approach.
Zhao bases his argument on the massive amount of evidence he gathered for his 2012 book, "World Class Learners: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Students," and his 2009 release, "Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization."
His works focus on the implications of globalization and technology for education. An internationally known scholar, author and speaker, he has designed schools that cultivate global competence, developed computer games for language learning, and founded research and development institutions to explore innovative education models. The American Educational Research Association presented him with its Early Career Award and Tech and Learn Magazine named him one of the 2012 10 most influential people in educational technology.
He is the Presidential Chair and associate dean for global education at the University of Oregon and an elected fellow of the International Academy for Education.
Zhao was born in China and earned a bachelor's degree in English language education from Sichuan Institute of Foreign Languages. After teaching English in China for six years, he came to Linfield College as a visiting scholar and later earned a master's and doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
The School of Education's annual Michael A. Moffitt Memorial Educational Leadership Lecture was made possible by a gift from Karla Lysdal-Moffitt in memory of educator Michael A. Moffitt, who was passionate about teaching.
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Knesset Speaker Israel Yeshayahu has called the Knesset back from vacation for a meeting Monday to discuss the seamen's strike now in its fifth day. The session was scheduled after Gahal, the Free Center and the State List presented the necessary 30 signatures necessary to call the Knesset back into session.
With no solution of the strike in sight, the Zim Co, has sent letters of dismissals to seamen of two ships now anchored in port and plans to send similar letters to all the striking seamen, including those.in foreign ports. The Seamen's Union ordered its men not to accept the letters. In Tel Aviv, Zim general director, Moshe Kashti, said that seamen in foreign ports will be issued tickets for return flights home. "The seamen themselves have brought this upon themselves," he said. "They have made the ships idle."
The shipping companies want Histadrut to act on what is considered a wildcat strike by one of its unions. But Histadrut does not plan to deal with the matter until its regular meeting Sunday.
Meanwhile the Seamen's Union is reportedly upset by the Gahal move to convene the Knesset. The union feels it may involve their strike in a political struggle on the eve of national elections. They sent a cable to Gahal leader Menachem Beigin protesting what they called "party intervention in the efforts of the seamen to improve their working conditions and social benefits."


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Mayor Bloomberg & Friends Announce "Summer Streets"
A large heaping of news media and livable streets advocates converged at Astor Place for the Mayor's presser to make the official announcement of "Summer Streets." Essentially the plan opens Park Avenue to pedestrians and cyclists from 72nd thru to the Brooklyn Bridge (using other connectors) on August 9th, 16th, and 23rd from 7 AM to 1 PM!
On hand with the Mayor were Lance Armstrong, David Byrne, Janette Sadik-Khan and Scott Stringer and we've included wonderful quottage from them all. And by the way, Lance may be the 7 time Tour de France winner, but we found an interesting "7" theme running throughout the proceedings. (Yes, we had a little fun.)
Mayor Mike Bloomberg: [00:00] On three consecutive Saturdays in August, the 9th, 16th and 23rd, we're going to open this North/South corridor to recreation from 7am to 1pm.
Janette Sadik-Khan: [00:15] For many of us our streets are really our front yards, and this new initiative will allow us to enjoy them free of vehicles. It's been very successful in other cities, as the Mayor mentioned, Bogota, Paris, London. I was in Bogota earlier this year and saw the success that they've had there. They close the streets there every Sunday all year round and they have about a million and a half people that come out each and every Sunday for that event.
Lance Armstrong: [00:41] This is a real… a real step for a city like New York City to come along and close major streets to allow people to get out on their bikes. And again it could be for exercise, it could be a young boy, a young girl who just simply for the first time gets on their bike and they're away from mum or dad.
David Byrne: [00:58] There's been huge changes in 30 years since I started riding around the Lower East side on an old bicycle. And… but I think this is a real tipping point. This is really going to make the city a more enjoyable place to live.
Mayor Mike Bloomberg: [01:14] We have to try different things if we're going to keep this city vibrant and interesting. We also have to stop talking about global warming and actually do something. I can't tell you this is going to make a big difference, but it says to people some of the ways to get around.
Janette Sadik-Khan: [01:29] People can walk, dance, play, stretch, from Brooklyn Bridge to 72nd Street and then connect to Central Park and the Hudson River greenway. We have some fabulous sponsors already for this event. Crunch Gym that's provide financial support and will be providing aerobics and dance classes. Bicycle Habitat who's also providing financial support and is going to be doing important bike repair along the route.
