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Law Office of Curtis R. Cowan, PA
Fort Lauderdale, Florida Family and Divorce Lawyer
(954) 768-0720 or (888) 342-9931The Law Office of Curtis R. Cowan has proudly served Florida families with a detailed and compassionate understanding of divorce and family law, providing to parents and children a tested mediation and powerful representation that have ably protected the rights, futures, and livelihoods...
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Law Office of Daniel E. Forrest, PA
Board Certified Marital & Family Law Attorney and Counselor at Law
(954) 800-5000 or (800) 642-8160The Law Office of Daniel E. Forrest specializes in all matrimonial and family law matters, including divorce, paternity, premarital agreements, domestic violence, enforcement, contempt, alimony, child support, custody, visitation, parenting plans, time-sharing, equitable distribution,...
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Troy Legal, PA
Family and Mediation Law Firm in Boca Raton, Florida
(561) 910-4570Troy Legal P.A. in Boca Raton, FL, specializes in marital and family law and handles case throughout South Florida. The firm has more than 10 years of experience helping clients resolve their issues. The firm handles both complex cases involving affluent business owners, professionals,...
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Feldman & Schneiderman, PL
Boca Raton, Florida Divorce Lawyers
(561) 923-8807At Feldman & Schneiderman, P.L., our Boca Raton divorce attorneys assist clients in family law matters including alimony, child support, child custody, spousal support and property settlement. The firm was founded in 2000, and serves clients in Delray Beach, Palm Beach, Ft. Lauderdale,...
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Sackrin & Tolchinsky, PA
Hallandale, Florida Personal Injury, Real Estate, Foreclosure Defense and Probate Lawyers
(954) 458-8655Sackrin & Tolchinsky, P.A. is a Hallandale, Florida law firm that offers clients throughout the region services in personal injury, foreclosure defense, probate and real estate law. The lawyers of the firm are experts in their chosen fields and have shown an ability to resolve...
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The Law Office of Gustavo E. Frances, PA
Fort Lauderdale, Florida Family Law & Criminal Defense Lawyer
(954) 703-4207 or (866) 435-4172The Law Office of Gustavo E. Frances P.A., handles a wide range of criminal defense cases, including probation issues, juvenile offenses, and traffic violations. It also undertakes DUI related cases involving underage drinking, license suspension, and revocation and speeding. It...
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Slootsky, Perez & Braxton
Personal Injury Lawyers in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
(954) 764-7377 or 877-566-8759The Law Offices of Slootsky, Perez & Braxton is a personal injury law firm located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that represents clients throughout the surrounding areas of the state. The lawyers of the firm know that in the aftermath of a serious accident, clients are not only...
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Heller & Heller, P.A.
Coral Springs, Florida Family Lawyer
(954) 369-4388 or (866) 461-0319Heller and Heller P.A. has been committed to handling family law matters since 1991. The Coral Springs, FL- firm relies on creativity to open up ideas for change. The firm is committed to learning about goals, and then using creativity and experience to do everything possible to...
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Law Offices of Steven E. Blumenthal, PA
Hollywood, Florida Divorce & Family Attorney
(954) 636-7498The Law Offices of Steven E. Blumenthal is a leading divorce and family law firm based in Hollywood, Florida and serves residents throughout the Broward County area. Steven E. Blumenthal has over 25 years of experience helping families through mediation, divorce and family litigation,...
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Susan R. Brown, Attorney at Law
Broward County Divorce Attorney
(877) 872-6508Susan R. Brown is a Broward County specialist in family law and divorce who serves Plantation and the surrounding cities in South Florida. With more than twenty-nine years of experience mediating and litigating within the concentration of family and marital law, she welcomes any...
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Weiner & Weiss, LLC
Boca Raton, Florida Divorce & Family Lawyers
(561) 391-1333Weiner & Weiss, LLC provides divorce and family law assistance to clients in Boca Raton, Florida and the surrounding area. We are committed to representing families with an effective balance of aggressive advocacy and compassionate service. We know how emotionally straining a...
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Van Riper & Nies Attorneys, PA
Deerfield Beach, Florida Criminal, Divorce, DUI, Family and Personal Injury Attorneys
(954) 369-0776Van Riper and Nies Attorneys in Florida handle cases that go to trial for clients. The firm represent clients with problems with personal injury, maritime law, commercial law, civil litigation, criminal defense, evictions and family law. Regardless what the issue is, the legal team...
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Vanessa L. Prieto Law Offices, LLC
Fort Lauderdale, Florida Family Attorney
(954) 687-9143The Law Office of Vanessa L. Prieto is the legal practice of Fort Lauderdale, Florida based family law attorney Vanessa L. Prieto providing a comprehensive list of family law services to clients throughout the surrounding areas of Florida. With over 15 years of experience working...
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Sandra Bonfiglio, PA
Fort Lauderdale, Florida Family Lawyer
(954) 828-9933Sandra Bonfiglio, P.A., is a Fort Lauderdale-based law firm providing family law assistance to clients across southern Florida. We apply our expertise to cases of divorce, child custody and support, alimony and prenuptial agreements, and more. Our commitment is to serving you and...
