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The Search for Christmas Tamales
Fresh-cooked pork tamales are going for $7 a dozen at Gerardo's, and they're very good. After eating a sample dozen, I decided to get my Christmas tamales there this year. There is a sign on the front door warning customers to order their holiday tamales in advance. Gerardo's is expecting a rush as the last-minute tamale shoppers hit the streets on Christmas Eve -- me among them.
Last year, I resorted to ordering my Christmas tamales from somebody on Craigslist. I figured that's where I could find all the little old ladies who used to walk around with bags of tamales. There were lots of them all right. But I ended up with quite a few underdone tamales in the sack I bought. And that's pretty typical. I remember one year when I bought a sack of tamales from a kindly old Mexican lady in a parking lot. When I got home I discovered they didn't have any fillings. There are plenty of tamale sellers on Craigslist again this year, but I am considering them a back-up plan in case Gerardo's runs out. (Gerardo's is at 609 Patton, near Cavalcade.)
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Diouf will not be sold on the cheap - Megson
Bolton manager Gary Megson insists controversial striker El-Hadji Diouf could yet stay at the Reebok Stadium in the wake of the club's successful fight against relegation.
Diouf, 27, recently declared his intention to quit the Trotters this summer regardless of whether the club preserved their Barclays Premier League status.
But Megson is refusing to rule out the prospect of keeping him beyond the summer, and warned that only a significant fee would persuade Bolton to sell the former Liverpool forward, who has been linked with moves to France and Spain.
Diouf has only one year remaining on his contract and Bolton risk losing him to a Bosman transfer next summer if he stays at the club on his existing deal.
'He has made this statement about this being his last season,' said Megson.
'But he's a great character and I know him well enough to know he will say one thing one minute and another thing the next.
'He's a temperamental person and I don't want him to go anywhere.
'Having said that, if somebody does come in for him they are going to have to pay a lot of money to get him.
'Then they're going to have pay Dioufy what we pay him in wages - which is a lot of money as well.'
Diouf struggled badly at times during the past season and his performances and commitment were brought into question by his own team-mates.
Yet he remains a crowd favourite, and lived up to his billing by scoring in the recent 2-0 win against Sunderland which all but ended the threat of relegation.
It was only his sixth goal of the season but Megson said: 'He got six goals this season but I think he's capable of getting way more than that.
'It's not a done deal that he will be going and there have to be a lot of things that trigger any move.
'He was in yesterday, dressed as a basketball player, in his purple and yellow and his hat and all the other stuff that he wears.
'I don't want him to go but if he does then it will be the best for Bolton and nothing else - and we'll make sure we get a good fee for him.'
Megson is currently in discussions with a number of his squad about their futures, with five players out of contract and three others having returned to their parent clubs after loan spells.
Ivan Campo, Jussi Jaaskelainen, Ricardo Gardner, Andranik Teymourian and Stelios Giannakopoulos' contracts are due to expire while loanees Danny Guthrie, Mikel Alonso and Grzegorz Rasiak have returned to Liverpool, Real Sociedad and Southampton respectively.

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When asking for a quote for finishing, there are variables to consider. Are the mouldings natural wood? Are they dimensional or architectural? Are they medite or wood? Is the finisher also responsible for the filling and sanding of the mouldings, or is the painter responsible? How good is the drywall job? Are there drywall returns on the windows and the closet returns? How about the hanging of the doors? Is this new construction or a redo? If a redo, who moves the furniture? If new construction, are the floors already in place?
What standards are you placing on the job, for there are carpenter finishers, and THEN there are true finishers.
Just like a good drywaller finisher and painter, you will pay for a good job, but then, they are the ones that make the home a masterpiece, and not just another job.
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A 14-YEAR-OLD boy remains in hospital after being hit by a bus in Greenwich.
The teenager was taken to a south London hospital following the collision in Southern Way, near Bugsby's Way, at around 12.20pm on Saturday (October 27).
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Mount Bachelor Ski Education Foundation's annual fundraiser set for August 28{mosimage}The seventh annual LibertyBank Sunrise to Summit hill climb is this Saturday, August 28. The event is a fundraiser for the Mt. Bachelor Ski Education Foundation. Starting at the Sunrise Lodge and finishing at the Summit of Mt. Bachelor, participants run or hike, gaining 2600 feet in elevation before reaching the top.
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The sight of Jerry Bengtson peeling away to celebrate a goal with his Honduran teammates on three separate occasions in an 8-1 victory over Canada last week prompted more dialogue on the one question that has haunted New England since the summer.
Why hasn't the prolific striker transferred his searing international form to his performances with the Revolution?
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His display in San Pedro Sula exceeded his total output with his new club. Bengtson has scored just two goals in 12 appearances since joining the Revolution in July.
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There are plenty of mitigating factors – the grueling Olympic and World Cup qualifying commitments, the associated absences from the Revolution, the interrupted adjustment to a different league and the years of chemistry with his international teammates all figure in the mix – to explain the disparity. Understanding the issues hasn't solved the underlying problem as of yet, though.
"With the national team, we're going forward and we're scoring goals," Bengtson told MLSsoccer.com through a translator. "That's what we're working for. With the transition back to MLS, I am working hard, but the goals are not coming yet. Game-by-game, I'm getting the confidence by working hard. The goals will come."
Bengtson's conviction isn't misplaced. Even when he isn't scoring, he usually finds himself on the end of a chance or two in each game because he puts himself in the right spots. When he is in top form at the club level, he usually polishes off those opportunities. Right now, he's hitting the post when the net is empty (as he did in Philadelphia in early October) or scuffing a difficult chance in a promising position (as he did in the waning stages of the 1-0 victory over Chicago on Saturday).
Revolution coach Jay Heaps admits he wants to see more goals from Bengtson, but he also notes that there is more to the story than just the fundamental end product. Bengtson offers intelligent runs and hold up play in possession and supplies ample work rate when the Revs are trying to win the ball back. Those qualities allow Bengtson to retain his place as he takes a little more time to bring everything together in front of goal.
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"Scoring goals is a comfort level," Heaps said. "It's a feel. He obviously feels it with Honduras and the players around him. The key for us is to get him here with our guys – and training on a more regular basis for more than two weeks at a time – so he understands where the ball is going to come from and where he is going to get his goals."
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And those goals will come, according to Bengtson. He said he and his Revolution teammates have started to develop the necessary understanding in the final third. By the time 2013 hits, Bengtson said he believes that his production will mirror his performances with Honduras and quell the debate about his work with the Revolution for the foreseeable future.
"With the national team, it's totally different," Bengtson said. "I've played with most of my teammates for years and months. We know each other. I know how they play, they know how I play. The same thing will happen here for next season. I haven't played a lot of games here, but I'm getting to know my teammates. It will take a few more games, but, hopefully, in 2013, there will be better games."
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Washington Mystics' best season in years ends with a playoff loss to Indiana
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tamika Catchings had 26 points and 11 rebounds as the Indiana Fever beat the Washington Mystics 81-76 to sweep the best-of-three series and advance to the Eastern Conference finals.
Catchings' 3-pointer with 1:34 remaining in overtime put the Fever ahead for good, 75-74. With that basket, she surpassed Lisa Leslie as the WNBA's career leading scorer in the postseason.
Kara Lawson scored a season-best 20 points for the Mystics, who led 62-57 with 3:57 remaining in regulation. Including the regular season, Washington lost five of its final six games.
"It's never fun to lose in a playoff series especially when you have a chance to win," Mystics coach Mike Thibault said. "I guess I can say we got beat by a great Hall of Famer. (Tamika) was terrific."
The Fever will face top-seeded Atlanta or No. 4 Chicago in the conference finals.
Briann January scored 13 for Indiana. Her two free throws with 19.7 second remaining in regulation tied it 66-66. Marissa Coleman and Karima Christmas both added 10 points.
The Fever offset poor shooting from the field by making 22 of 26 foul shots. Catchings, now with 514 career playoff points, sank 9 of 10 including four in the final 21 seconds after making all 14 of her attempts in Game 1.
Indiana held Washington's leading scorer Ivory Latta without a 3-point basket for the first time this season. Latta scored 12 points on 2 of 13 shooting, including seven attempts from beyond the arc.
"I thought everything we did tonight (defensively) was focused on Ivory Latta," said Indiana coach Lin Dunn, who previously announced she will retire following this season.
Indiana won all three games in Washington this season.
The Fever also swept the Mystics in 2009. Washington last won a playoff series in 2002.
Tianna Hawkins scored nine of her 13 points in the fourth quarter for the youthful Mystics.


