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The San Juan Mountains of Colorado is one of the most scenic regions to explore off-road during the summer and fall. Old buildings, rusty relics and the colorful stories of people that once inhabited these hills make it one of our favorite places to visit.
Located in the southwest corner of the state, about one hour north of Durango, CO, the San Juan Mountains have an extensive system of backcountry trails that are world class. They range from easy to difficult, with the majority being moderate and accessible with a high-clearance 4x4s, ATVs, UTVs and dirt bikes.
One of the most popular trails in the area is the famous Alpine Loop. Its been called a Colorado Classic by well-versed backcountry enthusiasts and visitors alike. A good balance of scenic trail and historic mining sites make this a memorable journey for explorers big and small.
Anchored by the mining towns of Silverton, Ouray and Lake City, the Alpine Loop travels over Engineer Pass and Cinnamon Pass, both with elevations of over 12,000 feet. A collection of rugged dirt trails weave together the longest backcountry route in the San Juan Mountains--over 60 miles.
Although not the most difficult trail in the region, the Alpine Loop does pack in a lot of different terrain with varied elevations and panoramic vistas.
Home to the Ute people for over 500 years, the San Juan region was first discovered by Spanish explorers in search of silver and gold. Documented expeditions into the region are noted as early as the 1700s.
By the mid 1800s Gold Fever was running rampant amongst settlers moving out west. In 1860, Charles Baker found gold in the San Juan Mountains near what is Silverton today. This started the southwest Colorado Gold Rush.
The increased number of white settlers in Ute country made the tribe hostile at times. In 1873 Felix Brunot negotiated a treaty with Chief Ouray so that miners and settlers could legally enter the San Juan Mountains. The treaty opened the Animas Valley and eventually pushed the Ute Indians out of the region.
With mining in full swing, camps and mills were built in the San Juans. By 1879, the population of Silverton was over 3,000 and Lake City had nearly 1,000 people. Mining camps such as Capitol City, Mineral Point, Poughkeepsie, Gladstone, Howardsville, Eureka, Animas Forks, Sherman and Argentun sprang up. Freight and stage services along with toll roads were developed to meet the growing demands of the region. Remnants of the San Juan Districts heyday can still be seen along the Alpine Loop today.
Weve been fortunate to explore much of this amazing region, doing sections of the Alpine Loop and neighboring trails. What wed never done was the entire loop in a single day. Its a long trip and it takes a dedicated group to be able and cover that much ground in a single trip.
We finally got a chance to do the entire Alpine Loop this year. We joined Jonathan Harris from Grand Junction, Colorado, over the summer and had a great time exploring the San Juan Mountains. He was leading a group from the FJ Summit so we talked Jonathan into letting us tag along. (See related article FJ Summit No.6 Off-Road Gathering).
The group met in Ouray, a total of eight trail rigs ready for adventure. We traveled south on Hwy 550 for 3.8 miles and then turned left at the sign for Alpine Loop (Co Rd. 18). This stretch of trail is known as Mineral Creek and is the most direct path to Engineer Pass from Ouray. It is rated difficult, with some rocky sections in the first few miles.
The steep and rocky terrain heading up Mineral Creek can be slippery when wet. It had rained earlier that morning, so we had to pick our lines carefully. We did feel the tires slip sideways off a rock, which made things interesting. Low range was used in places to have better traction and control.
Near the end of the Mineral Creek trail we reached Mineral Point, founded in 1873 by Charles McIntyre and Abe Burrows. Ore from this mining camp was shipped to Silverton, Lake City or Ouray using the roads that make up the Alpine Loop today.
Moving past Mineral Point, the trail eventually runs into Co Rd 2. From there we proceed to the left toward Engineer Pass. Travelers are also able to go right from this point if they wish to access Cinnamon Pass or Silverton.
The distance to Lake City from this point is around 21 miles following Engineer Pass road. The route is rated moderate, with some steep climbs and narrow stretches near the pass. That said, the majority of the way is easy going and the scenery is amazing. Views from Engineer Pass go for miles.
Up and over Engineer Pass (Elev. 12,800 ft.), we continued toward Lake City along Henson Creek. Engineer Pass Road becomes Co Rd 20 from this point. Its hard to believe that this was once a major stagecoach and freight route. The old toll road built by Otto Mears opened in 1870, connecting Ouray to Lake City.
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The truth is out there! To no one's surprise, there's speculation bubbling through the Intertubes that the photo the White House released showing President Obama actually firing a shotgun has been . . . wait for it . . . digitally enhanced. As in altered. Photoshopped. Faked! And while I'd love to lend a hand at dismantling one of the more obvious PR stunts of the Obama presidency (because being photographed with an F1 car makes you a racecar driver, right?) I just can't . . .
Not with any certainty that is. The speculation in question centers around the smoke emanating from the barrels. It does make the scene look more dynamic, with the gun firing instead of just a static shot of the President holding a shotgun. But inquiring minds have raised questions as to whether that smoke was added after the fact. One such speculator breaks it down into three main points; that smokeless powder doesn't look like that, that the ports don't look right and that BHO's body doesn't appear to be absorbing any recoil.
Let's take it claim by claim:
Further evidence would suggest that the smoke in the photo is somewhat heavy and is more consistent with the kind of smoke coming from a blackpowder gun, not a modern shotgun. Without a doubt, this photo has been doctored for whatever nefarious reason. It appears as though the shooter was merely holding a gun with the smoke being added in later.
Eh, kinda. I agree that the smoke seems a little heavier than normal, but competition loads tend to be on the smokey side. My much-loved Eley ammunition that I chugged through, case after case, in college during rifle team practice was the smokiest stuff I've ever come across. And it seems like that's true for shotgun target loads, too.
Here's a picture from the Washington Post's olympics coverage showing a shotgunner exhibiting roughly the same level of exhaust as did the President at the top of the page. Sure, this picture might show less smoke than the Predient's, but given the variances in exposure settings and possible differences in loads, I can't rule out the possibility that the level of exhaust is normal for that gun and load. Smokeless powder may have reduced the visibility of the exhaust, but it can't be eliminated completely.
As for the black powder comparison, I see where they're coming from. But black powder is too low velocity to get the perfect cylindrical tube of exhaust that you see right at the muzzle in BHO's picture.
So, while I agree that the exhaust seems to be a little more than you see from the typical shot shell you'd buy at Walmart, its not implausible.
What's next?
One will immediately notice that there is smoke coming from the right side of the gun in the photo as well as out the front. The only problem is that there is no smoke coming from the ports on the left side of the gun, clearly seen in the photo suggesting that the smoke was doctored into the photo. Furthermore, the smoke exiting on the right side of the gun does not match the port pattern on the left. If this gun was being fired as suggested by the White House, then the smoke would be coming out the ports on the gun clearly seen in the picture and evenly on both sides.
Honestly, this one's hard to call. There does indeed appear to be a striking lack of exhaust coming from the ports facing the camera. Then again, the photo isn't of high enough resolution to get a good look. Here's the best I could muster, using the full resolution version of the White House's original photo for reference:
Everything is all pixelated and blurred. I really wish the guy had cranked his ISO and used a higher shutter speed. Unfortunately, with such low resolution I can't really determine for certain whether there is anything coming out of the ports facing the camera or not.
Then again, the low shutter speed brings something else to question – motion blur.
See how the bronze choke tube poking out at the end of the barrel is misshapen in a distinctly "up and to the right" fashion? That indicates that the object moved while the camera's shutter was still open, blurring the photo slightly. However, in that same split second, the camera only saw the exhaust coming from the original position of the barrel, not the position the barrel was in when the shutter closed. Instead what we have is a sharp and clearly defined exhaust trail coming from the original position of the barrel, and nothing once the barrel moved.
Again, this isn't something that can be pointed to as a smoking gun (so to speak) indicating the picture is a fake. The burn rate of the powder and the rate at which the exhaust leaves the barrel can vary depending on the load, and it's possible that the camera could only capture the last moment of venting before it tapered off and nothing else. Even the slight issue with the last port apparently not venting anything could be explained if the camera only saw exhaust when the gun was in the lower, leftward position and not the higher, rightward one.
In short, nothing definitive here either. What's next?
A photo taken at this stage of the firing process would also reveal the forces of recoil upon the shooter. There would be a wave of energy passing through the firearm into the shooter's body and evidence would exist somewhere in this photo that this phenomenon was happening. This would appear like a slow motion picture of a boxer receiving a knockout blow. The shooter's body would give some evidence of reacting to the recoil, especially someone not wearing heavy clothing as in the picture.
Honestly, it's impossible to tell. His posture sucks almost as bad as my sister's, but that's not exactly probative.
Target shells are a much lighter load than hunting or competition loads. They have significantly less recoil, and therefore don't move the body around nearly as much as standard hunting loads. Add into that equation the ported barrel (which helps greatly reduce the felt recoil and muzzle climb) and you don't get that "knockout blow" that Mr. Tin Foil Hat seems to be expecting. Instead, at most, you'd get a gentle shove when firing an over/under like that. Especially given the low velocity at which the shot leaves the barrel.
I can't say with any level of certainty that this picture was or wasn't shopped. Some things do appear strange and contrary to my own experience, but they're not outside the realm of possibility. Then again, thanks to the frankly rather terrible quality of the photo, I can't say for sure that it wasn't doctored.
What I can say, though, is that the photographer in question needs to spend a little more time photographing moving objects rather than staged events and well-lit press conferences. Don't be afraid to crank the ISO above 100, my friend. Anything to increase that shutter speed.
62 Responses to White House Doctored Photo of Obama Shooting a Shotgun?
So Barry fired a shotgun once. Big deal. Mike Dukakis once rode in a tank, looking for all the world like a scared-sh!tless bobblehead doll.
I remember the Dukakis tank photo and the laughs we had captioning it. That was at least as funny as Carter's swamp rabbit. But not quite Nixon's "sock it to me".
That's one of the very first failed-POTUS-candidate images that stuck in my head. Even as a yoot I immediately knew that the election was over for him as of the moment that photo was published.
You shoulda seen the video.
At least Dukakis was actually in a real tank and it wasn't doctored in anyway.
I dunno. Why bother with all the photofakery when he could just resort to the customary Lilac Treatment?
You know, when he LIES LACK HELL?
Nick, you must have been really, really, really bored.
Does it really matter either way?
If he lied, wow a politician told yet another lie.
If he didn't, doesn't mean anything for us. Doesn't change the fact he really doesn't care for the 2A beyond the sporting/hunting clauses. Doesn't affect my opinion of his presidency, his policies, or his agendas either way. He will always be the epitome of a politician and not a public servant.