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The Law Offices of Robert L. Bogen
Boca Raton Family and Divorce Attorney
(561) 394-6060The Law Offices of Robert L. Bogen is based in Boca Raton and specializes in family law, criminal defense and appellate law. Our goal is to develop a relationship with each of our clients, and that starts with giving you a reason to trust us by delivering a favorable outcome in your...
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Scott J. Sternberg & Associates, PA
Boca Raton, Florida Workers' Compensation and Social Security Disability Attorneys
(561) 451-2811Scott J. Sternberg & Associates, PA is a Social Security disability, workers' compensation and immigration law firm representing clients in Florida. Our dedicated attorneys have more than 15 years of experience helping clients and provide excellent customer service when clients...
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Alan R. Burton, Attorney at Law
Divorce and Family Law Attorney in Florida
(954) 519-2314 or (888) 341-5223Alan R. Burton, Attorney at Law brings more than thirty years experience to his family law firm serving South Florida. Attorney Burton appreciates the unique circumstances of every case and works to demonstrate an empathy that leaves each client with a sense of being honestly informed...
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Blank Rome LLP
Business, Corporate, Litigation, Maritime, Regulatory
(561) 417-8100Blank Rome LLP is a full-service law firm providing sophisticated legal services and counsel you need to succeed in business, solve your disputes, and secure your future. Blank Rome takes a practical, business-minded approach to public and corporate transactions, litigation, and regulatory issues.
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Braverman & Hymowitz
Fort Lauderdale Divorce Attorneys
(954) 524-0505Braverman & Hymowitz, located in Fort Lauderdale and Boynton Beach, Florida, is a small, caring law firm built on strong ethical and moral principles. Our four skilled and compassionate lawyers will devote the time and attention necessary to understand your unique divorce situation...
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Brodie & Friedman, P.A.
Divorce & Family Lawyers in Boca Raton, Florida
(561) 392-5100Brodie & Friedman, P.A. is based in Boca Raton, FL and represents divorce and family law clients throughout South Florida on matters ranging from child support, alimony and relocation to complex property division. An important element of our success as a family law firm is our...
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Denise Rappaport Isaacs, PA
South Florida Divorce & Family Attorney
(561) 361-8300The Law Offices of Denise Rappaport Isaacs, P.A. is an experienced, dedicated law firm located in Boca Raton, Florida. As a divorce lawyer in Boca Raton with over 30 years' experience, Attorney Isaacs is a strong advocate for Florida families. She helps to resolve a wide range of...
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Klein Law Group
Full-Service Law Firm in Florida
(561) 353-2800Klein Law Group handles legal matters related to bankruptcy, divorce, family law, real estate law and criminal defense. We have offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach.
Our attorneys are fully committed to providing high-quality, aggressive, and effective solutions...
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Law Office of Victor H. Waite, P.A.
South Florida Criminal Defense, Divorce, and Personal Injury Lawyer
(954) 834-3764The Law Office of Victor H. Waite, P.A. provides competent legal services to all of South Florida in the following areas: criminal defense, divorce, auto accidents, personal injury, and child custody and support. Attorney Victor Waite promises to give your case the attention it deserves.
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To create a standard that can replace standard E-106 STD Test Method for Analysis of Copper Beryllium Alloys Plasma Spectroscopy. Test method to cover procedures for the chemical analysis of copper-beryllium alloys having chemical compositions within the following limits (in %): Copper 97 to 98, Beryllium 0.4 to 2.05, Nickel 0.0 to 0.30, Cobalt 0.0 to 0.3, Iron 0.0 to 0.30
The standard provides support for Copper- Beryllium alloy producers to meet specifications
Beryllium, E106, Copper- Beryllium AlloysThe title and scope are in draft form and are under development within this ASTM Committee.
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Snubs not all the managers' fault
I'm not going to be too hard on Tony La Russa and Ron Washington.
All-Star managers can't win when they round out their rosters. They're boxed in by the fan and player votes, by the rule that every team must be represented and in Washington's case, by the pressure to take your own players, which is greater than the average fan might think.
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How are Reds right-hander Johnny Cueto, Brewers righty Zack Greinke and Braves center fielder Michael Bourn not on the National League roster?
How are Tigers center fielder Austin Jackson, White Sox right-hander Jake Peavy and either the Athletics' Josh Reddick or Twins' Josh Willingham not on the American League squad?
We can list additional snubs, but the issue is more the process — the process that invariably leads to screwy decisions, in part because of a trickle-down effect that occurs when the fans botch a few of their choices (hello, Pablo Sandoval and Dan Uggla).
Sandoval, who missed more than a month with a fractured hamate bone, was elected the NL third baseman over David Wright, leading to a snub of the Padres' Chase Headley and inclusion of Padres closer Huston Street as that team's only representative.
Uggla, batting .235 with a .777 OPS, was elected the NL's second baseman, helping keep two more deserving players — the Diamondbacks' Aaron Hill and Reds' Brandon Phillips — off the team.