text: GW captures Class AAA Region 3 golf crown By Ryan Pritt September 24, 2012 Story Share Lawrence Pierce St. Albans' David Moles hits from a sand trap on No. 16 at Sleepy Hollow in the Class AAA Region 4 tournament. Monday was make-or-break time for area golf teams, and several squads and individuals didn't disappoint.Regionals were held across the state with the top two teams in each region as well as a number of individuals earning berths to the state tournament set for Oct. 2-3 at Speidel Golf Course at Oglebay Park in Wheeling.At the top of the list is George Washington, which rolled to a win in the Class AAA Region 3 tournament held at the Lewisburg Elks Country Club.While the Patriots didn't produce an individual champion, its four members played solidly enough to will GW well past a crowded field, beating second-place and fellow qualifier Shady Spring by 17 strokes.George Washington coach B.J. Calabrese was both happy and relieved at the end of the day."It feels great to win, I was really nervous coming in," Calabrese said via phone interview. "It's kind of a challenging little course. It's not a long course, but it's kind of tight. The biggest thing is, I think my kids over the last three, four weeks of the season have become really resilient. At one point I was disappointed with the way we were finishing rounds and tournaments - we'd get off to a good start and falter coming in. After nine today I heard Will [Evans] was 3 over and Drew [Call] was 7 over and I was thinking, 'We better correct this real quick.'"But Drew made some birdies and finished 5 over, Will had a couple of birdies coming in to finish 1 over and [Austin] Florence and [Kris] Webster were both consistent all the way through their rounds. I just love the way we finished."Oak Hill's Craig Buchanan fired an impressive 6-under-par 64 to earn one individual qualifying spot while Greenbrier East freshman Madison Erkine claimed the other with a 77. Individual qualifying spots were awarded to the top two finishers not on a qualifying team.Calabrese said coming into Monday's tournament that he felt his team was strong and could vie for a state championship. Now GW will get a chance to do just that and Calabrese is not backing off his stance."It's going to take 3 good scores, and obviously you want to see all four of them play well," Calabrese said. "We've played University, we've played Wheeling Park, and we've played Winfield, who will be three of other teams who have legitimate shot at it I think. I really feel like we can compete."Neither Winfield nor Hurricane qualified but both the Redskins' Alex Hambel and the Generals' Chris Williams made sure to punch tickets to the tournament on an individual level.The two players tied for medalist honors at the Class AAA Region 4 tournament held at Sleepy Hollow with both shooting 4-over 76 and earning their way into the state tournament. "It's good for him," Winfield coach Danny Mullins said of Williams' finish. "He wanted to finish his senior year and golf career at Winfield by taking the team [to states], but he qualified individually. It's the second time as an individual, he also did it two years ago as a sophomore, and it's a good way for him to go out. I think he's really matured this year."The schools narrowly missed team inclusion as Winfield (242) finished third and Hurricane fourth (243), just three and four shots, respectively, behind second-place Huntington. The Highlanders were edged by just one shot by winner Cabell Midland (238) in an extremely close final result. "They went and did the best they could do," Mullins said of his team. "Sometimes some other people do a better job and that's kind of what happened today."Meanwhile, Big Bend Golf Course was the site of two tournaments as the Class AA and Class A Region 4 events were held.The best showing by Kanawha Valley teams at any regional on Monday happened in the Class A event as Charleston Catholic and Buffalo pulled off a 1-2 finish, earning both a trip to the state tournament.Catholic fired a 233, which would have put it just two shots out of the top two in Class AA, and Buffalo followed with a 240 led by Cory Hoshor's 74. Parkersburg Catholic's Ben Collie (79) and Gilmer County's Austin Cunningham (80) were the region's individual qualifiers.The Irish have three players with state tournament experience, including last year's Class A medalist, sophomore Christian Casingal, and a runner-up in junior Aaron Persily.While Catholic coach Bill Gillispie said his team started a little slow on Monday, he was happy with the finish and optimistic about his squad's chances in Wheeling. "We're pretty confident that our guys have the ability to win this thing," Gillispie said. "We have a few things to iron out, but [the state tournament] is not new to us at all. Aaron has been there twice and with Christian winning it last year and Aaron finishing second, it gives us a little confidence. This is my ninth year and it seems like all nine years we actually play pretty good in Wheeling."Over the past six years, Catholic has finished first three times and second three times, alternating each year. This time around, the Irish will try to pull off their first repeat title.The AA event also had some local flavor as Poca punched a ticket to states with a combined 231, just one behind winner Scott. Herbert Hoover's Travis Gibson fired the low round of the day with a 74 and was joined by Nicholas County's Drew Ward as an individual qualifier.Reach Ryan Pritt at 304-348-7948, firstname.lastname@example.com, or follow him at twitter.com/RPritt. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Police seek car driven by woman found dead in Kanawha River 2 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 3 Teen pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 4 Man allegedly cuts father in Rand over argument about sandwich 5 Rhode Island bank claims Justice companies owe $4.2M on helicopter loan Kanawha Valley soccer standings, statistics Previous Story Prep football playoff ratings Next Story