Scott Stringer: [01:53] And you should also know that DOT was right on this, meeting with our office and I'm going to announce a moratorium on come fetching for this event in my… I'm signing intro, whatever Borough Presidents do, so that no complaining before the event and then we'll meet with everybody after the event. But let's go have a great time this summer. Thank you.Transcription Sponsored by: Transcript Divas Transcription Services


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Aligarh: Stranded students blame university
Onkar Singh in Aligarh | September 19, 2007 03:08 IST
Students of the Aligarh Muslim University, who were asked to vacate their hostels in 48 hours by the management after the vice-chancellor's lodge was vandalised, were upset no university official was present at the railway station to help them with booking in the trains to return home.
As the students waited on the platforms and waiting rooms, Azma Fatima, a senior cabinet member of AMU students' union and third year B Tech student, described the violence as emotional outburst by students who were moved by the murder of Mazhar Naeem who was attacked by a sharp weapon on Sunday night when he was returning to hostel after offering Namaz.
"This is the third murder in the campus since April. The Central Bureau of Investigation has been asked to look into the murders and prepare a report. So far nothing has come out of it," she said.
Rizwan Ahmed, who is a final year student of diploma in engineering, held the officials of AMU accountable for lax administration.
"About 30 percent students have left for their homes. As you can see the proctor's office on the railway station is closed and there is nobody to help us. We were told that there would be two special bogies in each train to carry the students back home. But not a single train carried extra seats," he claimed.
His statement was backed by hordes of students present on the platform.
They felt that the time given to vacate the hostel was too short and many students would not be able to do the same within the time limit.
Parents of several students -- particularly girls -- had to rush to Aligarh to take their wards back home. "Two of my girls are studying here. On hearing about the violence, I rushed here to take them back home," said a parent.
Though the students are ready to go back home they are not sure as to when the university would open again.


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I can't wait to try the Brazilian place!
Read more about the many dining choices aboard the soon-to-debut Allure Of The Seas HERE
They have that on the NCL Epic. I tried it. It started with a gourmet salad bar. Then they started coming around table to table with the skewers. They had about seven or eight different types of meats/seafood. It was very filling! Dessert was included too. NCL charges $18.
I'm looking forward to the meat! I'm also curious about how the cantina will play out. It seems like a better idea than the seafood shack, although not very "boardwalk" like.
I'm just like you Dave. I can't wait to try Sambas. Nice to see something different on Allure vs. Oasis.
I can't wait for the price premium to wear off so we can afford to go!! Something about spoiling yourself with outside balcony/J.S category that makes it expensive right now!! http://cruise-chat.com/groupee_commo...on_biggrin.gif I think the new food venues will be great. BTW, anyone know if they will do the daily videos from the shipyard to the port like they did Oasis? I was glued to the computer every day for those!!
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Heyy Everyone!
hope you all had a good weekend! i enjoyed mine! went shopping! yay! haha
so i got my fluroscopy, although i dont think the doctor knew what she was doing to be honest, she seemed so lost and confused. blah.
i am soo happy though because my doctor lowered my prednisone from 30 mg to 25 mg. yay!
i just hope i dont relapse like last time, but if i do...hopefully it will regulate like last time, so he doesnt have to put me back up again.
im tryin to get my prednisone as low as i can! haha
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I'm debating about talking to my dermatologist about getting Accutane. I have had moderate acne for YEARS and every time I go to the derma he just gives me something a "step up" but NOTHING has solved the problem completely. I only have moderate acne but it's incredibly persistent and annoying. What's the accutane time-line for people with moderate acne? How long would I be on/when would I see results?
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Dermatologists, in general, have a goal dosage in mind when treating patients with isotretinoin, and this dosage is weight-based and chosen such that most patients who fall in this range experience a prolonged "remission" of their acne. Most patients, on ideal dosing at about 1 mg/kg, reach this range after 5-6 months of treatment. Some patients, depending upon tolerability, may need a somewhat longer or, rarely, shorter course to reach goal levels. In general, I would estimate 5-6 months in most patients.
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Laziness. I thought it was a nice idea to have genuine NC music for the video and after some unsuccessful attempts to synchronize the NC theme and one or two other tracks to the footage I simply chose the next best mp3 file of a somewhat fitting length (fwiw, clubmusic2 style2.track1). I am well aware that the video is a disgrace (sorry again, Garfield!), hence, I removed it after a while. Some mistakes are not allowed to be forgotten though, I guess. Oh, and it is woman, thank you very muchOriginally Posted by Drevious
its a good vid i was just laughin at the music lol. i didnt realize it was an actual track from neocron either haha.
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lol, that was the music that used to play int he Fallen Angels HQ in the old DOY pre-rework.
I have all the music on a cd which I sometimes play in the car or at work when we're unloading lorries and stuff.
i'm also interested.. how did you not get framerate lag with the devourer there?