But we digress.
Cueto, the ace of the first-place Reds, fifth in the NL in ERA, is by far the most egregious snub. And you can't accuse La Russa, who retired as Cardinals manager after last season, of pro-Cardinals or anti-Reds bias. He didn't use any of his nine at-large picks on a Cardinals player. And one of his selections was Reds outfielder Jay Bruce. (You weren't expecting La Russa to name his old friend Phillips, were you?)
Still, this isn't that complicated.
La Russa should have taken Cueto over Bruce. He then could have named Greinke over Phillies lefty Cole Hamels and chosen another outfielder — Bourn — over Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon.
The rules require only three relievers to be named to each team, and the NL already had exceeded its quota with the Braves' Craig Kimbrel, Reds' Aroldis Chapman, Pirates' Joel Hanrahan and Street.
As for Hamels, he's a huge name but only 18th in the NL in ERA. Having three Phillies is excessive (and two for the Cubs is worse, but first baseman Bryan LaHair's inclusion resulted largely from the defections of Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder to the AL and the injuries to Ryan Howard and Lance Berkman).
Washington, left with only seven at-large picks, was in a slightly trickier position. Four of his spots went to the sole representatives of the Twins (catcher Joe Mauer), Royals (designated hitter Billy Butler), Athletics (reliever Ryan Cook) and Mariners (right-hander Felix Hernandez). His other three all went to players of his from the Rangers — shortstop Elvis Andrus, left-hander Matt Harrison and closer Joe Nathan.
True, the Rangers already had four other representatives — catcher Mike Napoli, center fielder Josh Hamilton and third baseman Adrian Beltre, who were elected by the fans, and second baseman Ian Kinsler, who was elected by the players.
Too bad — to the victors belong the spoils.
The Rangers, lest anyone forget, are the two-time defending AL champions. And it's difficult to find fault with the selections of Andrus and Harrison, both of whom are quite deserving.
My quibble is Nathan, who, although a candidate for Comeback Player of the Year, joined the Rangers only this season. Peavy could have gone in Nathan's spot; the AL, too, had already exceeded its relievers' quota by one.
Jackson, Reddick or Willingham could have replaced Andrus — the AL already had Derek Jeter and Asdrubal Cabrera at shortstop. If the choice had been Reddick, Washington could have bumped Cook for one of the Angels' relievers, either Ernesto Frieri or Scott Downs. But really, we're getting to the nitpicking stage. Andrus is worthy, and that's that.
The 2012 MLB All-Star Game was July 10 on FOX. Get complete coverage of summer's big event.Besides, although the new labor agreement requires players to participate unless they are injured or excused, we've already had two losses to injury: Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia and Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp. Surely, others will follow, creating openings for some of the players who were snubbed.
All that is left, for now, is the Final Vote for the 34th spot on each roster. Jackson, Willingham and Reddick didn't even make the AL ballot, which includes Peavy, Frieri, Rangers righty Yu Darvish, Orioles right-hander Jason Hammel and a home-cooking selection for Kansas City, Royals closer Jonathan Broxton. My choice would be Peavy. I'd bet on Darvish.
The NL ballot, meanwhile, might be the most intriguing ever. It includes the retiring Braves third baseman, Chipper Jones, and the Nationals' 19-year-old outfielder, Bryce Harper. Each of the other three candidates — Bourn, Hill and Cardinals third baseman David Freese — also would be a legitimate choice.
The vote likely will come down to Jones vs. Harper, so I'll leave you with a story from Dodgers team president Stan Kasten, who was the Braves' president when Jones was a rookie in 1995.
Kasten asked Chipper what he was doing for the All-Star break. Chipper replied that he was going fishing. And Kasten told him, "It's the last mid-summer break you're going to have for a long time." Sure enough, Jones was named to the All-Star Game in five of the next six years and seven times overall.
The point, of course, is that Harper will get his turn. And, much as I would love to see Harper and the Angels' Mike Trout on the same field on opposing teams in Kansas City, Chipper deserves one last bow.
So, Chipper in the Final Vote, Bourn as the replacement for Kemp and Harper as the next player added when someone gets hurt.
Again, it's not that complicated.
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47. Nashville (1975)
R | 159 min | Drama, Music
Over the course of a few hectic days, numerous interrelated people prepare for a political convention as secrets and lies are surfaced and revealed.
Writer: Joan Tewkesbury | Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Keith Carradine, Karen Black, Ronee Blakley, Shelley Duvall
48. The Chinese Connection (1972)
R | 107 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A young man seeks vengence for the death of his teacher.
Writer: Wei Lo | Director: Wei Lo | Stars: Bruce Lee, Nora Miao, James Tien, Maria Yi
49. The Hills Run Red (2009 Video)
R | 81 min | Horror, Thriller
A group of young horror fans go searching for a film that mysteriously vanished years ago but instead find that the demented killer from the movie is real, and he's thrilled to meet fans who will die gruesomely for his art.