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These are the country's most unforgettable al fresco dining experiences
Here are the best places in Australia to eat outdoors.
There's nothing better than enjoying a meal surrounded by Mother Nature's sights and sounds. And Australia has no shortage of picturesque outdoor dining experiences. From dining on red sand with Ayers Rock looming in the background to a gourmet feast with an all-white dress code in Sydney, these are the once-in-a-lifetime experiences you need to add to your bucket list.
Sounds of Silence
Anyone who has dined under the stars in Uluru will say the experience is a must-do. The night, which does come with a steep price tag (totally worth it though), will begin with canapes and chilled sparkling wine on a viewing platform overlooking the Uluru-Kate Tjuta National Park. Or, if you're keen for an adventure, the evening can even start earlier with a camel ride to the dinner site.
Ingredients such as crocodile, kangaroo, barrumundi and quandong will be incorporated into the buffet meal's menu, with every course washed down quality Australian wine and beer. Entertainment comes in the form of live digideroo music and a resident star talk decoding the southern night sky. Here's where to book.
Saffire Freycinet's Marine Farm
A visit to Tasmania should definitely include a trip to Saffire Freycinet Marine Farm. There you can don a pair of waders (not the best outfit, but who's looking?) and traipse out to a working oyster farm to devour prized Pacific oysters. Can it get any fresher than that?
Diner En Blanc
Of this list, Diner En Blanc is probably the most exclusive, but one of the most visually stunning. Like the name suggests, the event is a dinner which adopts an all-white theme. Thousands of diners gather at long tables placed in a public space for a mass 'chic picnic'. Launched over 27 years ago in Paris, Sydney's Diner En Blanc always takes place in November and has become a major event on the city's social calendar.
In the past, it's been held at the Opera House's forecourt, and on Bondi Beach. The shtick however is that the venue is only texted to guests on the day of. Register your interest for this November's dinner here.
A Moveable Feast
This one's the newest kid on the 'unforgettable dining experiences' block. The first A Moveable Feast was at Sydney's Bondi Beach and featured a pastel-coloured dress code. With the extravaganza headed by the event director of Diner En Blanc and gourmet meals provided by Chef Lauren Murdoch of Rockpool, Felix, and Ash St Cellar, the night was one to remember.
There were harps, a 5-piece band including a strings sections, and the sounds of the waves lapping on the shore. The night finished with barefooted guests dancing the night away in the sand. Next up for the series are an indoor, winter party, and a Halloween dinner party set-up in the woods of Centennial Park.
Flames of the Forest
There's no denying Port Douglas is stunning at every time of day, but there's something to be said about experiencing the rainforest at night. Flames of the Forest offers you two nighttime dining experiences – aboriginal culture or rainforest dining.
The former includes a lesson on the cultural background of the area, story telling, and didgeridoo playing – all entertainment during a seven-dish banquet. While the latter offers six courses, a solo acoustic guitarist, and a flaming arrival into the candle-lit forest. You can book either option here.
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Dave Wyndorf Talks New Monster Magnet Album + First North American Tour in 10 Years
When looking back on the history of Monster Magnet, one truth stands out: frontman Dave Wyndorf is the Alpha and the Omega. The only original member of the band left, Wyndorf spearheads the creative process when it comes to Magnet music, so it makes perfect sense that he did exactly what he wanted with their latest studio album, 'Last Patrol.' More reminiscent of old-school rock and roll, 'Last Patrol' proves to be an album like few others in today's music scene.
Ahead of the release of 'Last Patrol,' Loudwire caught up with Wyndorf to talk all things music, from the new album to his first North American tour in a decade to what's coming next for Magnet (hint: it's another new album).
What do longtime Monster Magnet fans have to look forward to with 'Last Patrol?'
Longtime fans, look for a return to the past. It's a dedicated psychedelic rock album, psych only. This was a record I really wanted to have as vibe only, not a fist in the air rock record. It's a midnight record, a record you put on at 12 o'clock at night or on a weird cloudy day, during a lunar eclipse. It's a return to a recording style I used to do a long time ago, which is a do-it-yourself type style, mistakes and all. Not a very single oriented sort of thing. So if people are into that s–t, they'll love it.
Yeah, but even stripped down, it still rocks.
I say psychedelic rock for a reason. Rock with a capital R.
Why did you decide to return to your roots on this album?
I thought it had been too long for me to not make a record like this. I do this stuff at home all the time, and why it doesn't end up on the Monster Magnet records, I don't know. I love all of the small stuff, squirrelly vocals, creepy, whispery conversational s–t. I play live so often I guess I lost touch with it. You know, big rock shows and big rock songs, and I'd write records that went along with that. I started to notice that I was unhappy doing records that way so I decided to go back and do a totally squirrelly record.
It's your first album since Magnet parted ways with guitarist Ed Mundell. What was it like being in the studio with new guitarist Garrett Sweeny?
It was fine. Ed is a great guitarist, but for the last couple of records he wasn't around that much. Ed was wanting to do his own thing. He's got his own thing, his own style. He was more and more out of the Monster Magnet thing. On the last record, a lot of the leads were done by Phil [Caivano] and by me, so it wasn't a problem. The Magnet plan is pretty much set by me and whoever gets there first to record it, gets the job.
You're the only remaining founding member of the band. Does that ever get in your head?
I don't think about it that much. We never went too long without changing members anyway. I don't think we went more than a year before people started changing. Even in the very beginning, there were different people in and out. Right after the first record, 'Spine of God,' we changed guitarists. Then five years after that, we changed bass players and drummers. It's always the same thing, me screaming at the bow of the ship and then different members coming and going depending on how much they were into it and how much they could handle from the crazy rock business.
The word on the street is you wrote your latest record in one week. Is that true?
Somehow that got out and it's not true. I did write the lyrics in one week, but if I wrote the whole record in one week, I'd be a f–king genius! To write the record, it probably took about a month and a half.
Fair enough, but putting the lyrics down in one week is still pretty impressive. What was that like?
Yeah, man, it's a nutty way to do things. It's called, "I'm missing my deadline and I'm going to die!" It's horrible. I do this every time, man. It's really easy for me to get the music, get the concepts, get the titles and build it like a house. Then, when it finally comes time to decorate the thing, I don't really feel like decorating. I put it off and put more bells and whistles on the record. But, there's something to be said about that, about waiting. When you wait, the material that comes out, if it's a nice, healthy vomit of psyche, it all kind of ties together. I just lock myself in a room, in this case it was my kitchen. I woke up everyday at 7 o'clock in the morning, drank a ton of coffee and said, "You better f–king do this." I just go into my memory bank from my last record to now. What did I do? Well, I went on a million tours. Did I go out with girls? Did I break up with girls? What did I see on TV? What was going on in the news? There is an unending source of material from my own brain, emotionally that means something to me. That's what I write. I write from the heart. I think about what I'm going to say, and then I think it's boring and I can't say it that way.
So I write about it as if the world just split open. I get really visually evocative about stuff. I'll take the notions of my life – sex, drugs, what I want, what I hate, what I'm scared of. It's all got to be on the edge, no middle stuff. That's boring. It's not just love, it's either fear or complete nirvana, you know? I write about those things, but I use the vernacular of science fiction. It kind of suits the music. It's a weird style, it works for me, though. It never seems enough when I write this stuff. At first it's like a bad country western and then I got to spice this s–t up!
The weirdness of the lyrics really comes through on 'Last Patrol.'
It's important for me to leave the lyrics just a little bit ambiguous to the listener. I grew up listening to records where I didn't know what the lyrics were. So, I like to write the songs so there is a little bit of space for people to fill in the blanks.
On the heels of the release of 'Last Patrol,' you're gearing up for Magnet's first North American tour in a decade. Why has it taken you so long to tour the continent?
About 10 or 12 years ago, I got off my major label, I didn't think I could survive with those guys. I was a really, really small fish in a big pond and I wanted to get out of there. I sensed something was coming in the states, kind of a cultural void. The emphasis on "live" just wasn't there, not for me anyway, not for my kind of music. It was tough playing little clubs with not a lot of people and I was always misrepresented. We were put in weird places, these metal clubs that were already 15 years out of date. Nobody really made the connection of art and creativity. It was just going through the motions. The whole thing just seemed like s–t. I would go on the Internet and everybody was shouting, "New, new new!" And it wasn't really new, they just lost the plot. I don't see any smart people on the street at all. Now, I'm not going to be an a–hole and try to pick my audience, but I'll be damned if I have to win over a bunch of morons, you know what I mean? I'm too old for that. So, I went to where culture is rewarded, and that's Europe. Rock is alive in Europe, dude. It's f–king on fire. Great clubs, guys put their money into the venues, great lights, great sound. And these are not big clubs, they're smaller. So I was just like, when things change around here, I'll come back.
I did Europe for like 10 years and did really, really good. I'd do New York City and maybe L.A., but I was in Europe most of the time. I don't want to diss anyone, I mean the love was here, the people were here, I just didn't see it physically manifest itself. I think things might be changing. I think maybe people are getting a handle on their priorities musically. There seem to be people who are looking through the giant haze and white noise and are picking their priorities. This is good for Magnet. We've always been esoteric, not everybody gets it.
That seems to be a good thing, especially for this new record.
That's the way I prefer to go. It feels good. It's music for music's sake. I did my time in leather pants. I did my time! It was really f-cking fun and really cool, but there are plenty of people out there who look way better in leather pants than me.
2013 marks the 20th anniversary of 'Superjudge.' What are your thoughts on that album 20 years later?
'Superjudge,' what a f–king crazed album. I f–ked that one up big time. I did it in like three weeks and it sounds like an anxiety attack, me screaming at some producer guy the whole time. That was a crazy time. I always wished I could remix that record someday, you know? Hey, wait a minute, it's the 20th anniversary? Maybe I should remix it! I didn't realize it's been 20 years. My perception of time is f–ked forever.
I'm sure your perception of time won't get any better with a new album and full-blown tour. What's next for Magnet?
Right now, before this tour gets together, I'm putting together some retracks and alternate versions of 'Last Patrol.' It's not a remix album, but stuff I didn't use on this one. Sometimes the songs are longer, sometimes they're more spaced out. It all has to do with the material that was previously tracked for 'Last Patrol' but didn't make it onto the record. And some reworked versions, too, like down and dirty '60s versions. More psych, more insane. Some acoustic versions and even some new songs. That'll be out probably summer next year. It's pretty f–king cool. I usually don't like to do this stuff, but there was just so much I didn't use. It'll kind of be like the sister album to 'Last Patrol.'
Then, we tour the living s–t out of it. In between stuff, I jot down musical notes for the next one. I don't see life changing for me anytime soon. After a couple years of touring, I go home. Then I go home and I gotta write a record. Music is the most fun, man. Music is the one thing in my life that I can start but it finishes itself. It's like magic. It's doing it itself! You just follow the vision. It's the only thing in my life that I can truly count on, more than people, you know?
Monster Magnet's latest studio album, 'Last Patrol,' hits storeshelves on Oct. 15 via Napalm Records. You can pick up a copy here.