I'm with Nate. I don't trust BHO either way, and all this speculation regarding the photo is irrelevant. At the most, we'd be catching a politician in an exaggeration. No "smoking gun" there.
There's also an incredible difference between firing a pricey over-under shotgun a few times, and having any discernable respect for the 2A. It is my understanding the shotguns are kept at pricey sporting clubs in Great Britain, to be used at leisure by their wealthy members. I could easily see the same thing happening in the US.
Yo Nate,
I think that's the new political mantra, courtesy of H. Clinton, "What difference does it make?"
I'm sure the Getty photog knows plenty well what he's doing. A little bit of motion blur at the end of the barrel is nothing. It was probably still shot at 1/1600 or faster.
I've worked side by side with numerous Getty and AP photogs, they are good at their job or else they wouldn't be there.
According to the EXIF data page for the photo, it was shot at 1/320 at ISO 400.
Yeah i was wrong about a couple things. The photographer is actually Pete Souza not a Getty photog.
Regardless, Pete is an amazing photographer. I dont think any of us should be nitpicking his camera settings.
Basically, the ttag peanut gallery is accusing pete souza of photoshopping. Awesome.
Well I, and I suspect most of the rest of us here, wouldn't know Pete Souza from John Philip Sousa, so I don't think that's what this is really about.
Also, why would anything assume that the original photographer be the one to Photoshop the picture? There's no reason to think that at all.
wouldn't know Pete Souza from John Philip Sousa
Well, I'm guessing that Pete Souza isn't the one with the tuba.
I'm more interested (not that we'll ever know) how many takes were needed to get a single releasable photo.
And remember that he can get ample coaching from the Secret Service detail.
Google "Queen Elizabeth shooting." That's what a REAL head of state should be shooting.
If it is a fake, it is a very good one. Here is the Error Level Analysis that would show photoshop manipulation, which I just ran, based on the full resolution version. The fact that they DID release the high resolution photo is itself a mark that the photo was not manipulated, as it would be very difficult to hide it at full resolution.
But the error level analysis is also instructive. In particular, the "smoke" is at the same level of error as the background, so its very unlikely that that part was manipulated.
According to the EXIF, the shot was at f4, with a 1/320 exposure. ISO info was not included.
Of course, none of this is relevant, other than confirming that he did at one time hold and fire a shotgun. It does not address the "all the time" statement, or say anything about his general attitude towards gun, or gun control
I've seen skeet shooters firing from a hill with the clays flying below their level. I don't know the terrain King Hussein was shooting from, but either way, he's POS.
Bad porting is one thing but the straightness of an the light on his right arm is what makes me suspicious or a rendering job. I have spent enough time over a hot photoshop to tell good work from bad, but the damnedest things end up being real (or fake for that matter.)
Anyway even if it is fake I honestly don't see what the fuss is about.
If the White House wants a photo of the President firing a shotgun, I have no doubt that they could arrange it easily. This image has problems, and I would not be surprised if the problems were added intentionally as a jab at the birther crowd. The evidence here is all anecdotal anyway. Its a man who looks like he could be President Obama, firing a shotgun at a location that could be Camp David, but we only know that it is so because we are told it is so.
As far as I'm concerned, there is nothing to gain in disputing this photo. People will have already taken sides prior to any evidence, and most won't be swayed either way. They say the President shoots skeet, lets take them on their word on this one and move on to facts that are actually relevant to gun rights in the US.
The news article I read called it a skeet rifle. One mistake like that throws the whole thing into question. But, don't think one photo is going to sway opinion one way or another.
No BO fan here but I don't see anything to make me think this is faked. I used to compete skeet shooting and my Browning Special Sporting Clays O/U has the same porting. I loaded my own 7/8 0z target loads, they were a little dirty and smoky. The ports can clog up, if the gun was canted the gas might go out the right. In skeet the targets leave from a high house and a low house. They go up. They come down. The angle of your shotgun determines when you shoot at one. I mean for someone with a semi demanding job that played over 100 rounds of golf his first term, I think the real scandal would be if he was actually an avid skeet shooter too. 🙂
"If the photograph had included a target frame with a lead-perforated copy of the Constitution of the United States stapled to it, I'd have no doubt as to its authenticity."
The photo looks real to me. He is using a gun I am very familiar with because I have the same Browing 425, with over 50,000 rounds through it! He is not shooting skeet though. He is most probably shooting trap. I say that because that would be the correct angle and furthermore, he is only using one extended choke. In skeet he would be using both barrels and two chokes.
The smoke IS coming out of both ports on the top barrel. You need to look at the blow up crop and see that the smoke is right where it should be, coming out of the ports in the blurry first part of the double image (the top one). Yes, it is a double image, one part of it blurred and both parts mix. But, you can see the ports in the very thin blur on top of the well lit (flashed) part of of the shot. Being a photographer as well I know exactly how that happened. The photographer used flash, which in most professional DSLRs syncs at a slow 1/250th of a second, with the flash setting at "rear curtain sync". You can see more on that here (go down to step 13):
It's a real photo guys!
EXIF data says flash did not fire.
Shutter speed was 1/320 on a 5D Mark III
So, I'm ok with this being a real photo. That said, I can tell you from the President's form that he does not shoot a lot. If he did the tips of the fingers of his right hand would be burnt badly!
Also, anyone that shoots the shotgun sports for even a short bit learns to lean into the shot and hold the forend with the index finger pointing at the target, as in the picture of the Olympic shooter also on this post. it makes a great difference in accuracy.
Burned? srsly?
Even after a fast game of skeet/trap/sporting clays/what have you, the barrel on my mossberg 930 and remington 1100 are merely warm.
or is there something fundamentally broken and misengineered about this particular shotgun that makes it burn your fingers when no other shotgun will?
In any case, does it matter if it is real, 'shopped, staged, or any other scenario? The photo was released with the intent of appeasing the complacent. The real issue is what he does in the office, not on the range.
The picture only proves he can pull the trigger of a shotgun. He can go bust clays every day for all I care.
It's his rhetoric and signature that I care about.
Love it Nick thank you for help showing the truth.
Bottom line: who gives a flying rat's ass whether BHO has actually ever even held a shotgun, or any other firearm, let alone discharged one? All this furor over whether he did or didn't puts me in mind of the endless blurbling about the trivial doings of Kim and Khloe Kardashian. Jeez!
I curious about why there is only a single choke tube. I don't
think the picture was faked but I have a theory as to the
event leading up to the moment of the picture. My guess
is the conversation went something this:
"Here you go Mr. President."
"What is it?"
"It's called a shotgun, sir."
"Oh, and what do I do with it?"
"Your going to shoot it."
"I won't become.. you know…hooked."
"No, sir, your only going to fire it once. See
I've even removes parts and blocked off the
lower tube."
"Will it hurt?"
"No, sir, you'll be firing a blank shell."
"Okay, I think I'm ready."
"Just remember to look presidential, sir.
This is after all a one time photo-op."
It is not at all uncommon of some O/U shooters use an extended choke in one barrel and a flush choke in another.
It is extremely rare in my neck of the woods, except for trap shooting
Then again, thanks to the frankly rather terrible quality of the photo, I can't say for sure that it wasn't doctored.
Yes you can. There are always artifacts. For example, upload the photo to a website like http://fotoforensics.com/
And honestly, the photo's not even THAT bad. The only real "blur" is the gun…which is moving…because it is recoiling. I seriously doubt the photographer thought "hey, I'd better dial in the highest shutter speed so the internet gun nuts don't think the photo is doctored"
I know for a fact the photo was enhanced in some way. Just look at the EXIF data from the original on Flickr:
Software / Firmware Version {0x0131} Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Macintosh)
Last Modified Date/Time {0x0132} 2013:02:01 17:11:38
Artist {0x013B} Pete Souza
Opening a raw file in Photoshop and then saving it (as this photog doubtless did) doesn't mean it was "enhanced" in any meaningful way. Processing a raw file through Photoshop is like printing a negative in a darkroom.
You could fiddle with the brightness and color balance a bit to make the print look right and no traditional wet-darkroom photographer would say you "enhanced" the photo, just that you printed it.
If this photo was doctored, was it covered by Obamacare?
Something else to consider…http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=554450714573750&set=a.158856280799864.34626.100000264791923&type=1&theater
Releasing a photo to demonstrate that Obama occasionally enjoys skeet shooting is ridiculous.
You want ridiculous? I'll give you ridiculous. Our President, a graduate of the Harvard School of Law, wants us to believe that the Second Amendment was written to guarantee our right to certain recreational activities. That is ridiculous!
Ok here is my 2 cents. I am not a pro skeet shooter, but I shoot with those who are. I use an Auto, a Beretta 391 to be exact when I do any of the clay formats. I own my own mounted thrower for home practice. I prefer Sporting Clays over Trap and Trap over Skeet.
I don't remember anyone who refers to another skeet shooter as a "skeeter". Those who shoot over-unders "all the time" use two chokes because it is a game of two shots per station. If I ever shot a barrel without the screw in choke at a match my gunsmith would disown me. Way to bugger up the threads. If he was shooting a flush choke in that high dollar gun, thats just funny. I am going with the idea he had no choke in the lower barrel. His stance sucks, period. We usually instruct newbies to correct their stance before that do much shooting. His hold is much to be desired too, needs correcting. He is also go his cheek clamped down on the stock too hard, he needs to look up the barrel not down it like a rifle. His shotgun is in the wrong angle to be shooting skeet properly. He could drop to that level on an "away from the low house" in the second to last station but he would have missed with a light load that he is shooting. Definitely bad form again. I he was shooting clays at that angle and hitting them, then it would been most likely Sporting clays that use low and mid throws along with highs and fasts. The clays approach from many angles including bouncing clays called rabbits. Sporting clays are also shot in a safety cage, most of the time, that prevents shooters from swinging outside the safety area. I see no cage. Just my 2 cents. I welcome critiques of my critiques.
I'm confident this was just "oh crap this one was provable" and could not be recalled by way of his default move "…as I have always said – [insert thing he's never said]."
They either dug around in the folder for the President's Cup (my 8 year old can get 6/25) or they scooted him out and set the camera on continuous shooting and chose one where he was not wincing or limp-wristing it like the famous highwater-baseball pitch.
Its not that big of a deal compared to all the other things going on in this gentle coup. DNC just feeling a Kim Jong Un level of freedom to claim anything and media eat it up without question then go to proving the claims of Unicorn Lairs.
I have to say that I personally don't particularly care if smoke was added in order to make the photo more dynamic.
Additionally the argument's I'm seeing regarding the president's body "absorbing recoil" and all the other BS are just specious. It's a still photo taken at a low shutter speed.
A lab may be able to demonstrate that the smoke itself was added or altered digitally, the rest of it though is just pure speculation by trolls.