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50. Death Warrant (1990)
R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The Canadian policeman Louis Burke is assigned in a jail to investigate in some murders of prisoners and jailors. When in jail, Lois, using his outstandings martial arts is able to save his... See full summary »
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Whatever Happened to That Rule Change To Allow You to Pack Heat in National Parks?
Purely for argument's sake, those noble men you mention had the chance but did not outlaw slavery nor give women the right to vote, so should we now rescind the Emancipation Proclamation and the 19th Amendment because the Founding Fathers were silent on those two points? Or, should we accept that as times change it wouldn't be so outlandish to tweak the Constitution a bit?
Whatever Happened to That Rule Change To Allow You to Pack Heat in National Parks?
I urge you to study the "historical context" in which the Bill of Rights was written and the Founders' statements on the individual right to bear arms:
"A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks." Thomas Jefferson
"[The Constitution preserves] the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation...(where) the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms." James Madison
"[W]hereas, to preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms. . ." Richard Henry Lee
"[C]onceived it to be the privilege of every citizen, and one of his most essential rights, to bear arms, and to resist every attack upon his liberty or property, by whomsoever made." Roger Sherman
While the British crown was the tyrant of the day, the Founders recognized government, in a much broader context, as having the potential to devolve to tyranny. George Washington wrote, "Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master."
Patrick Henry echoed that sentiment when he said, "Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect every one who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are ruined."
It goes on. Adams. Washington. More from Jefferson.
Please read about the Original Intent and Purpose of the Second Amendment for more illumination.
Reading the Fine Print – Did the NPS Ever Manage This National Monument?
One hint in President Carter's language about who is to manage can be found when you compare the subsistence provisions in Misty Fjords with a national park monument, such as Kobuk Valley.
-- In Kobuk Valley, President Carter says:
"The Secretary of the Interior shall promulgate such regulations as are appropriate, including regulation of the opportunity to engage in a subsistence lifestyle by local residents. The Secretary may close the national monument, or any portion thereof, to subsistence uses of a particular fish, wildlife or plant population if necessary for reasons of public safety, administration, or to ensure the natural stability or continued viability of such population."
Because the land in the Kobuk Valley had been managed by BLM, but would be taken over by NPS, the President identifies the need for new regulations, promulgated by the Secretary of the INTERIOR.
-- In Misty Fjords, President Carter instead refers to the existing statutes, which of course are Forest Service laws, part of the Department of Agriculture:
"Hunting and fishing shall continue to be regulated, permitted and controlled in accord with the statutory authorities applicable to the monument area."
The National Forest had no conflict with hunting, but, a national park monument would usually prohibit all forms of hunting. This was a very big deal at the time.
So, President Carter indicates here that existing Forest Service law and regulation would apply, with the difference that under the Antiquities Act/National Monument withdrawal and the parallel withdrawals by Secretary Andrus, all new mines, leases, homesteads and other private reservations were excluded from Misty Fjords.
BLM, NPS Modify Oil and Gas Lease Auction near National Parks in Utah
There's still plenty of consternation about the reported "compromise" between the BLM and NPS.
A recent letter to the Salt Lake Tribune by a Vernal, Utah resident makes a good point:
Like previous energy booms, this one will eventually subside and tourism will help take up the economic slack -- unless heedless development has engulfed Dinosaur National Monument in an industrial zone that nobody wants to visit.
Hikers, Bikers and National Parks
LOL! Somewhere long ago I read a long report on the amount of trail dirt various hiking boots displaced with each step, average stride and X miles hiked = much more maintenance than I thought.
Anyway, IMHO mountain bikes no way in hell enhance the National Park Experience.
And the idea of slashing even more trails through our parks for these playthings is ridiculous.
For me Our National Parks are a place where nature rules and with humility we humbly get to visit, for a while."Recreational development is a job not of building roads into the lovely country,
but of building receptivity into the still unlovely human mind."
Aldo Leopold -
Hikers, Bikers and National Parks
Thanks for the even-handed responses, especially dapster.
I couldn't believe I was reading that bikers were being singled out for scaring away the precious wildlife experience. I take it someone's never been on the trail with certain groups that include, but are not limited to, families with younger children, teenagers and the ubiquitous wilderness drunk. And careless hiking destroys more "off trail" environments simply by damaging cryptobiotic soils (that most hikers wouldn't recognize even as they tread through it) than bikers do with their machines.
That said, not all terrain is suitable for biking anyway, in particular the venues which I frequent. A good majority of hiking trails will remain as such. While I personally don't much care to coexist with that segment of the biking world that is too inconsiderate (or arrogant) to announce their passing intentions, give a slight clue as to how many are in the pack to follow, or attempt to use an inordinate percentage of the available path, I have no qualms with intelligent, respectful trekkers. Just don't ask for funding to expand your particular "sport" from my coffers and I'll reciprocate with the same decency towards your kind. Now if only the powers that be would offer that same guarantee to both sides.