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A Madison County commissioner who stepped down just months into his term of office plans to pay out of his own pocket for the special election to choose his successor.
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"My conscience says I told the people I was going to be here for four years, and I don't think they should have to pay for me changing my mind," said John Scoggins, canning corn at his home just outside Danielsville Thursday afternoon.
A Vietnam veteran, former state representative and head of the Madison County Industrial Development Authority, Scoggins won election in November as Madison County's District 4 commissioner.
But the 74-year-old announced after a July 11 commission meeting that he would step down for health and personal reasons just seven months into a four-year term.
Other commissioners said they'd never heard of anyone reimbursing the government for the cost of an election as Scoggins proposes to do.
"Never in my life have I heard of it," said District 5 Commissioner Bruce Scogin. "It's an admirable thing to do. I don't know that it's necessary. People are resigning all the time."
"John Scoggins has shown not only integrity while serving the citizens of the county, but he carries it on even after his resignation," said Madison County Commission Chairman Wesley Nash, who also had never heard of an elected official covering the cost of a special election caused by the official's resignation.
"I'm kind of amazed that a person would actually pay for an election, but that shows the kind of person he is and the character he has," said District 1 Commissioner Stanley Thomas. He, too, said he'd never heard of anyone else doing that.
Elections officials won't know all the costs of the special election until after polling is done and all the bills are in. But they estimate the cost will be between $3,500 and $4,500 for such expenses as paying poll workers, programming voting machines and printing absentee ballots, said Cana Chambers, the county's clerk of Probate Court and elections.
No definite date has yet been set for the election because Madison officials still haven't received a letter from Gov. Sonny Perdue authorizing an election, she said.
Elections officials are aiming for a Sept. 20 date, but it could be pushed back to Nov. 8, depending on how soon the governor's letter comes. Officials have said the election will be partisan.
Madison's District 4 is centered in Danielsville, the Madison County seat. As of July 1, it had about 2,400 registered voters: 1,906 in the Danielsville precinct, 155 in the Paoli precinct and 352 in the Fork precinct, Chambers said.
Unregistered citizens in the district have until Aug. 22 to register to vote for a Sept. 20 election, she said.
At least one former county commissioner, Melvin Drake, has said he may make a run for Scoggins' seat. Drake was District 4 commissioner before Scoggins, but gave the seat up to run for the chairmanship of the commission. Drake lost in the Democratic primary, however, and Republican incumbent Nash was re-elected in the general election.
Scoggins will continue working as a Madison County representative on the board of ACTION Inc., a financially troubled anti-poverty agency. Based in Athens, the 10-county non-profit corporation faces a deficit estimated at $1.4 million or higher. Scoggins is vice-chairman of a "restructuring and revitalization" committee recently formed by ACTION's board of directors.
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Little Botanica, 741 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow South Side
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McCune Smith, 3-5 Duke Street, Glasgow East End
Of course you can have tea if you're sitting in, but Trudie M also loves the "cool selection of tea and coffee to buy!"
Riverhill Coffee Bar, 24 Gordon Street, Glasgow City Centre
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Tempo Tea Bar, 83 Queen Street, Glasgow City Centre
"Bubble tea is nothing to be scared of! It's delicious and similar to a smoothie or milkshake with the addition of some tasty jelly bubbles!" Nicola C loved that "bubble tea made for a fun experience and a refreshing, affordable treat!"
The Hidden Lane Tearoom, 1103 Argyle Street, Glasgow West End
Lukas E liked the "really tea-roomy atmosphere and very friendly staff. Great selection of teas and variations thereof - I ordered a London Fog Tea Cocktail!"
Whittard of Chelsea, 95 Buchanan Street, Glasgow City Centre
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I am a 54 year old woman and I wasn't happy with the way my neck and jowl area was looking. I spoke to my dermatologist and he suggested Exilis. The doctor indicated that I would only need 4 treatments. I will do a 5th treatment if necessary. Naturally, I did as much research as I could and found that most of the reviews were favorable. I believe that some people were not happy or dissatisfied because they did not have an experienced person performing the treatments. I finished my third exilis treatment yesterday . So far I am absolutely loving the result and am looking forward to seeing the full result in a couple of weeks. The estecian that does the treatments is a very experience person and to do both the jowl and neck area takes about 1 hr. and 15 minutes. My jowls are getting tighter and my neck is looking amazing. My smile lines have also gotten better as well.
I did read one review on this site and they mentioned that it was very hot and that the person doing the treatment said they had to endure the burning pain. RIDICULOUS!!! If doing exilis on the face, a gel needs to be applied to the skin so it does burn or hurt. When it starts getting hot, you just tell whoever is doing the treatment and she applies more gel. The gel is similar to the gel used for a sonogram. The gel is used because it cools the skin so you don't burn. But if doing exilis on the body, she applies oil so you don't get burned (of course, I asked because I'm thinking about doing a few body parts as well). If you go to someone who is inexperienced, you will suffer the consequences so do your homework before you decide to have this done and you WILL be happy with the results. You must drink a lot of water the day before, the day of and the day after the treament. I don't have any pictures, but I will update my post in a few weeks. If you're thinking about doing these treatments, again, do your homework and make sure you have an experienced person.