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2011 in review: Rensselaerville
RENSSELAERVILLE New Year's Day will bring a series of shifts in town government, as one Democratic councilman was defeated on Election Day, and an independent candidate will join the town board in January, marking the first time in years that Democrats will not control the board.
Not-for-profit groups in town had both good news and bad in 2011.
The Rensselaerville Institute, a not-for-profit organization with Hilltown roots that date back to 1870, was hard hit by the recession and put up its property for sale this year.
The Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve created a new position, director of conservation education, and the Open Space Institute announced the preservation of the Pal property, originally known as Conkling Farm, which it purchased from the county through its land acquisition affiliate, the Open Space Conservancy.
And, the Rensselaerville Trinity Episcopal Church celebrated its 200th birthday this year.
Power shifts
Democratic Councilman Gary Chase, who had served three terms on the town board, was ousted on Election Day; his running mate, newcomer Anthony Higgins, lost as well. Incumbent Conservative board member, Robert Bolte, and independent challenger Margaret Sedlmeir, a newcomer to politics, garnered nearly twice as many votes as their opponents, so January will mark the first time in years that Democrats have not dominated the town board.
Asked on Election Night what he thought led to his and Sedlmeir's victory, Bolte replied, "It's real simple."
At the town board's Oct. 3 meeting, after an update on roadwork, and a vote to declare the town board as lead agency in managing the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene, Bolte and Conservative Councilwoman Marion Cooke wanted to open the floor to the public, but the motion was defeated by the board's Democratic majority, made up by council members Chase and Jack Kudlack, and Supervisor Marie Dermody. Residents were not allowed to ask questions or make statements at the meeting.
"When the three Democrats voted against the people from Preston Hollow speaking at that meeting, it hurt them bad," Bolte told The Enterprise after the election. "When you get into politics, and you're on the board, and you think that you're the boss of the people, you are wrong. The people are still your boss. They haven't worked together as a board since I've been on it, or since Marion's been on it, and the people see this."
In the race for highway superintendent, Randall Bates, a Republican who is retired from a 30-year career as a paving supervisor for the New York State Department of Transportation, defeated Democrat John Pine, a private construction contractor. Bates, who got 71 percent of the vote, will finish out the last two years of a term that Gary Zeh started in 2010; Zeh resigned this spring, not halfway through his first four-year term, for reasons both financial and political.
"My apologies to the people of the town," Zeh told The Enterprise then. "I'll admit, when I took the job, I knew it didn't pay much, and I thought I could make it work, but it really hasn't from the beginning."
His interaction with the town board contributed as well. Zeh, a Conservative, was often at odds with the Democratic majority on the town board, most notably over his purchase of a pressure washer to clean road salt from town trucks.
"It's not worth the headache or the struggle," Zeh said of the job.
Zeh said that the decision to resign was a "very tough" one, and that he has no regrets.
"We ditched over 20 miles, and they put down 500,000 pounds of blacktop by hand, patching roads," he said. "People would go by on the road and tell you you're doing a good job. That's what it's all about."
In the race for assessor this November, both candidates were convinced that absentee ballots would bring them victory, despite the unofficial tally showing Republican challenger Richard Tollner ahead of Democratic incumbent Jeffry Pine, the father of the defeated candidate for highway supervisor. Some of those ballots are now under investigation by the county's board of elections, and six people have been removed from the voter rolls in Albany County as a result of the board of elections' findings.
Rachel Bledi, the new Republican commissioner at the board of elections, said she became suspicious when she realized that there were six voters' names registered to the same address on South Street in Medusa. Bledi said that, after speaking with the home's current owner, she discovered that some of these voters were former residents, but hadn't lived there in years.
These four voters now live in Greene County, said Bledi. Their absentee ballots had been delivered to the board of elections by Joyce Chase, wife of Rensselaerville's former highway superintendent, G. Jon Chase, a Democrat; and the mother of former town board member Gary Chase.
Those four voters were removed from the voter roll earlier this month, along with two others, whose ballots were delivered by Jeffry Pine.
Additionally, six more voters, all of whose absentee ballots were delivered by Pine, are being investigated because of handwriting discrepancies, and there are plans to consult a handwriting expert, and possibly involve the district attorney's office, said Bledi, adding that Pine had filled out parts of these ballots himself.
Also on Election Day, Democrat Greg Bischoff defeated Republican Myra Dorman in the race for town judge, with Bischoff getting 439 votes, or 66 percent, and Dorman getting 227 votes, or 34 percent.
Altered establishments
The Rensselaerville Institute was put up for sale for $1.8 million in July. The 90-acre campus had served for nearly half a century as a venue for the meeting of minds on topics both local and global. One such mind was Isaac Asimov's; the world-famous writer returned to the institute every summer until he died in 1992.
Gillian Williams, president of the institute since last year, told The Enterprise that it is the physical property the institute sits on that is for sale, not the institute as a not-for-profit group.
"It's been a tough proposition for us to run the meeting center campus," Williams said when the property went on the market. "These are tough times, and it's not unusual for not-for-profits to be looking at assets, such as property, and how they might be used in other ways, or sold because they become more of a liability than an asset."
In 1963, the organization was named the Institute on Man and Science. Experts from all disciplines space, science, history, philosophy, and medicine visited, as did ambassadors to the United Nations, and U.N. Secretary General U Thant.
In 1968, the institute added the Ford Residence, its first overnight guesthouse, to the property. It was named in honor of Father George B. Ford, a colleague of one of the institute's founders, Everett Clinchy.
The Rensselaerville Institute was opened to the public as a conference center in 1970 under the authority of its new program director, Hal Williams. The next year marked the dedication of the Guggenheim Pavilion, which included a program called "The Trial of Technology," a mock trial investigating the evolution of technology at the dawn of the Computer Age.
In 1972, a program called "Man in the Media" featured three women: journalists Lenore Hershey and Duncan McDonald, and actress Geraldine Fitzgerald. All three of them objected to the use of the word "Man" in the institute's name, and the name was changed in 1983 to The Rensselaerville Institute.
In recent years, the institute has billed itself as "the think tank with muddy boots," and has worked on practical projects, ranging from helping struggling schools to providing infrastructure for poor towns.
While the Rensselaerville Institute put its property up for sale this summer, the Open Space was acquiring land; it announced the preservation of the Pal property, originally known as Conkling Farm, which it purchased from the county through its land acquisition affiliate, the Open Space Conservancy. This 18th-Century forest and farmland parcel is one of the town's first settlements, according to the institute, and has remained intact since its establishment, the only development on the land being the addition of a historic five-acre home site and farm outbuildings, which were added in 1806.
The institute purchased the property from Albany County in June, at its unrestricted full fair-market value of $655,000, which was determined through an appraisal. The county took ownership of it in March 2005, according to the Albany County Executive's Office.
It will protect the 333-acre property through the acquisition of conservation easements, which is a deed between the institute and a "conservation buyer" that restricts certain uses that can take place on the property.
And, towards the end of the summer, the Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve hired environmental biologist Dawn O'Neal as its director of conservation education.
O'Neal, 31, completed her Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology last year from Indiana University. Prior to taking the job at the Huyck Preserve, she was finishing her work as a post-doctoral research assistant at the University of Georgia, where she studied the African buffalo. Her thesis was titled Considering the Roles of Climate Change, Winter Habitat, and Immune Function in a Differential Migrant.
"We're just kind of nerdy geeks who like to be outdoors and want to know why the natural world works the way it does," said O'Neal of environmental biologists. Of her new job, she went on, "A lot of it has to deal with trying to get the community involved in field biology courses, and more rigorous nature walks and stuff. Getting people to understand, not only 'this is this kind of tree,' but also the natural area and the biology of what we're looking at."
She will also be looking at the possible formation of a research consortium with local universities, bringing in students to do research at the preserve, and creating field courses for college credit.
Centuries of prayer
The Rensselaerville Trinity Episcopal Church celebrated its bicentennial this year, beginning in February, and lasting through the springtime.
In June, the church was recognized by the Rensselaerville Historic District Association as a significant contributor to the community, and congregants honored their church's history by dressing the way their predecessors did in 1811, the year the church was founded.
"It was pretty neat," said Father Jay North, who has been with the church for close to two years. "We used a prayer book from 1789, and we had a Bible that was given to the church in 1815 by Philip Van Rensselaer, and that was only recently rediscovered in the church, when we looked through a pile of old family Bibles this year."
The entire celebration, which began back in February, had been planned by a group of committees since early 2010.
"On February 20, the actual date the church was incorporated on, we had a special even song festival, but we didn't want to have too many celebrations in the dead of winter," North went on. "So, in April, Bishop William Love came and had a procession through the village, and they played the drums, and we stopped at various historically important places, houses where services were held prior to the church being built, said some prayers, and marched up to the church."
This was followed by a celebratory dinner at the carriage house at the Rensselaerville Institute.
"We built up to this weekend by having a historical service commemorating the sesquicentennial of 1961 by using the prayer books of that period, and then we did one from 1911, and then finally we ended up with the 1811 service, which was the most elaborate," North said.
Of the church's longstanding history, North concluded, "I think they've had very good leadership, both from the clergy and laypeople. Both have been very devoted to the life of the church and preserving the church building, which was built in 1815. And it's still in very good shape."
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Eric Sprott of Sprott Resources was interviewed by Eric King where he talked about the current monetary debasement in the U.S:
"The move up to $1,750 was accompanied by some rally in the gold stocks. The first move the stocks went up something like 35%. Then we get this pummeling going on that is totally orchestrated, and people lose their nerve on these things.
But with all of the data that is available to them, with some simple analysis of where we are, I mean we are in the biggest Ponzi scheme of all-time. We are just printing money and people have to realize it's not a winning proposition.
We have been doing this since 2008. We get program after program. We've been doing it since 2000 in Japan. All to no effect. All we end up with is a stretched out balance sheet. Sooner or later we are going to pay the piper for it, and when we pay the piper, you better be in gold and silver, other precious metals and real things."
One of Sprott's primary reasons for owning gold is the fact that it is still under-owned by the vast majority of retail investors. For example, it is estimated that only 1% of all financial assets are in physical gold. In the West, there has not been a rush into physical gold. However, in countries like India and China more savers have opted for gold.
Sprott also notes that the "smart money" has now migrated into gold. Specifically, he mentions Ray Dalio, Bill Gross and Kyle Bass.