Hikers, Bikers and National Parks
Ask any number of competent soil scientists what the soil rate of erosion would be if mountain biking were to be totally allowed in our national parks, and if the general consensus DOES show and prove that mountain biking is more harmful and damaging to the National Parks environment: Then would the IBMA be screaming afoul by the AHS. Probably so! I think it would be wise to have a complete and comprehensive soil impact analysis on all of our National Parks before allowing any mountain biking. If the soil scientist say:NO GO! Then what, another snowmobile fiasco, where pollution studies have shown that the fuming gas sleds do create a health hazard to the general Yellowstone environment. No!? I suppose sound science would get trumped again by greed and more of the same gross mismanagement by the NPS. I see the same original sin of greed (from potential biking outlet shops) occurring within our National Parks if the IMBA gets entrenched.
Reading the Fine Print – Did the NPS Ever Manage This National Monument?
Thanks for the additional background on Misty Fjords and other areas in Alaska!
I didn't intend to suggest in the original article that only the NPS could manage national monuments, but to point out that there was a bit of confusion about the early days of Misty Fjords. Given the fact that the majority of Misty Fjords is designated wilderness, the area about as well protected as is possible today from major changes on the ground, no matter which agency manages the site.
Others who want more in-depth information on the political maneuvers surrounding the various Alaskan monuments will find one source in the "Administrative History -The National Park Service and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980"
Hikers, Bikers and National Parks
I'm pretty well resigned to the conclusion that IMBA and the Traveler are going to "agree to disagree" about the benefits of better policies for mountain biking in national parks, but I do want to make sure that we keep the facts straight.
IMBA applauded the USFS for recognizing the need to broadly manage recreation as motorized or non-motorized, and to recognize that bikes belong -- quite obviously -- in the second category. The topic of Wilderness was not addressed in the release that the Traveler cites.
Wilderness legislation frequently makes use of the term "mechanized." Although there are some obvious problems with that terminology -- namely that many types of mechanical devices are commonly used in Wilderness -- IMBA has no nefarious plan to unseat that language.
There are several other problems with the analysis of the proposed NPS rule making given above. But, as I said, at the end of the day there are simply going to be those who think that the national parks could benefit by adopting more shared-use trails with options for mountain biking, and those that see things otherwise. It's good to see that many in the Traveler's readership are willing to speak up for the value of responsibly broadening the park service's recreational offerings.
Hikers, Bikers and National Parks
Oh, boy. Here we go again...
The NPS should not allow bikes on trails within the national parks. There are so many places that mountain bikers can ride, we do not need to open up the parks to bikes as well. There need to be some places that we can go for slow, contemplative travel on foot, and bikes definitely destroy the experience for hikers. Not only that, bikes cause massive erosion and scare wildlife.
What no one seems to mention is that when bikes are banned, it does not mean that bikers are banned. They are still welcome to travel on foot with the rest of us.Say what? Please note that these places are called "National Parks", and not "Pedestrian Parks". There are already many miles of places set aside for "slow, contemplative travel on foot". Why must other human-powered means of travel be denied? Where is the equality? What if hikers are destroying the experience for bikers? Why not have trails designated for single-purpose and multi-use, to give this balance?
Hikers also cause erosion and certainly scare wildlife, not matter how stealthy or careful you might think yourself. The same rationale that you use to demonize Mountain Biking, (to the end of banning it entirely within all the NPS units), could just as easily be applied to foot travel. Trail erosion, trashing the area, scaring wildilfe, loud sounds, illegally entering wilderness areas, etc. can all be attributed to human foot-bound travel. There are irresponsible hikers out there too, to be sure. Must we utilize the "Kindergarten" mentality, where the entire class in punished for the transgressions of a few individuals?
Watch out for what you choose to demonize. For one day, you just may find your favorite pasttime in the crosshairs of groups with the same closed-mindedness that you exhibit, taking your rights to your participate in favorite sport away.
Even hiking...
Reading the Fine Print – Did the NPS Ever Manage This National Monument?
TO: Jim, and others interested in whether or not National Monuments should only be operated by the NPS, and fans of Misty Fjords:
From the beginning of the creation by President Carter, it was planned that this area be managed by the US Forest Service. It was never managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, nor, the National Park Service.
The background is, there WAS a fight inside the Carter Administration on the designation of Misty Fjords, but it happened several years BEFORE the Presidential Proclamation on the Nat Monument (NM). By the time the Misty Fjords NM was proclaimed by Pres Jimmy Carter, there was no serious consideration of national park service management.
Officially starting in 1971, five federal agencies were looking all over Alaska for the creation of conservation units. The original focus was on undesignated public (federal) land, managed by the Bureau of Land Management. One of the agencies was the US Forest Service, who ultimately identified large areas in interior Alaska (by which I mean the huge block of Alaska, but excluding the Aleutian Pen. and Southeast Alaska). The Forest Service recommendations in Interior Alaska were in conflict with proposals made by the US Fish and Wildlife Service and by the National Park Service, each of whom advocated for parks or refuges where the Forest Service proposed extensive National Forests. Forests may permit commodity development via its multiple use legislation, including timbering and mining, but also has very tight wilderness management where designated.