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Fighting My Fate
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Chapter 1 (v.1) - Fighting My Fate
I shrieked excitedly as I ran through the house towards my small room, with my father not far behind. I threw myself into the closet and quickly slid the door
He will never find me in here! I thought.
I got down on my hands and knees and giggled, looking for my fathers feet. No feet.
Confused, I quietly open the door and stepped out, cautiously scanning the room. Next thing I knew, I was captured by a pair of strong yet gentle arms that lifted me up and cradled me tightly.
"Papa, no fair! It's not bedtime yet!" I laughed. My father grinned and spun me around before lightly placing me on my bed. I gazed up into his sparkling almond-colored eyes, and reached up to ruffle his dark brown hair.
"Rules are rules, Kiddo!" He chuckled as he began to tuck me in. "What your mother says, goes!"
I sighed in resignation, knowing that my mother would never allow me to stay up late. I sighed contentedly as I noticed the gentle patter of rain on my window begin.
"Oh, Fawn..."
My beautiful mother, her face encircled by ringlets of silken blonde hair, walked delicately into my room. She was so graceful, it seemed as if, at any moment, she would leap into the sky and fly away.
"Oh, Mama, please? Just a little longer! I want to hear another of Papa's adventure stories! Like when he fought along side the elves from the mountains in the Great Elven Battle, or when he rescued the Faerie princess Aisha, or when he was able to solve the fierce dragon's riddle, or-"
"Alright," She sighed, "One more story, but only one, understand?" She stared intently at me and then at my father who shrugged innocently.
"Sometimes I get carried away!" He joked, "Anyways, what story would you like to hear Fawn?"
"Oh, oh, I know! Tell me again about the silver haired mermaid who you saved from those evil pirates!"
It was raining fairly hard now and a brilliant flash illuminated the room.I blinked and glanced at the window before flinching and shrinking into my fathers chest.
"Papa, there is someone outside... There is someone looking through the window." I whispered shakily as I reached for my fathers arm.
My father froze and and looked at my horrified mother who quickly ran to the window and closed the panels, bolting them shut.
Wait, why is she bolting the windows? Are we in danger?
My heart thudded in my chest as I looked up into my mother's face.
"Fawn, please promise me that you will stay in your room and hide under the bed, and do not come out, no matter what happens, ok?" My mother begged, her eyes filling with tears.
"Mama, Papa, whats going on? Why are you-" I pleaded, but I was interupted by the sound of a door being kicked in.
My father cradled my face and kissed my forehead before running out of my room. My mother kissed me as well and told me that she "loved me to the moon and back" before following after my father.
I closed and locked the door before I slid beneath my bed, whimpering as I listened to the crash of thunder mixing with the sounds of a fight.
My mother was screaming, but the shriek faded into a gurgle.My eyes began to burn as the tears that I had been fighting to hold back began to over flow. My father cried my mothers name and roared in anger before he, too, was silenced. I bit back the sobs that welled in my throat.
I heard voices saying "Find the girl, she's all that matters", and "The master wants the girl."
I flinched as my door was kicked in; the old rusted lock stood no chance. I held my breath as a figure neared my bed, holding a long dagger. The figures arm shot out and grabbed a handful of my hair, yanking me from underneath the bed.
I cry out in agony and fought to free myself but the man only pulled harder. He dragged me into the living room towards the door, where 3 other men in black cloaks stood over the bodies of my mother and father.
My piercing scream shattered the air as I gazed at my beloved mother and father who had been murdered by the very man who held me captive. My legs collapsed beneath me and I fell, sobbing uncontrolably, to the floor.
The man released my hair and laughed as he tied my arms behind my back, the harsh rope cutting into my flesh.
"No...no...Mama...Papa..." I whispered brokenly, feeling the warm tears trail down my cheeks and land on the small amulet that my mother had given to me.
The black hooded man grabbed the collar of my nightgown and began pulling me towards the door. I fought furiously, trying to reach my parents, to shake them so that they will stop sleeping. They can't be dead. Its impossible!
The rain soaked my clothes as I was dragged out of the door, never to see my angelic mother or gentle father ever again.The cruel men laughed as forced me into a cage that glittered dangerously and locked the door. I threw myself at the opening, trying to break the lock, but it was no use.My parents killer peered at me through the bars of my cage and smiled maliciously.
"NO!" I shrieked as I bolted upright, my body covered in a cold sweat and tears rolling down my cheeks.
I looked down at the pile of rags I call my bed and shivered. I was still in the house of my master, a fat slob who bought me after I was
stolen away from the men who massacred my family by City Bandits. I got up and sat on the large window sill, and gazed up at the full moon that hung low in the sky, surrounded by twinkling
10 years have passed and it is still the same dream, the same memory replayed over and over in my mind.I hug my knees to my chest and bury my face, finally allowing my tears to run down my already tear-stained face.
"Please..." I whisper, "Please make it end..."
Little did I know that my hardships had only just begun.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by ebonovic from Absolutely FANTASTIC So I have been waiting a while to make this purchase, and caught it with one of the holiday sales last week... AND SO GLAD I DID!!! To test it out, I wore just a simple T-Shirt underneath. And headed on out to do snow removal, here in Chicago this past weekend. Blowing snow, cold wind, and wet (snow was heavy wet snow)... I was warm and dry. Didn't feel the wind, nor the cold. The jacket is lighter weight then I was expecting, and also thinner then the ones I have had before. And now, I have a winter coat that is not only functional, it is somewhat stylish too.
Date published: 2016-12-12
Rated 4 out of 5 by Ken61 from Great jacket Jacket was on sale at a great price and needed a versatile jacket. Good construction the sleeves are a little long but the adjustable straps will take care of that. Three in one so this jacket should handle any weather.
Date published: 2016-04-01
Rated 2 out of 5 by SkierP from not warm and difficult to get in/out of This ski jacket looks great. It has reflective material inside as top layer. I did not like it as it sticks to your under layers making it very difficult to get out of the jacket as it will not slide off your arms. In addition, I found while skiing with the jacket it was not very warm at all. I had to add an extra layer and it was not all that cold when I used it to ski with.
Date published: 2016-03-12
Rated 5 out of 5 by Seattle123 from Love it.. I needed a new Columbia jacket my last on I had for 9yrs gave up the ghost so I knew where I was go in to get my jacket again and I love it. I am born raised in the Seattle area need a good NW company product to get the rain in my city.
Date published: 2016-02-24
Rated 5 out of 5 by Rob11388 from Lots Of Options I just received this jacket with the coldest days of the year coming in. I have to say, very well made and comfy. With the Omni-Tech shell, you won't get soaked playing in the snow or snowboarding.
Date published: 2016-02-11
Rated 5 out of 5 by Carlo from Great product Excellent product. Lightweight but sturdy construction. Designed pretty well. Kept me warm and dry during winter/snow storm conditions.
Date published: 2016-02-10
Rated 5 out of 5 by Stingray from Sharp and functional Every part of the jacket is sharp looking. The pockets are very large and fit my gloves and hat with ease.
Date published: 2016-02-06
Rated 5 out of 5 by Alday21 from Love at first sight! Haha Didn't expect to like it so much but it's better than I thought! Great for all types of weather conditions. Keeps me warm and dry at the same time. Love the interchangeable option!
Date published: 2015-12-22
Rated 5 out of 5 by BRose from Worth the Cash Columbia has always been a great producer of quality outdoor gear. Their products always stand true to their description. This year i will be relocating to Pittsburgh PA from California and this was the first purchase I thought necessary. This was purchased for my other half I will be getting mine as a Christmas gift can't wait to check out the one I get!
Date published: 2015-12-18
Rated 5 out of 5 by Manitowoc from So Much Technology! This jacket is phenomenal! I am a volunteer leader with the local council of the Boy Scouts of America, so I'm outside in all sorts of weather conditions and in all seasons. Cold? This jacket keeps you warm? Raining? This jacket keeps you dry. Perspiring? This jacket keeps you dry. ...and, with the Omni-Heat technology, this jacket is simultaneously the warmest and least bulky winter garment I have ever owned. Nice. I could not be happier with this jacket. Thank you to all the fine folks at Columbia who have made this garment possible. Keep up the good work!!!