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Ms. Power:
Your February 18th interview with Salon.com includes the following passage:
"The Bush administration has a long-standing policy that it doesn't engage with terrorists or dictators. Is there a time when the United States should?
Absolutely. I'm with Barack on this. But it's not indefinite. Barack's point is you don't treat meeting with America as if it's in and of itself some great reward. It doesn't buy the other side anything. In fact, today it hurts a lot of people to be in business with the United States. So what you do is you meet in order to achieve things. You meet in order to know your foe, if it's a foe. You meet in order to get international wind at your back so that America is not seen as the problem — [Iranian President Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad is the problem. You meet because you want to stop lumping together the unlike — al-Qaida, Hamas, Iran, Iraq."
Your response to this question represents perhaps the single element of Obama's platform that is most abhorrent to many voters who have rejected all possibility of supporting him. I respectfully ask that you elaborate upon what you said here, given the weight this issue holds for many Americans.
A) You mention that an Obama administration would not only be open to engaging with dictators, but also with terrorists. Would you mind naming some of the terrorists you would be advising that Obama meet? Do you wish that he meets with Haniyeh? Bin Laden?
B) You mention that "you meet in order to know your foe, if it's a foe." I am not sure what you are saying here – you either wish to 1) meet with terrorists and dictators so as to "know them", or 2) meet with terrorists and dictators so as to determine if they are, indeed, your foe.
If you intended the former, what is it you wish to know regarding the intents and motives of, say, Hamas and Al Qaeda? Have they not been clear?
If you intended the latter, what information do you need to receive from any terrorist entity or dictator to further determine if it is a foe? If an entity has committed acts of terror, or has established itself as a dictatorship, are you implying that you would advise consideration of the possibility that this entity could be considered a US ally?
C) You mention that "you don't treat meeting with America as if it's in and of itself some great reward. It doesn't buy the other side anything. In fact, today it hurts a lot of people to be in business with the United States."
Can you name some of the entities which would change their relationship with any other entity based upon their meeting with the US? The only ones I can think of are currently designated terrorist groups or dictatorships. Or are Vladimir Putin.
Are you advising that a President Obama, prior to meeting with a terrorist or dictator, somehow negate the concept that establishing relations with the US is "some great reward", because the US should be concerned that said terrorist or dictator will lose his or her standing among other terrorists or dictators? Why should this be a concern to the US?
And how, exactly, would you advise President Obama establish that meeting with the US is no "great reward"?
D) You mention that "You meet because you want to stop lumping together the unlike — al-Qaida, Hamas, Iran, Iraq." Are you implying that you would establish a hierarchy wherein one terrorist or dictatorship is more deserving of a meeting with the US than another? If so, what would be your criteria?
Al-Qaida wishes to establish a worldwide Islamic caliphate governed by the Koran. Hamas wishes to annihilate Israel so that they may establish a state governed by the Koran. Iran is a state enforcing brutal human rights abuses, with the goal being a state most closely aligned with the teachings of the Koran. You refer to these entities as the "unlike".
Why are you looking to examine any possible differences between these terrorist groups and dictatorships, without first examining the similarity of which they scream at the top of their lungs?