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When Ford's upmarket Lincoln division finally released an Escape-based entry-level luxury crossover, the MKC, it seemed likely that Lincoln would see fit to move the Edge-based MKX upmarket. And they have. The all-new 2016 Lincoln MKX will reach to greater pricing heights when fully optioned. But its base price is lower now than it was a year ago.
It's an all-new model, so it's no surprise at all to see the Ford Mustang outselling its rivals in the U.S. But it owns half the market for Detroit muscle in Canada, where the Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Charger are built.
Speaking of vehicles built in Canada, there are more than 20 assembled in southern Ontario. Together they account for 17% of the new vehicles sold in Canada, down from 18% at this time a year ago. Autofocus has them ranked by year-to-date volume.
Nissan's Maxima has been a downward trend for years. Will the release of a new model change that fact? Maxima volume declined in the U.S. in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2014.
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Jovan Villalobos didn't get the state wrestling title he coveted.
Yet, the Alisal senior stood on the podium Saturday, finishing fifth overall at 170 pounds at the State Wrestling Championships in Bakersfield.
Villalobos, who was 3-0 on Friday to advance to the semifinals, fell in his first match to the No. 2 seed and dropped his second match 90 minutes later.
On the season, the Central Coast Section champion finished this season 41-5, breaking the school record with 38 straight wins during one stretch.
A three-time state meet participant, Villalobos wrestled at 152 pounds the last two years.
Pacific Division
Mark Hinojosa of Pajaro Valley was named the Monterey Bay League's Most Valuable Player after a vote of coaches.
Joining him on the first team were: Rafa Camacho of Alisal, David Hightower and Nick Matasevich of Monte Vista, Alex Chaves of Watsonville, David Gonzales of Gilroy, Isaiah Garcia of North County, and Pedro Lomeli of Pajaro.
Alisal's Jose Gil and Monte Vista's Dan Mooney were named co-Coaches of the Year.
Chosen to the second team were: North Salinas' Drew Galope, Alisal's Robert and Isaiah Bledsoe, North County's Jordan Graves and Kevin Montemayor, Watsonville's Justin Carrancho, Gilroy's Zach Loo and Monte Vista's Matt Pertle.
Jackie Walters scored four goals while Kylie Fields added three as the Otters knocked off CSU-San Bernardino.
Ashton Palmer tallied two goals while Hayley Burke, Nicole Koorndyk, Alex Tyrrell and Samantha Whitecotten all had one for CSUMB (4-6).
Amanda Jennings compiled eight saves in the box while Paige Robinson finished with five.
Central Catholic 3, Palma 2
The Chieftains fell from the unbeaten ranks when Central Catholic rallied for two runs in the ninth inning to beat them. Jack Ross and Armando Castellano both had doubles for Palma (3-1).
Calvaras 4, Stevenson 2
The Pirates failed to cash in on a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning and instead wound up falling to Calvaras in their season opener.
Zeth Kline and Warren Graham each had run scoring singes for Stevenson, Klein and Drew Miller both had two hits. Stevenson will host Alisal on Tuesday.
Deer Valley 3, Salinas 2
The Cowboys (1-3) could only muster a pair of hits in their loss to Deer Valley.
Despite the outcome, pitcher Justin Flores went the distance and Lane Larronde and Pablo Mora each singled for Salinas, which hosts North Salinas on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.
Soquel 2, Carmel 0
Brittany File struck out a season-high 15, including 10 straight during one stretch in a loss to the Knights. Nicole Caoili had two hits for Carmel (2-1), which visits Salinas on Wednesday.
The Otters were swept in a doubleheader at home by San Diego, falling go 11-10 overall and 10-6 in the California Collegiate Athletic Conference.
Cori Reinhardt took the loss in the opener while Lindsey Clarkson suffered the setback in the extra inning nightcap.
Reinhardt had two hits in the doubleheader and was walked four times. The sophomore had reached base in all 21 games this year for the Otters. Angelia Orozco has three hits in the second half.


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GERRINGONG'S Blair Jenkins has mixed feelings about the prospect of his first haircut in a decade.
A member of the Gerringong Rural Fire Brigade, Mr Jenkins has put the dreadlocks he has been cultivating for the past 6½ years on the line as part of a World's Greatest Shave event organised by Illawarra firefighters.
"My last haircut would have been about 10 years ago, the dreadlocks have been going for about the last 6½," 35-year-old Mr Jenkins said.
"I've had dreadlocks before, but I never planned to grow them for this long this time. I had a bit of a vague idea when I started growing my hair and now I've ended up with them for this long."
Mr Jenkins put conditions on whether he'll lose his locks or not.
"It's a good cause [Leukaemia Foundation] and I thought I'd be able to help out and raise some money if I put my hand up, so I said they'll come off if I raise $1000.