Date published: 2015-12-04
Rated 5 out of 5 by AVSCOTT from This product is great for very cold weather New England states are very cold this coat works great and the fact that it's water proof is even better
Date published: 2015-10-01
Rated 4 out of 5 by RoRoUy from Excelent product The size is perfect and the quality too.
Date published: 2015-05-18
Rated 3 out of 5 by ColdJoe from Not Warm Enough It has been frigid lately and my girlfriend recommended getting a Columbia jacket with omniheat. I tried this jacket out in the cold and it did not keep me warm enough. I was shaking within minutes. Great jacket, but not built for below 0 F temperatures.
Date published: 2015-02-27
Rated 1 out of 5 by YooperMatt from Omni Heat is a gimmick and doesn't work. COLD! If you want a warm jacket, don't be fooled by the description. This jacket is very light and is cold. The reflective liner doesn't make up for the total lack of insulation in this jacket. I made a mistake by ordering it online and was very disappointed when I got it. I have had it since November and used it in various conditions. I was even a bit chilly wearing it while snowshoeing! I have usually gotten too warm snowshoeing while wearing my previous Columbia jackets but not with this one. Don't waste your money if you want warmth. You won't get warmth with this jacket! It also doesn't have a double zipper which unzips from the bottom. Very annoying when I sit in my car or truck to drive and the jacket is riding up because I can't unzip it from the bottom. I have had Columbia jackets exclusively for many years. That will probably change now and my next jacket most likely will be another brand. Columbia, you dropped the ball on this one!
Date published: 2015-02-18
Rated 5 out of 5 by MannyM from Perfect jacket, true to size I bought this jacket for the bitter cold midwest winters (-20 degrees wind-chills at times). Has an omni heat thermal shell and top layer that entraps the warmth of your body leaving the bitter wind-chills outside the jacket. Does exactly what is advertised, omni heat technology is amazing! I came from a $350 north face triclimate which i returned because I was still freezing my bones! This jacket is super lightweight and keeps you warm and dry no matter what the weather is outside! True to size, love the colors and the hood and zipper work flawlessly! Would def recommend this for a semi formal/casual clothing. Goes well with my pressed suit pants for work or with casual jeans or khakis.
Date published: 2015-02-16
Rated 4 out of 5 by Satisfaction from Something for everyone? Great coat with good thermal qualities. Largely wind resistant - another plus. Fit would have been much nicer if it were offered in tall sizes. Sleeves are a bit short for my body style and I had to buy larger size to get the arm length. Now the body is too bulky!
Date published: 2015-02-01
Rated 5 out of 5 by goldmaste from great jacket Great interchange jacket, three jackets in one. Plenty of useful features
Date published: 2015-01-21
Rated 5 out of 5 by SDsports from SDSports Great jacket, look good, like the option of interchange.
Date published: 2014-12-26
Rated 5 out of 5 by Omid from Great for winter I rarely write a review for a product unless it would be really bad or really good. I have to say that I really like this one. Recommended for everyone who lives in a city with cold winters specially with high winds like Philly that I live.
Date published: 2014-12-16
Rated 5 out of 5 by Cinciguy from Warm and Waterproof I purchased the Columbia Summit interchange jacket after returning the Bugaboo because I ordered the wrong size. Definitely choose the large if you think you're a large because a medium didn't fit me well (5 feet 11 inches tall). The Bugaboo was a GREAT choice and I would have ordered the large but after I saw the Summit go on sale I couldn't resist spending a little extra money for it. I ordered a large in the Summit and it fits great! Freezing rain, super cold winds and our first snow didn't even phase it. The jacket is a little longer than expected but I actually like this feature. You get the feeling of a nice ski coat mixed with a sporty winter coat. The liner is really nice and warm and can be warn as it's own separate jacket system if needed. To anyone who says the omni-heat technology doesn't work, it does. You don't feel it right away putting the jacket on, but go for a walk or move around and you'll start to feel your own body eat getting trapped in the coat and keeping you toasty warm. I like all of the zipper pockets instead of velcro and the hand pockets are really soft and warm. A little extra money well spent for a nice product.
Date published: 2014-12-08
Rated 3 out of 5 by DCBoomerSK from OK for 3 seasons, not for winter, and flawed Worn outside in cold, wet weather twice now, for about half an hour to an hour both times. Temps in high 20s to low 30s, drizzle to hard rain to snow. While it kept me from freezing I wasn't ever really warm, either. And that was with a T-shirt, medium-weight long-sleeved shirt and light sweatshirt on underneath. No way is this combo going to keep me warm for extended periods in real winter temps. The inner shell has no insulation at all and I question the effectiveness of the Omni Heat "technology". Two other issues. One, the zipper is one-way only and the coat is long making sitting kind of uncomfortable. And, when I did that, the zipper came loose from the catch at the bottom and pulled apart for about 6 inches. Had a tough time getting that sorted. Two, a seam somewhere at the back of the hood leaked a bit in a hard rain. Felt a drip down the back of my neck every few minutes. If I can find it I can seal it, but that shouldn't happen. I don't think I can return it as we tossed all the packaging and my wife ordered it on sale. I'll keep it - but only for spring and fall use, and never in a hard rain. Will have to look for another combo for real winter use. Despite being a long-time Columbia fan, I do not recommend this product.
Date published: 2014-11-27
Rated 4 out of 5 by Skydivemars from Toasty in -10° I purchased this jacket with Mountaineering in mind. We've recently began to see the snow and colder temps here in colorado. This jacket has plenty of pockets. Is unbelievably waterproof, windproof and super warm. The inner liner is a pretty classy looking jacket. Perfect for the not so frigid days. Looks better than any of the other interchange jackets. Omni heat is real. The more you move, the warmer it gets. Very comfortable. Size wise I bought the large , normally I wear medium. I planned for extra layers. With it fully zipped up I am super happy I bought the large. Chin guard could be a little snug with a neck gaiter. The only thing I wish this jacket had was underarm ventilation, temperature regulation is very important in the approach. If you wish the same, perhaps look at the Mens Lhotse jacket. That one has a skirt as well. This one does not. Hood is big enough for my climbing helmet with beanie and balaclava. I'm not a snowboarder so I'm not sure about those helmets. Overall very happy with my purchase. Especially since I bought it during the triple points time period. Sign up for greater rewards. You'll be glad you did.
Date published: 2014-11-14
Rated 5 out of 5 by ANGAngler from Great winter jacke Bought this jacket just in time for the first winter storm. Nice and warm and fits great.
Date published: 2014-11-13
Rated 5 out of 5 by Mimita from Just great Very nice jacket for winter.
Date published: 2014-09-10
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Two teams, including that of surprise racewinner Justin Wilson, were found guilty of infringing the IndyCar Series' technical regulations during post-race inspections at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday night.
IndyCar revealed the subsequent penalties on Monday, although neither driver involved - Wilson and owner/driver Ed Carpenter - were removed from the results of the Firestone 550. Instead their respective teams were fined and docked entrant points.
Dale Coyne Racing was fined $7500 and docked five entrant points for not complying with the sidepod top deck aerodynamic element of Rule 188.8.131.52, which had been updated on 3 June to prohibit the use of the part as part of a downforce-reducing package.
Ed Carpenter Racing, which finished twelfth, was fined $5000 and penalised one entrant point for not complying with Rule 22.214.171.124, which had been updated on 8 June, and stated that a rear wing wicker up to a maximum of 1/8 inch height and full span may be used.
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IndyCar's decision to simply impose fines and points penalties has not gone down well with everyone, with fans complaining that both Wilson and Carpenter should have been removed from the results, and others suggesting that Graham Rahal would not have hit the wall, costing him the lead, had Wilson not been running so quickly in the closing stages.
Even other competitors made their feelings known, with Wilson's fellow Briton, Mike Conway, tweeting his discontent before swiftly removing the post.