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Modi signs National Flag, sparks Controversy - NTv
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The National Flag is considered with utmost respect and anything cannot be written on it or it cannot be even disrespected in whatever the form. But PM Modi has landed up in a controversy and the reason for this is that he signed the National Flag and this sparked off the controversy and many are condemning his act. Watch the video for more details . .. . . . .


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"Immigration is a privilege. Refugees flee persecution to a foreign haven. Workers, skilled and unskilled, move abroad for better - or simply different - experiences and opportunities. Becoming an expatriate can be both a personal choice - as well as an adventure. Only visas and their ilk spoil the sense of fun."
This is how Gary McLeod introduces his photograph exhibition of portraits of foreign English teachers in Japan that was showing at Zuishoji Art Projects in Shirokanedai between 17 & 23 September.
McLeod is a young photographer and researcher. His doctoral research is on the H.M.S. Challenger, a British ship that made a voyage of scientific research, visiting every continent in the world between 1872 and 1876 with a team of experts on board from a wide range of fields. One of the most memorable results of the voyage for those back in Britain at the time was the collection of photographs taken of "natives" from everywhere the ship had landed, including those of Japan.
In "Privilege," McLeod has also taken "natives" as his subjects: English "native speakers" in Japan. More than that, he has consciously incorporated the technology of his period of research into the project by using a Dallmeyer lens from the 19th century, made in England, on the digital camera he used. This had the effect of drastically reducing the scope of the photos he was able to take, meaning he had to shoot the numerous small portions of the subject that the lens allowed him, and then put the sections together using software, to produce the distinctive mosaic-style "Privilege" result.
The squares of different tone had the effect of training the eye on the various parts of the subject that they overlapped, block by block. I was particularly fascinated by how look in the eye, in particular, of each subject, was accentuated by the technique, almost eerily, to the point of recreating, perhaps, the sense of wonder that the nineteenth century still felt for photography.
Gary McLeod's website is at http://www.garymcleod.co.uk/
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American Idol auditions the place people who sing hooks come to find out they can't really sing.
American Idol auditions the place people who sing hooks come to find out they can't really sing.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Here's a little Romeo & Juliet rewrite I used on my blog tonight in honor of Simon Cowell and Neil Patrick Harris:
Two judges. Both alike in dignity.
In fair Dallas where we lay our scene.
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where Idol words makes Idol songs unclean.
(Apologies to W. Shakespeare)
I totally agree! I was just coming in here to post that very idea. He has the gravitas that empty chair would require.Originally Posted by TopCatDC;3810562;
As for the auditions, not really impressed with anyone I heard, not even less than 1 billion percent.
The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. Dorothy Parker, (attributed)
More quotes from the Dallas show:
"I just want to shatter the dreams of thousands." - NPH
"My first problem was the bottom line of your sign. The letters just get real small at the end. It seems like you just wanted to start over." - NPH
"Thank god for Neil Patrick Harris! I'm gonna have to go back and watch Doogie Howser again." -Kimberly Carver
"I'm just being honest. This show is over." - Dexter Ward
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I said the same thing to my husband! I thought NPH was a hoot and very sharp. He was a pleasant surprise to me.Originally Posted by TopCatDC;3810562;
And TopCat, I loved this:
Originally Posted by TopCatDC;3810645;
There should be a crickets emoticon.
1. I thoroughly agree with all those who think NPH would be a worthy successor to the crown. If we're saying it here, others must be saying it on other boards as well. FOX - do it!!!!!
2. The young man they showed for 1.5 seconds (green t-shirt, jeans), saying "You mean I'm not going to Hollywood?" is the son of some friends. Wes is an absolute sweetheart without a mean bone in his body, so I'm sure it was said in jest. And I'm also sure he wasn't one of those "so bad we have to show him" singers. He's right at about the halfway point of the show.
I'm Paula.
I have a question - 2 of the contestants last night were 29 - one was Llyod thomas - have they changed the age?
AI 9 RulesOriginally Posted by cape;3811034;
Maybe he is 29 now but 28 when he auditioned?You are 16 to 28 years old on June 12, 2009 (which means you must be born on or between June 13,1980 and June 12, 1993). If you were born before or after this window, you are not eligible to participate this season.
I couldn't agree more Unk. I didn't think she had a good voice AT ALL. She was way too high and got praise from all of them :nonoOriginally Posted by Unklescott;3810535;
I can only please one person a day, today is not your day and tomorrow doesn't look good either
When Adam L. was on Oprah he mentioned that Simon really is only looking for people who suit his taste. He mentioned that Simon doesn't get country so there isn't much someone can do who is a country singer to get by him. I also see that there is a certain look for a female that he is attracted to. If his first impression of a girl suits him, he just beams at her. He was pretty narrow minded with the jazz singer last night. The girl was a tad larger than he would like, so he dismissed her like she was worthless. I am so glad all three of the others showed his critique to be worthless