Mr Jenkins confirmed he has reached the threshold and the dreadies will be going.
The fact that he's raising money for a good cause has helped Mr Jenkins come to terms with losing his hair.
"It's going to be a big change for sure, it's been a long time since I've had short hair and I'm a little bit worried about how it's going to look, but at the end of the day it's for a good cause.
"The other things is that they can get a bit annoying, they're heavy and they take ages to dry, so maybe the time has come for them to come off."
Mr Jenkins will be among a number of Illawarra area firefighters participating in the World's Greatest Shave event at Stocklands Shellharbour on Saturday, August 23, from 11am-2pm.
To sponsor Mr Jenkins, head to my.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/BlairJenkins.


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BELOIT, Wis. – Team balance and depth have taken Cornell's women's basketball squad to new heights in 2012-13. And it was all on display Saturday in an 89-59 Midwest Conference road rout of the Beloit Buccaneers in Flood Arena.
The Rams (14-0 overall, 9-0 MWC), ranked No. 21 by D3hoops.com and No. 23 by USA Today Sports, had five scorers in double figures and 12 players record a field goal in posting their highest point total during their unbeaten run. Cornell put up a season-best 48 points in the first half and shot a sizzling 55.4 percent for the game.
The victory capped an impressive first half to the MWC season for Cornell, which beat its first nine league foes by nearly 16 points a game. The Rams make the turn with a two-game lead over Monmouth and St. Norbert, both at 7-2. Cornell will see both teams next week.
Cornell's 14 wins are the most in a season since the record-setting 1999-00 team went 18-8. The Rams still have nine games to go in the regular season.
Sophomore Taylor Dicus led the way Saturday with a game-high 17 points and seven rebounds. Freshman forward Kellie Kuzmanic accounted for 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting, while collecting five rebounds and four assists. She had 11 points in the first half as the Rams shot 62.5 percent to build a commanding 48-24 lead.
The Rams got 11 points apiece from Kathryn Schilling, Camille Marie and Chelsea Harris. Schilling's solid game included five assists, four steals and three boards.
Harris came off the bench to hit three 3-point goals. Freshman Maggie Hogen led all players with eight rebounds, also in a reserve role. Leonie de Jonge chipped in seven points and five rebounds.
The Rams outscored Beloit (2-12, 1-8 MWC) in bench points, 32-15, and owned a 42-16 advantage in points in the paint.
Cornell limited the Buccaneers to 7-of-24 field goals in the first half and 31.6 percent shooting for the game. The Rams dominated the boards by a 45-27 margin.
The Rams put this game away with a 19-6 run over the final six minutes of the first half. Beloit never got closer than 17 points after intermission.
Coming up – Cornell opens a pivotal week at home Tuesday, Jan. 15 against Monmouth (12-2, 7-2 MWC). Tipoff is 5 p.m. The Rams went down to the wire with the Fighting Scots Dec. 22, prevailing 64-60 in Monmouth, Ill.
The Rams travel to play St. Norbert (10-4, 7-2 MWC) at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 in De Pere, Wis. Cornell beat the three-time defending MWC champs, 63-42, in the league opener Dec. 1 in Mount Vernon.


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XFS Filesystem on RH 9.0 Necessary?
At my job we are trying to setup a Linux Server to maintain a database. Now my co-worker (a programer by training) says that we need to use Linux Distribution that supports the XFS filesystem.
He says its required because several of the database entries are files that exceed 2GB in size. Apparently the standard filesystem that comes with RedHat 9.0 won't cut it.
While doing some on-line research for this project, I came across a mini-how-to for establishing the same database we want to build using Mandrake 8.0. They don't mention the need for XFS filesystem support, but they do say that you need to use a linux distro. running kernel 2.4 or higher inorder to overcome the 2GB file size limit.
My Question: Which is accurate? Do we really need to use a distro that supports XFS? or do we just need a distro. that uses kernel 2.4 or higher? Which one would allow me to get over the 2GB file limit?
Any thoughts? :scratch:
Support for XFS or ReiserFS (both support >2G files) is not a Redhat-, but a kernel issue. I'm running Redhat 9 with Reiser, I never cared about XFS (isn't that the SGI thing they had so much trouble porting?), and the stock RH kernel comes with Reiser support out of the box (don't know about XFS, I think not - there's a freevxfs which is a different thing, I believe). In my book, Reiser is the more mature and more widespread FS, but I'm no expert in XFS. I have never had any problem with Reiser.
Virtually all distro's use the 2.4 kernel these days.
Hope it helps,
So, ReiserFS supports > 2GB files? And Redhat comes with this support right out of the box? Hum.... that's interesting. How do you tell the RH 9.0 installer to format the drive in ReiserFS format when you're building the machine?