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In "Michelle Obama: A Life," veteran political journalist Peter Slevin tackles a different side of politics by examining how the first lady's life story influenced her priorities in the White House. Gwen Ifill sits down with the author to discuss what he discovered. Continue reading
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For first lady Michelle Obama, just a few hours in Saudi Arabia were enough to illustrate the stark limitations under which Saudi women live. Continue reading
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Kass' relationship with the Obamas started when they hired him to cook healthier meals for the family in Chicago before the 2008 elections. Michelle Obama was a vice president at the University of Chicago Medical Center and caring for young daughters, while Obama was a U.S. senator spending most of his time in Washington.
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He may be president now, but Barack Obama says he's a black man who has been mistaken for the valet and worries his daughters could face stereotypes. "There's no black male my age, who's a professional, who hasn't come out of a restaurant and is waiting for their car and somebody didn't hand them their car keys," Obama told People magazine in an interview out Wednesday. That happened to him, he said. Continue reading
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New Zealand's South Island is due for a major earthquake in the next 2 decades, according to a new approach for ferreting out ancient temblors and perhaps predicting new ones. The technique, described in this month's GSA Bulletin, uses the growth of lichens--symbiotic communities of algae and fungi--to find and date when earthquakes tumbled precariously poised rocks. The lichen clocks have uncovered several previously unknown quakes, and experts say they could be used to improve predictions of future ones.
A common method for dating quakes that mar Earth's surface is to cut into a fault line and measure the ratio of carbon isotopes in the buried peat or charcoal. Realizing that the dig-and-date approach often misses earthquakes that never broke the surface, geologists William Bull of the University of Arizona, Tucson, and Mark Brandon of Yale University sought other clues to buried quakes. They homed in on lichens, which spread about 15 millimeters every century on exposed rock surfaces. By measuring the width of lichens on rockfalls, Bull reasoned, he could tell how long the lichens had grown--and thus how long the rocks had lain in their current positions. From this he presumed he could tell when an earthquake or some other event had dislodged them. Such measurements, called lichenometry, had been used to peg floods to within a few years, but experts say it had never been used credibly with earthquakes.
To test the clock's accuracy, Bull used digital calipers to precisely measure the widths of 34,000 lichens at 90 mountain sites on the South Island. Using lichen growth on tombstones to calibrate their clock, Bull and Brandon were able to correlate growth on rockfalls to within about 200 kilometers of the epicenters of 11 earthquakes that occurred in the past 150 years. "It worked beautifully," says Bull, nailing most to within a decade or so--a significant improvement over the 40-year accuracy of carbon isotope dating.
And the technique is taking earthquake researchers into uncharted territory, too. The duo also found evidence of rockfalls caused by previously unknown major quakes that have shaken the island every 261 years or so for the last millennium. The next big one, Bull says, is due sometime in the next 2 decades. The results are "astounding," says geologist Doug Burbank of Pennsylvania State University in University Park. Before this, he says "no one had been clever enough to realize you could find records of earthquakes so far away from the fault line." But not everyone is so convinced: "Boulders fall for lots of reasons," says California Institute of Technology geologist Kerry Sieh. However, he says, if the dates of major quakes in New Zealand's recent past are correct, "it would be hard for anyone to say [Bull and Brandon's New Zealand] forecast is wrong."