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Unlike the NDBs, which pointed a finger, human-like, at the transmitting station ("It's over there!"), VORs gave you a number, an abstraction that required you to refer to a map to convert the number to a line of position, called a radial. Most aircraft had two VORs, and an exact position could be obtained by the intersection of two radials at a reasonably large angle to each other or, alternatively, by a radial and a distance provided by a radio ranging gadget called distance measuring equipment, or DME.
By the mid-1950s the country was thickly dotted with VOR and DME transmitters—low circular structures, each with a slender truncated cone rising from the center. Dead reckoning sank into disuse, surviving only in questions on the private pilot written test, as pilots came to depend on VORs as stepping stones from one place to another.
VORs made it unnecessary to monitor the wind. With non-directional beacons, if the pilot did not include drift in his heading, a crosswind would push the airplane off track. The automatic direction finder needle would swing progressively to the side as the pilot, continually adjusting his heading, flew an unintentional curved line toward the station. VOR radials are fixed tracks in space; a pilot automatically compensates for wind drift if he merely keeps the OBS needle centered.
One of the unintended side effects of the VOR network was to superimpose upon the familiar map of the United States one that accorded to little-known places like Wink, Texas, or Hector, California, the same familiarity as St. Louis and Indianapolis. It drilled their names into the consciousness of pilots who, droning along, often at night, over a featureless landscape, fastened their attention upon, for lack of anything better, a Morse code identifier and a faint, scratchy tenor intoning, over and over, "Wink...VOR..."
I Once Was Lost, But Now Am Found
Each advance in navigational technique brought an improvement in accuracy, reliability, or ease of use. Each was in one way or another a simplification, but it also required new learning and new insights from its users. And then came GPS, the satellite-based system, originally intended for military tracking and targeting, that identified the location of anything on or near Earth within a few feet.
GPS changed everything. It was GPS—or rather the boundless varieties of digital processing of raw GPS data—that brought navigation to maturity, and the great historical traditions of navigation to their knees. A drug irresistible to even the fiercest Luddite, GPS at one infantalizes and deifies us. With GPS there are no landmarks, no beacons, no airways, except as relics of earlier times. There is only the surface of the planet. GPS makes skill, intuition, and judgment unnecessary. Navigation, that great and noble art, whose traditions reach back into the darkness of prehistory, has degenerated into a computer game. Orientation, sense of direction, dead reckoning, line of position, pilotage, weather sense, drift, heading, track, course, VOR, NDB, precession, magnetic variation, estimation, latitude, longitude, azimuth, elevation, lost, found—relics all.
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Molson Coors Brewing Co.'s fourth-quarter profit blew past Wall Street estimates, as price increases, cost savings and an extra selling week helped offset weak sales volume.
The brewer of Molson Canadian, Coors Light and Blue Moon beers also cited easy comparisons with the year-earlier period, when the weak economy hurt sales and higher fuel and commodity costs pressured profits.
With business concentrated in the mature markets of Canada, Britain and the United States, Molson is seen as having a disadvantage compared to larger rivals Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller PLC, which are strong in developing countries. Molson had missed analysts' profit estimates for the past four quarters.
In the latest quarter, net income was $173.2-million (U.S.), or 95 cents per share, up from $109.8-million, or 58 cents per share, a year earlier.
Excluding items, earnings were 97 cents per share, topping analysts' average estimate of 71 cents per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Net sales rose 12.2 per cent to $937.3-million, also topping Wall Street's estimate of $924.5-million.
Molson Coors sold 12.2 million hectoliters of beer in the quarter, an increase of 2.6 per cent. Yet excluding the extra selling week, volume declined 0.1 per cent.
Earlier on Thursday, MillerCoors, the combined U.S. operations of SABMiller Plc and Molson Coors, reported a 32.5-per-cent jump in quarterly profit.
Molson shares closed on Wednesday at $43.86 on the New York Stock Exchange.


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isbn 4309280110 tenugui guide 手ぬぐい案内
tenugui guide: cute, fun, new, welcome to 'the world of tenugui'
this is a sweet little guide to tenugi towels made by many differnent designers and companie. it includes photos of the towel's designs, as well as projects you can make using the towels, and ingenious ways to use and fold them. there is also a guide to shops the sell tenugui towels, with their address and websites. all text is in japanese, but you can thuroughly enjoy this book through the pictures.
pages with designs grouped by color.
a map showing the famous tenugui shop kamawanu in daikanyama, tokyo, and other shops nearby.
projects using tenugui
index of tenugui shops
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Uninsured driver never held licence
A NORTH Kerry man charged with driving without insurance for the 11th time has admitted in court that he never held a driving licence in his life.
Michael O'Brien of 10 Carraig Geal, Abbeydorney, is currently serving a 17 month jail sentence for fraud and theft, along with a number of road traffic offences, Listowel District Court heard last Wednesday.
Mr O'Brien, who has 64 previous convictions - inclding 10 for driving with no insurance - pleaded guilty to driving uninsured in Ballyduff on January 28 last.
Solicitor Pat Enright asked Judge Mary Larkin not to extend Mr O'Brien's prison term as he suffers from depression and his family is worried about him. He added that Mr O'Brien is finding prison very difficult and that his time in jail is making him appreciate his liberty all the more.
Judge Larkin said that driving without insurance was obviously an ongoing theme for Mr O'Brien and on hearing that he has never held a driving licence, she imposed a three month sentence and banned the defendant from driving for 10 years. Mr O'Brien was also fined €3,000 to be paid forthwith.


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Women react to Rush's apology: Not accepted?
The outcry over Rush Limbaugh calling birth control activist Sandra Fluke a "slut" and a "prostitute," seems to have worked. Several days after his attempt to slut-shame the Georgetown University law student, Limbaugh issued a rare apology on his website, saying "in the attempt to be humorous, I created a national stir. I sincerely apologize."
Janet Hyde, the Helen Thompson Woolley Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, says such name-calling "is a method for exerting power and control over women."
Read the whole story: msnbc
See Janet Hyde at the 24th APS Annual Convention
March 15, 2012


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Treasuries Resume Rally on Post-Brexit Monday
Treasury yields resumed their decent when trading opened Monday. As of 8:30 a.m. ET, the yield on the benchmark 10-year note was 1.48%, an 8 basis point drop from Friday's close (Treasury yields move inversely to prices).
U.S. Treasuries rallied sharply overnight Thursday after the outcome of the Brexit vote was clear. But prices moderated Friday during the day. The yield on the 10-year Treasury actually climbed from a near historic low of 1.42% near 2 a.m. ET Friday morning to 1.57% by the close Friday, according to Tradeweb.
Monday's return to risk-off trading put a stop to that. Global stocks were lower, as was the British pound. By 1 p.m. ET Monday the yield was 1.46%.
Expect a volatile week. Nicholas Colas, chief market strategist at Convergex, a global brokerage company based in New York, writes:
Capital markets will do what they always do in such circumstances: overly discount the downside case and then slowly find their way to the more nuanced truth. For this week, that means a continued rally in the U.S. dollar and "Safe" global sovereign debt. Expect knee-jerk rallies too, as markets see-saw to a new equilibrium. Key tells for a tradable bottom: the dollar versus the British pound and euro, the VIX, and oil prices.


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks closed out a choppy session Wednesday with small gains for blue-chips and the S&P 500 and a minor loss for the Nasdaq Composite COMP, -0.52% The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.24% gained 7.22 points, or 0.1%, at 13,986.52, led by a 1.2% gain in 3M Co. MMM, -0.03% shares. The S&P 500 SPX, -0.30% rose 0.83 point, or 0.1%, to 1,512.12. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, -0.52% fell 3.1 points, or 0.1%, to 3,168.48. Earnings from Ralph Lauren Corp. RL, -0.71% Time Warner Inc. TWX, -0.39% and Wyndham Worldwide Corp. WYN, +0.50% supported stock-buying sentiment, somewhat offset by profit-taking after stocks' 6% rise this year.
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MADRID, Spain - In an emotional on-court ceremony at the Mutua Madrid Open on Sunday, Dinara Safina officially announced her retirement from professional tennis after a career that was highlighted by 12 WTA titles - including right here in Madrid - three Grand Slams finals and the World No.1 ranking.
One of the most powerful players ever to play the game, Safina emerged from brother Marat Safin's shadow in a big way in the late 2000s, particularly in 2008 and 2009, reaching three Grand Slam finals at the 2008 French Open, 2009 Australian Open and 2009 French Open, as well as rising to No.1 in the world on April 20, 2009. Her biggest triumph came at the inaugural Mutua Madrid Open in 2009.
But nagging back injuries caused her to miss big chunks of time on the tour over the next two years, and after falling in the early rounds of Madrid in 2011 she never played again. Three years later, as Maria Sharapova stepped onto the podium to lift the Mutua Madrid Open crown, Safina stepped away.
In addition to the video you're probably already watching - an interview with Safina from Madrid over the weekend - click here to take a look back at the Legend Of Dinara, courtesy of Courtney Nguyen.
Also, take a look back at 20 of Safina's very best moments in this special photo gallery.
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The Humber River Shakespeare Co Presents A Christmas Carol
The Humber River Shakespeare Company presents its annual original production of the Dickens holiday classic, A Christmas Carol.
This December, gather with friends and family as five actors (Claire Frances Muir, Kevin Hammond, , Mark Huisman, Christopher Kelk, and Sara Moyle) bring to life the timeless tale of greed, ghosts, salvation, and hope.
This popular production has been a sold-out event in its original venue, Montgomery's Inn, and the company looks forward to a newly expanded tour this December.
With Victorian costumes designed by multiple Dora award nominee, Nina Okens, and an antique trunk of story-telling treasures, the actors bring you from Scrooge's cold bedroom, to Fezziwig's joyful party, the Cratchit's meagre table, and the brightness of a Christmas morning fresh with snow.
Now entering its fifth season, the company offers professional and accessible theatre year-round to communities in the Humber Watershed and beyond - from touring Shakespeare-in-the-Park in the summer, to innovative and original Canadian works in unique spaces in the fall, and A Christmas Carol in the winter.
Whether by the fire in a Victorian era hotel at Montgomery's Inn, at a lovingly re-stored church in Caledon, or in the beautifully conceived Alton Mill, this charming one hour performance will warm the hearts of Tiny Tims and Scrooges alike.
Seating is limited. Guaranteed tickets are available on line at humberrivershakespeare.ca (Adults: $15, Children $10)
Info Line/Reservations: 416-209-2026
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Dec 8th & 9th - Montgomery's Inn, 4709 Dundas St West, Etobicoke, 7pm
Dec 10th - Montgomery's Inn, 2pm & 7pm
Dec 11th - St. Andrew's Stone Church, 17621St. Andrew's Road, Caledon, 7pm
Dec 13th - Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, 313 Main Street, Schomberg, 7:30pm
Dec 14th - St. Pauls Anglican Church (Runnymede),404 Willard Ave, Toronto, 7:30pm
Dec 15th - Sherdian Park Alliance Church 2440 5th Line West, Mississauga, 7pm
Dec 16th - Christ Church Kettleby Parish Hall, 292 Kettleby Road, 7pm
Dec 17th - Aurora Cultural Centre, 22 Church St, Aurora, 2pm
Dec 18th - The Alton Mill Arts Centre, 1402 Queen St, 2pm