Thanks for the info.
You can't tell RedHat to format the drive in reiserfs, as it just supports ext3 on installation. However, you can leave aside space for a new partition, and then create a reiserfs partition using fdisk and mkreiserfs, and then store your database files on that partition.
I heard that SUSE has support for installing reiserfs for the root file systems also(But am not sure that you need this).
Okay, so should I bother formatting a separate partition as Reiser FS or just stick with the default ext3 formatting of RedHat? Can ext3 deal with files >2GB in size?
Actually, ext2/3 should be fine for this. My best information has the max file size under ext2/3, at least when using the standard Red Hat kernel from 7.1 or highter, at 4 Terabytes.
Just to be sure, I did the following on my laptop just now:
[brad@satsuki brad]$ dd if=/dev/zero of=bigfatfile bs=1024000 count=3000
3000+0 records in
3000+0 records out
[brad@satsuki brad]$ ls -lh bigfatfile
-rw-rw-r-- 1 brad brad 2.9G Sep 18 10:32 bigfatfile
The laptop is running rh9 using ext3fs and kernel 2.4.20-19.9 but, as I said, it should work with any reasonably recent version of ext2 or ext3, which should include your rh7.2 system.
Hope this helps.
XFS is a great file system. I have used if for several years, and its solid. Most bugs have been worked out on SGI's own hardware, its pretty much a porting job. Most other journaling file systems are still under development. Why RedHat doesnt offer/support it is a mystery. Then, when I called up RH support for advise on backing up the system (under advanced server 2.1), they had no solution. I have backed up the Root Partition on Linux /xfs while its up and running with XFSdump, a part of the XFS program suite. Its not just a file system. Many distributions (SUSE and a few others) already support XFS, but not Redhat.
There is development work though, to keep up to current Linux Kernel versions and their changing internals. But.. there is a good bit of info and good support thru http://oss.sgi.com/projects/xfs .
Redhat can't say its not been asked for though, by me certainly! (FWIW)
Of course., IMHO and YMMV amd all those TLA's ":^)
Best - JDW
Choosing Reiser before Redhat installs
At the first prompt where it asks if you want to do a gui or text based install, type "linux reiserfs" and it will use the reiser filesystem.
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Hennepin County submitted a proposal to the City of Excelsior for a new Library on Water St. In order to respond to the feedback received to date, the county has decided to withdraw the current proposal from consideration and will reassess the proposal.
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Country Quickie: Lady A Announces CD Release Date, Tonight's CMT Awards and More!!!
Lady Antebellum has officially announced a release date for their third studio album entitled "Own The Night."Mark your calendars for September 13th!
The CMT Music Awards show is tonight at 8pm on CMT. Look for Shania Twain and Taylor Swift to team up in a parody inspired by Thelma and Louise to open the show. By the way….Kid Rock is the host.
Jo Dee Messinawill appear on NBC's Today Show as well as FOX News' Fox & Friends today!


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Launch Suriname Design Network
theoneminutesGeorge Struikelblok awardwinner
Tembe Art StudioMarcel PinasYoung Global Leader
Art Competition 'moved wind'Sranan Art XposedDigital Magazine
The Federation of Visual Artists in Suriname (FVAS) was founded on October 17, 1998, in Paramaribo, Suriname, South America. The aim of the FVAS is to enable all stakeholders in the art section to work together for the benefit of all concerned and to promote visual art, both inside and outside of Suriname. The FVAS brings together all different individuals and groups who are actively involved in the art world of Suriname: individual artists as well as art promoters, art galleries and all other institutions dealing with art.
The federation's first members were artists working and living in Suriname. Today, in a world where globalization is a keyword, the FVAS has matured into an organization which includes members who do not necessarily live and work in Suriname at the moment.
Among the members are renowned artists as well as rising stars. In addition, art promoters, art galleries, art writers and other individuals and organizations may apply for special membership. The wide spectrum of activities shows that the FVAS is an active organization: networking both inside and outside of Suriname, and participating in many projects in the field of visual art.
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Logan's 1st Birthday! LbNA # 38494 (ARCHIVED)
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Happy 1st Birthday to Logan! [10/5/07]
We celebrated Logan's 1st along with his daddy's return home from Iraq (only for 2 weeks) with friends and family. This letterbox was carved to help us remember a great day!