Soon after the Forest Service floated this proposal, the NPS planning team, under Al Henson in Alaska and Randy Jones in Washington, began pushing for two national parks in Southeast Alaska, within lands ALREADY MANAGED BY THE FOREST SERVICE, in Mysty Fjords and in Admiralty Island. Back to the 1930s, the NPS had conducted recons of these places, but the Forest Service was livid, because the idea of the study in the 1970's was to be focused only on the large tracts of lands managed by the BLM as undesignated public land. Some Alaskan Indian groups in the Southeast also were raising challenges to the Forest Service and in favor of the NPS because of dissatisfaction toward the development plans and lack of 'subsistence priority' in the Tongass National Forest.
The real clash, and ultimately the basis for how the National Monument decision was made AND how the lands are currently managed, came as the Carter Administration struggled over how much land to conserve, what parcels, and what restrictions or special management should apply to the new conservation designations in Alaska.
The main opponents to the Department of Interior proposals by Secretary Cecil Andrus (especially the national parks and wildlife refuges) were the Department of Defense -- DOD wanted aids to navigation and ability to conduct maneuvers, the Commerce Department, who complained about locking up economic development opportunities, and the Department of Agriculture -- the department that manages the Forests and supposedly advocates for the National Forest recommendations. Amid all this, the simple decision was to cut the baby in half: there would be no new national forests in Interior Alaska (on lands already managed by the Dept of Interior), and the National Park Service would back off of pushing for a Misty Fjords or Admiralty Island national parks (on lands already managed by Dept of Ag/Forest Service). The concern about the development would be addressed by wilderness proposals to Congress, to protect Misty and Admiralty from development under the USFS' multiple use policies.
In effect, the Forest Service adopted wilderness recommendations to protect Misty and Admiralty from the National Park Service.
And, it is the nature of government to find a way to stabilize the political situation as Carter and Andrus prepared to face Congress with the most sweeping, most controversial conservation action in the history of the United States.
Leaving the Forest Service in place is consistent with that, and 'Wilderness' designation was the tool for both the Forests and the Refuges to block development, rather than converting those areas into parks.
When the time came to create the National Monuments -- the study-area protections in place from development since 1971 would come off in 1978, and Senator Gravel blocked the simple extension of those protections -- President Carter and Secretary Andrus saw the National Monuments as the only way to provide solid protection, but also were forcing Alaska back to the legislative table to win back all the special exceptions for Alaska that legislation would bring. They expected and wanted a new bill in the following Congress to erase the Carter Monuments, to be sought by all parties including Sen. Stevens and Rep. Don Young. They expected the Carter Monuments were too inflexible to be livable to Alaskans, and they believed the National Park Service and Wildlife Refuges NEEDED congressional legislation to be finally accepted by Congress and ALL the parties, or else effective mangement would be impossibly difficult for the ranger-on-the-Ground.
Because of the earlier deal, in 1977, on what agency would be the lead on what areas, what agency had developed the expertise for what area, and because of the outstanding quality of the lands designated by Carter as National Monument, and to provide political continuity and maximum leverage, the decision was made to break with tradition and permit the Fish and Wildlife Service and the US Forest Service to manage those national monuments that would have been managed by those Agencies if the Carter/Jackson/Udall bill had passed in 1978.
POSTSCRIPT: The Carter/Andrus strategy was to get a quick agreement with Sen. Stevens and the Governor, based on the bills that had been emerging up until that point. However, the environmental organizations decided to use the leverage Carter created to either kick up to much stronger bills, including much larger Wilderness in Southeast Alaska, and claimed they would be happy PERMANENTLY with the comparatively inflexible management of the Carter National Monuments. (the only significant exception for Alaska was access for subsistence hunting and fishing on all the national monuments). This tactic led to Rep. Udall being defeated in his own Committee and loosing the Commerce Committee (refuges) as well. MANY Members of Congress were turned off at how cynical the environmentalists had become, to push for more just because Carter's monuments put pressure on Alaskans. (they even tried to take over management of eagles on State-owned land in the Southeast) But Udall ultimately won on the House Floor due in part by a tremendous effort by Andrus and Carter to go political on what had until then been lobbied pretty much on the merits alone.
By the time it was over, the strongly environmentalist Senator Paul Tsongas, leader of the pro-environmental bill in the Senate, said he could even trust the word of Senator Ted Stevens more than he could the environmentalists. By that time, in the Southeast, all talk of a national park for Misty Fjords was gone, and right until the end the fight was over how much land in the forest would be designated Wilderness.
When Carter was beaten in the 1980 election, the environmentalists finally folded, and Carter got his bill. Under Reagan, there was fear there would never be a better bill, and the monuments would never be fully supported. So, the idea that the environmentalists would settle for permanent national monuments was a bluff.
At the time of the Hostage Crisis in Iran, it seemed in both cases that President Carter would be denied getting his victories before the Election, when possibly they would have helped him defeat Ronald Reagan.
Park History: Dinosaur National Monument
The proposal for national park status for Dinosaur National Monument has been on the table for at least twenty years. Perceived conflict with the interests of the oil and gas industry in the nearby Uinta Basin has been the main reason legislation has stalled, even though former Colorado Rep. Ben Nighthorse Campbell supported park designation in 1989. To my knowledge, no one has suggested a name change-- the proposal has always been for Dinosaur National Park.