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Excellent post with a lot of great comments. Let's take a look at what Scalzi doesn't miss:
- Stupidly expensive long-distance charges.
- Crappy old cars.
Which cars qualify as crappy old cars? In my opinion, pretty much all of them. Pre-catalytic converter cars were shoddily-constructed, lead-spewing deathtraps, the first generation of cars running on unleaded were even more shoddily-constructed 70s defeat-mobiles, the 80s were the golden age of Detroit Doesn't Give a Shit, and so on. You have to get to about 1997 before there's a car I would willingly get into these days. As opposed to today, when even the cheap boxy cars meant for first-time buyers have decent mileage, will protect you if you're hit by a semi, and have more gizmos and better living conditions than my first couple of apartments.
- Physical media for music.
- Smoking allowed everywhere.
- Pull tabs on drink cans.
I can't say I agree completely with all his points, but they are all well thought-out and amusingly presented.
What do I not miss? Getting lost. I have a famously poor sense of direction and the ability to use GPS, the maps app on my iPhone and just plain old Google Maps for printing out customized maps with instructions, well, let's just say that they've all made my life much easier.
What don't you miss?


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Pro: Ready for prime time - Valentina Puntmann, FrankfurtContra: Not ready for prime time - James Moon, London
Placed at the end of a long day of exciting sessions on various aspects of CMR, this Pro/Con debate still attracted a large audience of clinicians who were curious to learn from two experts if CMR mapping techniques are "ready for prime time", i.e. clinical application, or not.
Both speakers focussed on T1 mapping in their talks. As Dr. Puntmann put it: "T2* has been prime time in the assessment of iron load for many years already anyway, and T2 mapping is known to be able to detect myocardial edema – people just have to use it." So she made her case for the clinical application of T1 mapping. While she does recognize that there are technical problems and disadvantages, she does not think they are unique to T1 mapping. Rather, T1 mapping is just going through the different stages of translation that all novel diagnostic tests and biomarkers have to go through, including steps of validation, qualification, and utilization. Typical applications could be the detection of subclinical disease in conditions such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, or systemic lupus erythematodes. Moreover, Dr. Puntmann cited several publications that highlight the utility of T1 mapping in patients with myocarditis.
Dr. Moon started his contra-talk with a short historical review on major interventions that form the basis of today's use of cardiac T1 mapping. In order to further set the current stage of T1 mapping into perspective, he went back to statements that were issued by the T1 Working Group during one of their first meetings in 2012. Interestingly, the group stated at the time that they expected (and aimed) for T1 mapping to be applied in clinical routine within 5 years. While clearly not all necessary steps (such as large multi-center trials) have been achieved since then, huge progress was made in many regards including the implementation of robust acquisition methods and their availability as commercial products, and the validation of simplified imaging protocols including single-bolus administration of contrast media for the assessment of ECV. Using a compelling chart on the basis of an illustration from Martin Ugander, Dr. Moon explained why he thinks that T1 mapping is ready for clinical use in rare diseases such as amyloidosis and Fabry's, where the changes in myocardial T1 reach several standard deviations from the mean, but not "ready for prime time" in common conditions such as diffuse myocardial fibrosis, where the combination of biological variation and measurement error leads to large overlap between normal and disease. Despite doing his best to live up to his role as the "con"-speaker, he could not resist to express his fascination about a recent scientific paper from the CMR group in Leeds. The authors had found that ECV is reduced in athletes' hearts, and thus potentially provides a new means for differentiating physiologic from pathologic left ventricular hypertrophy and remodelling. Doesn't that sound like prime time yet?
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Matters of Faith 11-18 Yoder's
Some people are thinking about their turkey dinner tonight... others are planning shopping strategy.
You could get help with both of those concerns at the Yoder Family Traditions in Sylacauga.
It's an Amish Shop in the middle of town... no there's no Amish Community... but a woman who has Amish roots... and to honor her parents... she's keeping tradition and faith alive.
{}Debe Hooley owns Yoder's. She says it started as a dream. Both of her parents were raised Amish. They left the Amish faith when they got married. They raised their family Menonite.
Here at Yoder's Family Traditions... you can find Amish bread and butter... cheese and currants... pickled eggs and dips.... all made at Amish farms... and shipped here.
Debe says, "I've been doing the Amish baked goods for years and I call over a hundred people on a pre order ... I've got in 362 different items... from home made breads to more."
With in hours, the baked order is sold out!
it's fresh with no preservatives.
It's good basic simple food.
And basic simple ointments... some say really work!
Rev. Tommy Hardy is a happy customer. He says, "It's off the chain... it really works."
{}Getting back to the simple things in life makes sense to Debe and her family.
{}Debe: "The Amish just want to live a simple life raise a family they take that from the Bible about being separate and not of the world. I'm glad my parents were raised Amish I'm glad I was raised with the values and traditions."
But how does being Amish differ from being Menonite which is what her family converted to.
{}Debe: "The Mennonites can drive cars and have electricity."
But it isn't just electricity illuminating this shop... it's her faith.
{}Debe: "I realize this is a ministry it's not about selling a retail product although I have to keep the doors open but I asked God now on a daily basis if I'm the only smile or word of encouragement.. or only hug somebody gets and it seems like he sends a lot of those opportunities. My mom died in August... October... doors opened by December. 1."
Debe: "There may not be money in the check book we don't know what next month will hold ... he's provided everything we need from right before we opened.
Debe. "I don't understand how God is gonna provide.. but he always does."


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In late 2014, Sport Wales and the Alliance began to facilitate a move by Welsh governing bodies to create a structured programme of leadership and governance development for the sector. Following six months of consultation with over 50 NGBs resulted in the production of framework which sets out what Wales believes to be the minimum standard of governance and the expected leadership behaviours of those running sports. You can download the framework for free below.
To sign up to the Framework simply download the registration form and send to us at firstname.lastname@example.com
If your organisation has signed up to the Framework please fill in and return the official sign up form.
Alongside the Framework the Alliance is pleased to offer a range of support services for any Welsh sports organisations. This ranges from education and training workshops and webinars to consultancy services and governance health checks. Below you will find a variety of resources including handy to get you started on your governance improvement journey.
If you would like a the Welsh version of the Code, please email firstname.lastname@example.com


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In the mountains; Among nature; Near water

A Fonsagrada is a town and municipality in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia. A Fonsagrada is situated 3166 feet above sea level on the watershed between the rivers Rodil and Suarna. It is an important market for all kinds of agricultural produce, and manufactures linen and frieze.
The history of Fonsagrada (traditional name) is linked to the pilgrimage route to Santiago. A variant of the Way, the "camino primitivo", goes through the municipality.
The Neira and Eo rivers begin their journey in the province, both in the vicinity of O Cádavo in the Council of Baleira. The Neira flows south where it joins the river Miño. The Eo flows north and empties into the Cantabrian Sea. Both are rich in salmon and trout.
At the Salime water reservoir you can enjoy picturesque landscapes enhanced by the beauty of the water and the contrast between the fords and heights. The reservoir on the river Navia divides the councils of Negueira in two and causes a mild microclimate in its centre. The river's winding course makes the terrain exceptionally good for treks and horse rides.
The Marronda Wood is an area of ecological interest as well as a hunting reserve, ensconced in a hilly landscape between Braña, Mendeiras and Marin. All around Fonsagrada many 'Seimeras' or waterfalls can be found. At a height of over fifty meters the most spectacular is the Seimera of Vilagocende on the river Porteliña, close to Fonsagrada.