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Natural to Me
I never felt anything wrong with kissing, holding hands and hugging my girl friends. I have had a lot of pretty friends and it's no different acknowledging a pretty face from a beautifull flower in a garden.
Very comforting
That's OK for woman to do this, not sooo good for us men,

GAG,,, ** wink **
Your friends that are girls? bit messy, confuising and much there. Careful now casanova
Two girls kissing each other is looked as sexual as two differant sex persons kissing.But I love two girls kissing.
I love your analogy California rocks "it's no different acknowledging a pretty face from a beautiful flower in a garden. "

I feel like dazza and reallove don't get it and never will.

Boys are enticed by our innocent pleasures, and so they dirty them.

"Oh baby can you make out lesbian style for me?"

lol they must be so envious of the freedom
agreed, nothing wrong with kissing those closest to you.
i like watching girls kiss ;-)

kinda sad how most of the guys turned this into a sexual post (myself included)
how poetic!!

i like the way you are thinking.....yeah i like cuddling my friends...and holding hands...but kissing ...i think i should start doing that :P
I agree with you and it is a natural thing. A hug and kiss can be very comforting.
umm...i am just realising that more n more....kissing doesnt make you anything...its just an ex<x>pression of your appreciation
I agree with the title of this, it's always been natural for me to kiss girls as well.
Yes, it's natural to me too. Always has been.
nothing wrong with that huns, if that is what u want to do, but can you let me watch u kissing next time :)

you say some nice things am falling in love with you xxx


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My mother was in the hospital for a few weeks last year. She was 70 and had many health problems. We met many doctors while she was in the hospital. She had here general practitioner, a kidney specialist, a surgeon, a doctor who specialized in prescription medicine and one who was monitoring her resperatory condition. My family had a difficult time keeping up with all the information that was given. We also ended up telling some doctors what other doctors had done. There seemed to be a big lack of communication between then. So, my question is, is there a type of doctor that communicates with the families and the doctors and manages the overall care of the patient? Is there some kind of geriatric specialist or other specialist that we can hire that will help us? My uncle is in the hospital now and is in serious condition. My sister was asking the nurse some questions about his condition and the nurse was both condescending and abrupt with her answers. Who helps the patient`s families and the patient with these situations?
You may want to consider having your mother evaluated by a geriatrician. Each evaluation is tailored to the specific needs of the older adults. The medical assessment includes a comprehensive physical examination by a geriatrician and other appropriate specialists and an evaluation by a geriatric social worker or nurse. Because these assessments are so thorough, they require a minimum of three hours. The geriatric team uses this time to evaluate as well as put together a comprehensive medical picture so that a realistic plan of care can be developed. All information is shared with the older adult and his or her family as well as the person`s private physician. If needed, referrals can be made to a private physician who has special experience in taking care of older adults.
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35/108 Gates of Dharma Illumination
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The Thirty-fifth Gate
The nonarising of ill-will is a gate of Dharma illumination; for [with
it] we protect ourselves and protect others.
hostile feeling; malevolence; enmity
May we, together with all beings
Be mindful of the arising of ill-will
That we may be loving, grateful and kind
May this offering bring peace to all beings
May our actions contribute to the harmony of The Universe
And, may all hearts and minds be opened to the present.
仁道 生開 - Jindo Shokai "Open to life in a benevolent way"
Just another itinerant monk; go somewhere else to listen to someone who really knows.


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11-18-12 -- Greece's war with The Republic of Macedonia
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Greece's war with The Republic of Macedonia
The United States are currently not in any campaigns. Although, the U.S.'s allies, Greece and Argentina are. Greece was fighting the Republic of Macedonia or the FYROM. Currently(12:30ct), Greece has a big lead with 45 points and the FYROM with only 5 points. Greece's 1st and 4th divisions have won their battles. But, the FYROM's 2nd and 3rd divisions has a very small advantage at this time. The leader in the 5th battle- 4th division was Dtoxic. Dtoxic had 481 kills and 37123935 damage points The article will be about Argentina and their to campaigns.
¿Qué es esto?Estás leyendo un artículo escrito por un ciudadano de eRepublik, un juego de estrategia multijugador inmersivo basado en países reales. Crea tu propio personaje y ayuda a tu país a alcanzar todo su esplendor mientras tú te consolidas como un héroe de guerra, un reconocido editor o un gurú de las finanzas.


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A Blaine man spent seven months in the Anoka County Jail, and even after he posted bail he still had to face the fact that he was accused of having improper sexual relations with a then 14-year-old girl.
Damian Burkhalter, 48, said he knew he was innocent. And an Anoka County District Court jury June 14 acquitted him of all six felony criminal sexual conduct charges he was facing.
"I had faith all along that that's what was going to happen," Burkhalter said. "I knew the truth had to prevail."
Burkhalter was charged in June 2011 with three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and three counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct.
The case was handled by Assistant Washington County Attorney Karin McCarthy instead of the Anoka County Attorney's Office because of a potential conflict of interest.
Assistant Washington County Attorney Steve Povolny issued a statement saying, "While we of course are disappointed with the verdict, we do accept the jury's decision."
According to the criminal complaint, the girl told a therapist that she had been sexually abused by Burkhalter, who at the time was a youth pastor for Glen Cary Lutheran Church in Ham Lake.
Kandiyohi County Child Protection reported this to the Anoka County Sheriff's Office on June 7, 2011. She alleged the incidents had taken place between June and November of 2010 and included inappropriate contact, comments and attempted intercourse.
Burkhalter said he refused to take a deal offered by the prosecuting attorney, instead facing the prospect of a lengthier jail term if convicted.
"I just told my attorney and I told my mother and my son all along that I'm not pleading guilty to something I did not do," Burkhalter said.
Seven months after he was arrested Burkhalter's mother was able to covering his $50,000 bail, which came with conditions such as he could not have contact with girls under the age of 18 including his own daughter.
Burkhalter said his mother believed he was not guilty and could not stand watching him arrive in the courtroom in shackles, handcuffs and a prison outfit. He plans to pay his mother back as soon as possible.
Burkhalter said he and his mother had not been communicating for about nine years due to some family issues. She was the last person he expected to see visit him in prison, and yet she was the first to visit him.
He is thankful for his mother and son for the strong support they showed and knows this whole situation has been tough on them.
His attorney Jill Brisbois and several friends from the church who were at the trial almost every day to show support also meant a lot to him, Burkhalter said.
Fallout from the accusations
Burkhalter and his wife are now divorced. He lost his job as the youth pastor at Glen Cary Lutheran Church.
Even though he will not have a felony criminal sexual conduct conviction on his record, he also wants to make sure the June 14 arrest is expunged.
But even if all these criminal records are clear, Burkhalter said he would still have to account for his whereabouts for a year in future job interviews.
He lost his vehicles and his pension through the divorce, is paying attorney fees and trying to pay back his mother. Burkhalter said most of his neighbors have been wonderful and he loves his Blaine home, but he put it on the market because he can no longer afford to live there.
"It makes me sad, this whole thing and how it has ruined lives," Burkhalter said. "Even being found not guilty, lives are still ruined by this. There's going to be people that are still not going to believe me, and that's fine. That's their problem."
Burkhalter said it is sad that people can say what they want and not prove that it is true and there are no consequences.
He said even after he was found not guilty there was no apology from the prosecutor, the detective or anybody else. Burkhalter said they can chalk it up to doing their job, but he thinks that is sad. Burkhalter added that he believes there was less media coverage of his acquittal than after he was arrested and charged.
Burkhalter said he will not go back into youth ministry, but not because he doesn't want the job. He misses the kids and adults he worked with and said he knows he made a difference at Glen Cary Lutheran Church, but he believes some find it is odd that a man in his upper 40s wants to work with kids.
"I don't want to put myself ever in a position again to even be questioned about what I am doing," Burkhalter said. "Not that I don't care about the kids and not that I don't care about the ministry because my faith is probably stronger now than it was a year ago… I don't ever want to put my family through anything like this ever again."
Eric Hagen is at [email protected]