This box is hidden at Lott's Island on Hunter Army Airfield. If you do not have a military id or tag on your car you must enter Hunter through the main gate at Stephenson Ave. You can simply tell the guards you are going to Lott's Island. They will look at your id and sometimes ask to see your registration. It's no sweat. From the gate take the 1st left onto perimeter road. Follow perimeter road around Hunter (past the airfield & golf course) until you think you are lost. Turn left at the sign reading Lott Island. When you get to the Rio Rd booth veer right to Lott's. (If you have a sticker or id skip the above directions by entering at Rio Road)
Once on Lott's spend time at the park and playground. You will find Logan's box hidden 26 paces towards the marsh from the second concrete picnic table (on your left) from the entrance road. Count your paces and you should find yourself smack dab infront of a tall pine. Logan's box is nestled on teh ground behind the tree underneath pine needles. Please rehide carefully!
There are gifts for the first 3 finders! Happy Hunting!


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Edward RYAN1 [1317], son of William RYAN (1812?-1857) [38] and Margaret BYRNE (1820?-1898) [37], was born in 1849 at Ginnindera in Mulligans Flat, NSW.1 He was a follower of the Catholic faith .1 He was a farmer .1 He married Maria MCNAMARA [1318] in 1878 in Burra, NSW.1
Edward and Maria had 3 children :
- Margaret Ellen RYAN (b.1880 Queanbeyan, NSW)
- Johanna RYAN (b.1883 Queanbeyan, NSW; 10 June 1890 Queanbeyan, NSW; bur. Queanbeyan Riverside Cemetery, NSW Catholic section)
- Maria Bridget RYAN (b.1885 Queanbeyan, NSW; 23 February 1886 Queanbeyan, NSW; bur. Queanbeyan Riverside Cemetery, NSW Catholic section).1
Edward married Catherine Agnes MCCLAFFERTY [1319] in 1887 in Queanbeyan, NSW.1
Edward and Catherine had 2 children :
- William RYAN (b.1887 Mulligans Flat, NSW; 1 December 1894 Queanbeyan, NSW; bur. Queanbeyan Riverside Cemetery, NSW Catholic section)
- Edward RYAN (b.1889 Queanbeyan, NSW).1
Edward married Bridget A Mary CARRAGY [1320] in 1893 in Queanbeyan.1
Edward and Bridget had 6 children :
- James A RYAN (b.1894 Queanbeyan, NSW)
- Catherine M RYAN (b.1895 Queanbeyan, NSW)
- Timothy RYAN (b.1897 Queanbeyan, NSW)
- Fanny A RYAN (b.1898 Queanbeyan, NSW)
- Nora RYAN (b.1901 Queanbeyan, NSW)
- Patrick A RYAN (b.1906 Queanbeyan, NSW).1
Edward died (aged 64) on 22 April 1913 in Mulligans Flat.1 He was buried in April 1913 in the Catholic section of Riverside Cemetery, Erin St in Queanbeyan.1
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A fender bender in a fast-food drive-thru late Wednesday ended with one man shot to death and another in jail.
South Tucson police already were en route to the restaurant when they heard two shots, Lt. Jeff Inorio, police spokesman, said in a news release.
They were called at about 10:30 p.m. regarding a man with a gun in the parking lot.
When officers arrived at the McDonald's, 1901 S. Sixth Ave. at East 29th Street, they found Francisco Gonzalez-Alvarez, 35, lying in the parking lot where he had been shot.
They arrested Zoran Medic, 22, who was still had a gun, Inorio said.
A minor traffic collision occurred in the drive-thru between Medic and Gonzalez-Alvarez, and a fight occurred outside the vehicles, Inorio said. "It appears Medic retrieved a handgun from his vehicle, and a brief struggle ensued and Medic discharged the weapon, striking Gonzalez-Alvarez."
Medic was booked into the Pima County jail and faces a charge of second-degree murder.


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Water, sewer connection leads to laundromat
BERLIN — When the town of Berlin expanded its water and sewer connections to Route 113 through annexation two years ago, John Derrickson saw it as an opportunity to use the former Sherwood Ford building he has owned since 2002. The building at 9040 Worcester Highway had been sitting vacant next to his John's Autobody Repair and Towing service.
But in late February, Derrickson will open his second "Sunshine Laundry" with state-of-the-art washers and dryers in a newly renovated facility with 24-hour high-tech surveillance. He is planning to have a grand opening for the laundromat, which is on the south side of the building.
The paint is still drying and the lights were being turned on the day Bayside Gazette visited, but the first thing you notice is the upscale décor with its warm colors, café tables and potted plants. Beach-themed murals by local artists Eric Huntington, Pam Mason and Kathy Denk, along with whimsical signs throughout, give a whole different feel from what usually competes with watching the spin cycle.
Sunshine Laundry comes equipped with flat screen televisions —
complete with remotes — so you won't have to miss your favorite team sports or shows to do the laundry.