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BullsEye Gun, in Jax, Fla., is a bad place.
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When I was down there I think I popped in there. Is that on the east side of town? They had a little two-lane alley for rifles only and then about a 20 spot line where some guy was shooting his Hi-point carbine and an SKS. I got hit by jacket spall from the SKS, the whole range was kinda crappy, dis-repair,poor lighting, etc.
I would almost move to Jax though to go to Gateway Rifle & Pistol Club out off of 103rd. St. I shot a lot there in the month I was stuck down there, nice place, friendly members. I'm so nuts about guns I had a self-storage just for them while I was there. Anyone in that area, go to Gateway!
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No big surprise that the producers of the "Bourne" franchise are already working on getting a fourth installment in the popular Matt Damon action-adventure series into theaters as soon as possible, what with the last entry, "The Bourne Ultimatum" having grossed, as the kids would say, an assload of money.
The biggest risks are in their efforts at landing new franchises, something that, save for the "Bourne" series, has eluded U for quite some time. "Evan Almighty" was but the latest in a series of disappointments that also include the previous regime's "Van Helsing" and "King Kong."
On tap is a fourth "Bourne" movie, but their slate is full of efforts to either launch new franchises or resurrect old ones. The latter group include revivals of "The Mummy," "Hellboy" and "The Incredible Hulk," as well as another "The Fast and the Furious."
Matt Damon, being the sound business chap that he is, will no doubt return. I could do without Paul Greengrass's insane editing and shooting style, but to each his own.


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Ah, the magic of bubble solution. What therapist hasn't used this tool, over and over and over again? A hit with recalcitrant toddlers, distractible preschoolers, even too cool early elementary aged students. The magic bubble solution is cheap and easy to carry. If you can overlook the periodic spill, it's nearly perfect.
Bubbles also lend themselves easily to language development—i.e. requests/demands (depends on your perspective), joint attention, turn-taking, size concepts, etc. And even more so to early articulation acquisition by offering a wealth of bilabials with early vowels—i.e. "pop", "bubble", "more", "big", "uh-oh", "up"etc.
But where can you go with this if you fear your head is the next thing to pop? Perhaps your kiddo still requires all the same vocabulary practice but you need to shake things up. Perhaps your new blouse won't take well to glycerin spots. In any case, check out these ideas for a "same but different" experience:
1. Bubble wrap: I adore bubble wrap. I save it from any packaging that arrives at my house, but you can also purchase it fairly cheaply. The teeny bubbles can be popped with fingers, fists, feet, elbows, bottoms, or a wooden mallet. Think how happy your OT will be! For a more able child consider twisting out the last few pops as well.
2. Air Bombs: Surely they have a name other than this, but it's what they go by at my house. These are the more modern bubble wrap on steroids that arrive in lots of packages. Usually they have perforations to separate each bubble. These require a bit more heavy work, big stomps or jumps, but think of the possibilities with your SI kids. Consider using some double stick adhesive to keep them in place. They can also be batted around like a balloon lending themselves to "my turn" and "up".
3. Pop Ice Cream: My son loved this thing when he was little—a soft foam ball on a string that fit onto a plastic cone. When you depress the button on the side, "POP", it makes a thrilling shot into the air. (search Amazon for "Ice Cream Shooter")
4. Poppers/Suction Cup Poppers: These are a tremendous value; usually found in the cheap bins at toy or party stores. The classic popper is simply a small plastic dome, about the diameter of a silver dollar. You turn it inside out, set it on a table or the floor and step back. The suction cup poppers usually have a cute character sitting atop a spring, attached to a suction cup. You press the character down firmly and "pop", up it shoots. The exciting element of either of these is that you don't know exactly when they will detonate!
5. Fisher-Price Corn Popper: Remember this gem? How exciting to take turns pushing the corn popper around the room! And, you may want to sit down for this, it comes in a keychain size as well! More practical in some situations, you'll still get the pop action just not all the movement.
6. Panic Pete Squeeze Toy: You've seen this, an odd sort of squishy stress relieving ball shaped like a little man. When you squeeze the body, "pop" his eyes, nose and ears protrude! Sure to elicit giggles.
7. Stomp Rocket: A huge hit with the preschool crowd and, again, great for those kids that might have additional SI issues. You set the rocket on the end of a plastic hose, and stomp down on a good sized plastic "balloon" (remember, bottoms work as well as feet!) to shoot it into the air.
8. Playskool Busy Poppin' Pals: These classic activity boxes require some fine motor dexterity to pull levers, push buttons or twist dials. With a little searching you can find variations in difficulty. Also provides a gratifying opportunity to slam the little door back down. Lends itself easily to "open", "down", "bye-bye".


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How long have you been using the over the counter cream and how often do you use it?
A cream like Lamisil AT will generally require a shorter time. Be sure to follow the directions on the box.
Lotrimin if that is what you have purchased will also work. It may just take a bit longer.
It is very possible that you spread the fungal infection from your feet to your penis. It is quite common.
Here is a link to the Mayo clinic that will detail prevention and other information.
If over the counter treatment doesn't work, just call your doctor. It is really no big deal and is quite common.
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Over the past two years, Mr. Jerald Antony has worked furiously to bring out the best of what he could accomplish to make his dreams into reality. Thoughts turned into wonderful ideas and the ideas turned into colourful sequences of stories across different genres. Stemming from the author's inward drive to create a global impact, Flight to Fantasy brings us a collection of stories that prove to be potentially enthralling scripts for mainstream cinema. Written to captivate local and international audiences alike, every story is compelling in its own way.
Jerald Antony, born on 21st March 1988, is a Mechanical engineering graduate with a craze for automobiles and a penchant for writing incredible stories. Despite choosing a tough engineering career, his mind and pen did not wish to stop compiling stories.
Concepts used in his stories spell every bit of uniqueness. He has composed a few short films like 'Spook scary 2014', which were produced by Spikes studios, his brainchild Studio with which he directed a Tamil film "Status to Selfie". Mr. Jerald Antony has authored "Chases and Cases" which serves as prequel to "Fly to Fantasy."


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Holding signs Chase Stanek and his brothers, Hunter and Wyatt, left to right, await the return of their father, Sgt. 1st Class David Stanek, Dec. 7, 2011, at the Nebraska National Guard Air Base in Lincoln, Neb. About 100 Nebraska Army National Guardsmen and women from the 195th Forward Support Company returned home after serving in Afghanistan. (Corey Perrine/The World-Herald/AP Photo)
Virginia Tech police officers console one another as they move toward the scene where a fellow police officer was killed in a parking lot on the campus of Virginia Tech, Dec. 8, 2011, in Blacksburg, Va. A man killed a police officer and another person after a traffic stop Thursday at the university. (Don Petersen/AP Photo)
Firefighters try to extinguish burning oil tankers allegedly torched by militants at a terminal on the outskirts of Quetta, Pakistan, Dec. 8, 2011. More than 20 tankers were torched in Pakistan carrying fuel for U.S. and NATO troops in neighboring Afghanistan, in the first reported attack since Islamabad closed the border to protest coalition airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani troops last month. (Arshad Butt/AP Photo)
The moon illuminates the spires of the Duomo gothic cathedral in Milan, Italy, Dec.8. 2011. (Luca Bruno/AP Photo)
A farmer stops traffic in Duisburg, western Germany, to shepherd his flock of 150 geese across the street, Dec. 8, 2011 in Duisburg, Germany. The geese enjoy an outdoor enclosure during the day to feed on fresh grass and move back to their night accommodation in the evening. (Frank Augstein/AP Photo)
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, performs a 150 million euro trade under the guidance of Simon Bond, dressed as a wolf, during the ICAP Charity Day, Dec. 7, 2011, in London. The Duchess of Cornwall was supporting Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres of which she is a patron. (Chris Jackson/WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Former New Jersey Gov. and Sen. Jon Corzine testifies before the House Agriculture Committee regarding the bankruptcy of MF Global, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 8, 2011. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)