More info: www.proposeddinosaurpark.org
Whatever Happened to That Rule Change To Allow You to Pack Heat in National Parks?
Before we start the inevitable spewing forth the rhetoric, let's at least try to maintain some semblance of accuracy.........
The majority of CCW holders are most likely law-abiding citizens.Inaccurate:
Criminals don't care what the law is.
Correction: Criminals very often seek loopholes in the law to minimize the penalties for their transgressions. Or work well within the boundaries set forth by our legal system in terms of illegal search or other rights violations, and never sees the interior of a penitentiary due to what some consider legal "errors".Inaccurate:
Something about who will follow the law?
Correction: Many CCW holders who are regular contributors to this site freely admit personal violations of the current laws restricting loaded weapons within the boundaries of various NPS units. So, either nobody gives a damn about the current laws (or at least fewer people than you think), or there are far fewer CCW holders than you believe who are fine, upstanding, law-abiding citizens, or that segment of the CCW holder has transgressed into the criminal element domain. Choose any scenario of the three and the end result is that there are far less people following protocol than you tout in your "facts".Parks are safe??????
Overall, yes. Like it or not, yes, far safer than other urban, suburban or rural areas with the same relative populace, and I mean in terms of the populace in the densest areas around the visitor centers, where most of the tourists gather. The crime rate on any given day in those regions is much less than in most equivalent metro areas. But on the other hand, if you're looking for ANY area of the country that, by your self-serving definition is "safe", forget it, it doesn't exist. Absolutely any area can be subjected to crime, but that simple "fact" doesn't justify everyone and their brother walking around loaded for bear.The last statement is just plain ridiculous. This coming from a staunch anti-NRA gun owner who spent more time in special services than I care to remember and who was trained by our government to be quite familiar with how to use various forms of weapons against his fellow man. The "fact" is your firearm can't save your sorry behind in every circumstance, so maybe it would be more practical to be trained in alternative methods of defending yourself, your family and your possessions. The "fact" is that if you were, you would most definitely find yourself feeling "safe" in virtually any environment. Provided the paranoia can be effectively eradicated.
National Park Service Chastized For Poor Cultural Resource Oversight
To Anonymous Nov 27,
I like your point. I was recently backpacking in the San Rafael Wilderness (USFS) and was pleased and surprised to see they have allowed picnic tables to remain in some backcountry campsites.
I while back when I read that the Sierra Club was suing Olympic NP for repairing backcountry shelters, I nearly had an aneurysm. Forcing the NPS to remove backcountry lean-tos from a rain soaked trail? Lord have mercy. Can't this nonprofit find causes with less Grinch-like motives to spend their supporters time and money on?
(For example, why doesn't the Sierra Club donate money to helping the NPS preserve Cultural Artifacts instead of paying lawyers to steal Christmas trees from Cindy Lou Who?)
Like Beamis, I see this poor management of Cultural Resources as another symptom of a malignant and perhaps fatal disease.
Whatever Happened to That Rule Change To Allow You to Pack Heat in National Parks?
The more guns the better. I see no reason why people should not be armed everywhere they go, whether it be mid-town Manhattan or along the placid shores of Yellowstone Lake. This is a non-issue. Statistics show that places with the strictest gun laws are usually the least safe i.e. Washington, DC and NYC, while concealed carry jurisdictions generally have much lower rates of crime. The criminals never know who might be packing heat and thus are a bit less likely to perpetrate a crime. Guns-----the more the merrier.
Hikers, Bikers and National Parks
Thanks Marylander and Scott for such reasonable and well worded responses to this story.
I was dismayed at the American Hiking Society's reactionary stance on this issue, and frankly, as much as I love trails, I may not continue my membership due to the AHS's unwarranted and dogmatic position regarding mountain biking in national parks.
This bizarre fear of bicycles in parks reminds me of the horrified response some people have to gay marriage. Reee-lax! So, cats and dogs might start living together. We'll survive it. And so will the slickrock in Arches.
Whatever Happened to That Rule Change To Allow You to Pack Heat in National Parks?
Actually, the murders you likely are trying to associate with Yosemite occurred outside the park. And you and many others continue to broadly -- and wrongly -- assume that folks who don't want to see concealed weapons in the parks are anti-gun and anti-2nd Amendment. Quite a few gun owners are opposed to the proposed rule change.
Whatever Happened to That Rule Change To Allow You to Pack Heat in National Parks?
Fact- CCW holders are in most part law abiding people.
Fact- Criminals are do not care what the law is.
Fact- If the Law states, No Firearms in National Parks who will follow the Law.
Fact- Murders on the Appalachian Trail and In the Yosemite Park in the years past and more crimes elsewhere (parks are safe??????)
Fact- Anti Gunners don't like or accept facts!!!!!!!!!!!!
This Park Nourishes Its Forest Service Roots
Great write-up Jim. And, thanks for pointing out the agency relationship between F.S. and NPS. I hadn't even heard of this park and should have.
rob mutch
Whatever Happened to That Rule Change To Allow You to Pack Heat in National Parks?