The second thing you notice, are the rows of highly polished stainless steel Dexter EXPRESS washers and dryers with their digital read-outs and huge capacities, the stainless steel work tables and the chrome handcarts with valet bars. The 16 washers have wash load capacities from 80 lbs. to 18 lbs. and the 22 dryers can handle loads that are slightly larger than their washer counterparts.
According to Derrickson, the duration of the wash cycles range from 22 to 27 minutes and the minimum dry cycle is 15 minutes. He credits the 200G-force spin cycles for the reduced laundry time.
"When you take the clothes out of the washers they are virtually dry," he said, adding that in 42 minutes clothes are "washed, dried and done."
Derrickson said he decided to open a laundromat at the site because he felt there was a need for one in the area and he wanted to provide one for clientele whom he felt would really appreciate the nice clean environment he had in mind. "We clean twice a day," he said.
Meanwhile, workers are busily constructing an equally upscale beer, wine and convenience store on the north side of the building.
The opening for the beer and wine store is scheduled for April 1. The liquor license and permits have been approved, Derrickson said. He said he is even considering adding a deli or small pub at some point in the future.
What will make that type of plaza-like complex feasible is the 24-hour camera system that constantly monitors the site, although the laundry will not be open 24 hours.
The hours will be from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days per week.
Derrickson's first Sunshine Laundry is located in Pittsville, off Sixty Foot Road.
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I have a bride that wants ALL of the following on her wedding cake and still it needs to look elegant
the flowers and butterflies I can envision on an elegant cake, but the other two??
Can anyone help me?
I guess I'm pushy, but I'd tell her that it will look goofy trying to "marry" all of those disparate elements--more like a birthday cake than a wedding cake. I'd be very diplomatic in my approach, though.
I'd STRONGLY suggest dividing the servings into a traditional wedding cake with the butterflies & flowers and a groom's cake with the cars & photography.
If she still insisted, I'd pass on the order. After all, it's my name & reputation that will ultimately be on the schizoid travesty...........
I'd STRONGLY suggest dividing the servings into a traditional wedding cake with the butterflies & flowers and a groom's cake with the cars & photography.
We dont do grooms cakes in South Africa would have loved that option
I also think it will look more like a birthday cake. After I posted the topic I thought about doing a model of a bride next to a vintage car with the groom taking a pic, two items off the list and then do the butterflies and flowers on the bottom tier, tow more ticks. Will run that past her in the morning and if she doesnt like it I will take your advise and run
We dont do grooms cakes in South Africa would have loved that option
May be time to start a new trend Someone has to do it first!
I would do photography and car as groomscake..Rae is right..start a new trend!
I think it looks cute to have a traditional cake, you could do your flowers and butterflies, and then along the edge you could have a car coming out from under the fondant, like its driving out of the cake, in an inconpicuous place. The hobbies kind of peeking out from under the fondant. I saw a wedding cake online with spiderman peeking out under the fondant, but you could do anything.
I agree in pushing a new trend! Having a grooms cake would make her wedding one-of-a-kind since they're not usually done there! I mean, grooms cakes were a Southern tradition that took off all over the US as a result of the movie Steel Magnolias. How cool would that be for you to be able to be the one to bring into fashion in South Africa?
There's a wonderful old fashioned 30's type car wedding cake topper. Can't remember what the groom is doing but I do remember that they're kissing - either near or over the vehicle and the bride has one foot elevated in back of her. So cute. Tell them that if they want a car, that's the topper for them. And that solves most of the problem.
I think to design it right you have to know WHY she wants these.
Is she a photographer?
Is he a auto salesperson, car collector, etc?
Once you know why, its easy to design. Until then, you are just guessing and that always leads to disaster.
I agree with that idea of bride and groom in a convertible car edible topper (whimsical). Put a camera around the brides neck. Put flowers and butterflies around the car - dainty cute flowers and delicate wired butterflies.
I pictured a tiered cake with edible images around the sides of the cakes in frames. One tier could be cars. Another photography. The cake is then easily finished with flowers and butterflies.
I think we sometimes impose too many restrictions on a "wedding "cake and forget what we are doing. Cakewrecks had an elegant sweets cake last week with a patriotic theme. It had edible images of historical photos incorporated the same way.
Personally, I think artistic photos, depicting cars and photography, could be placed on the sides of the cake and create something stunning. Flowers and butterflies could easily be placed on the tiers and make a beautiful cake.
I don't see why it can't be done.
Here's another thought...
Make a tiered cake with flowers and butterflies.
For the same table, make a vintage car with a photographer (camera in hand) hanging out of it rushing along towards the tiered cake. Maybe build a roadway of petals towards the cake?
OK, here's my idea:
Decorate the tiered cake in traditional flowers & butterflies.
Then, Why not make a small GP figure of the bride/groom (whoever is into photography) leaning out of their (small) "Just Married" getaway car to photograph a (relatively large) flower or butterfly on the cake?
I think if the size of the car/photography component of the cake is kept very small, you would still have an overall elegant look to the cake. Its all in balancing the elements.
I have read a lot of great suggestions here. But the groom may hate vintage cars. He may be a sportscar kind of guy.
The groom or bride may be into photography. That's easier since you don't have to pick an era (like you do for a car).
The bride and grrom in a car with camera in hand sounds nice. But I wouldn't waste time working on a car without knowing what the couple likes.


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Durham, N.C. — The North Carolina Open Government Coalition is hosting its annual Sunshine Day event on March 16 in Durham to bring awareness to public records and open meetings laws in the state.
The event will be held at the Durham Convention Center and feature a keynote speech by state Attorney General Roy Cooper.
Members of the public can register to attend. The cost is $30 per person or $45 for registration and a one-year membership to the N.C. Open Government Coalition.
The day-long event will also include a morning public records training program featuring Greensboro communications staff discussing their Public Information Request Tracking system, News & Record database editor Margaret Moffett on making public records requests and N.C. Open Government Coalition Director Jonathan Jones on legal updates.
An afternoon panel session, from 1:45 to 2:45 p.m., will focus on the use of body-worn cameras by police and public access to the video. Speakers include ACLU of North Carolina legal director Christopher Brook and Stevens Martin Vaughn & Tadych attorney Hugh Stevens.
A panel session will follow from 3 to 4 p.m. on transparency in the courts. Speakers include McGuireWoods Attorney Jon Buchan, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Clerk of Superior Court Elisa Chin Gary and Charlotte Observer reporter Fred Kelly.
WRAL.com will live stream the two afternoon panel sessions, as well as Cooper's keynote address.
The open government coalition will also be launching its inaugural awards program. Awards will be given in the following categories: advocacy, government, journalism and citizen.
WRAL plans week of open government coverage
In honor of Sunshine Week, March 15-21, WRAL News is planning a week of coverage on how state and local government agencies are doing to provide information and access to the public.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Sunshine Week, a national initiative to promote the importance of open government and freedom of information.
"Though created by journalists, Sunshine Week is about the public's right to know what its government is doing, and why," according to SunshineWeek.org. "Sunshine Week seeks to enlighten and empower people to play an active role in their government at all levels, and to give them access to information that makes their lives better and their communities stronger."


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Wan Ismail, Wan Ibrisam Fikry and Omar, Ismail and Deraman, Mohd Zahib (2008) Changing Paddy Land to Other Land Uses and the Implication to the Paddy Production Case Study: Alor Setar, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia. In: International Conference Commonwealth Association of Surveying and Land Economy (CASLE) 2008, 27-29 August 2008, University of Ulster, Jordanstown.
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Generally, the rapid urbanization process of an area would affect the pattern of land use. This is mostly influenced by the economic factor that strongly focuses on the highest return that can be derived from the land. In Alor Setar, the agricultural sector, which was a core economic sector previously, now has moved towards more productive sectors. This has raised the number of converted agricultural land, in order to fulfill the demand from the housing, commercial, infrastructure and industrial sectors. This study is focused on the conversion of paddy land, which has been developed with various types of building. Based on the qualitative and quantitative methods, it was found that a lot of housing projects were being carried out on the paddy land. This research also found that the conversion activities do make an impact to the paddy production. On the other hand, it is not such a major issue since Alor Setar has already been gazetted for the future development even though those paddy lands are located within the rice bowl area. Hence, the conversion of paddy land, especially in other rice bowl area needs to be perpetually controlled so that the importance of paddy sector can fulfill the country's need.
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|There are currently two pins on before the roof, protecting the slab adequately. I got it on my second try, but pulling onto the slab on top stumped me for a while. This route would be very difficult to onsight, without the beta.
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From: Eldorado Springs, CO
Oct 28, 2007
rating: 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
This route is 12a to onsight, IMO. I can see how someone getting it wired, and then redpointing it, might think it were easier, but is that really how to rate a route with such short business?
If you go up there, onsight, expect it to feel like easy 5.12.
By Dave Cummings
From: Grand Junction, CO
Oct 30, 2007
rating: 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
|I love this climb. It is so close to the road that it can be a quick outing and as long as you back up the pins it is really safe. If you haven't done this route yet, go do it!
By Dane Casterson
From: Boulder
Feb 24, 2008
|How far are the anchors above the second bolt? Are they just above on the slab?
By Steven Lucarelli
From: Moab, UT
Jun 19, 2008
rating: 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
The anchors are only a few feet above the second bolt.