Frank C:
... "it is their [the people's] right and duty to be at all times armed" ...Why do you gun rights folks always refuse to look at the historical context in which the original statements of the Bill of Rights were made?? The "tyrants" at that time were the British, a completely separate government seeking to abolish our nation.
If you feel your own government is acting as a tyrant you are inherently devoted to overthrow of the government you claim to be a loyal citizen of.
Sounds crazy, right? But that's where the logic of your argument leads.Keep your damn guns at home where they belong.
Hikers, Bikers and National Parks
Give the IMBA an open mile into the National Parks they will bring down an mountain with erosion...in time.
Why You Should Not Store Food in Your Car at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Why should the guy videotaping be fined? I'm the one who videotaped this while vacationing in the Smokys. This is a documantation of what happenned. Animals are unpredictable. Its not like I helped the bear break into the car or the bear was acting up for the camera. There were many people standing close by, and startling the bear may have been the worse thing to do. I'm just glad nobody was hurt. I was nervous about being so close to the bear but their were a buffer of bystanders between me and the bear. I know I could out run the bystanders. The rangers ended up moving the bear far away from people. Hope you enjoyed the video.
Hikers, Bikers and National Parks
This may not be good for hikers with exclusionary tendencies - - but it IS good for the NPS and the promotion of healthy alternatives to motorized recreation. Expanded appreciation for what the NPS can offer to legitimate trail users, such as hikers, bikers, and equestrians, can only improve the overall NPS mission.
Hikers, Bikers and National Parks
The NPS should not allow bikes on trails within the national parks. There are so many places that mountain bikers can ride, we do not need to open up the parks to bikes as well. There need to be some places that we can go for slow, contemplative travel on foot, and bikes definitely destroy the experience for hikers. Not only that, bikes cause massive erosion and scare wildlife.
What no one seems to mention is that when bikes are banned, it does not mean that bikers are banned. They are still welcome to travel on foot with the rest of us.
Whatever Happened to That Rule Change To Allow You to Pack Heat in National Parks?
Jay, if you don't trust an interest group, and I'm not a member of the NRA, you should look to the founders who made statements like, "it is their [the people's] right and duty to be at all times armed". I don't leave the defense of the Bill of Rights and Constitution to interest groups, nor should park rangers who take an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution. Defending the Constitution should be the interest of every American, not just groups of Americans. And defending the other nine amendments in the Bill of Rights against tyranny is impossible without the second.
The issue is not the use of guns in backcountry, allowing indiscriminate carrying of weapons in parks, or poaching, because the proposed legislation would not legalize these actions. The issue revolves around allowing law-abiding citizens who have gone through an expensive and extensive process (which includes criminal background check as well as gun safety training) of applying for a receiving a concealed weapons permit to carry a concealed weapon on federal public lands under the Department of the Interior's purview.
You mention that you don't feel comfortable around people with guns in the backcountry (how would you even know if they're concealed?), but a little discomfort is a small price to pay for preserving the integrity of the Bill of Rights.


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How IRON MAN 2 ruined Jon Favreau's relationship with Marvel
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Re: How IRON MAN 2 ruined Jon Favreau's relationship with Marvel
^Stane was a great villain, particularly the way Jeff Bridges played him in the 1st movie. He had an interesting rapport with Tony when they were friends. He clearly had a certain appreciation for Tony's genius even if he was exasperated at having to cover for a bunch of Tony's messes. Then, when we find out he's a bad guy, he's hella scary. I especially love the scene with Pepper in Stane's office. Even though very little is happening in that scene, the tension is quite palpable.
Then, when it comes to the actual fight scene at the end, Stane is still menacing even though, realistically, he probably wouldn't be able to fight very effectively in his armor at that early stage. It helps that, at that point in the movie, Stane has stolen the current chest piece and Tony is stuck with an underpowered Mk. 1 chest piece. It really tilts the odds against Tony, making it that much more impressive when he wins at the end.
Compare that with the "villains" of
Iron Man 2.
Hammer is played solely for laughs and shows pretty much zero competance at anything. Vanko is suitably creepy but makes a very poor showing during the fight scenes. He gets in a few good shots during the Monaco fight. But even then, he pretty much gets his ass kicked by the end and hauled off to jail.
Compare this with most superhero films where, in the 1st fight, usually the bad guy totally dominates. Like in the
Sandman & pretty easily escapes their 1st fight. His shapeshifting abilities totally confound Spider-Man at that point.
Dr. Octopus pulls a standard villain tactic of escaping the fight by putting civilians in danger. That way, he can get away while the hero is distracted rescuing the other people.
The Green Goblin pretty much totally dominated his 1st fight with Spider-Man at the World Unity Festival. Only at the very end was Spider-Man able to get any sort of upper hand by blinding the Goblin with a face full of webbing and then pulling out some random wires on his glider. Spider-Man only wins that fight through a couple of very cheap shots.
The point is that, for a villain to be menacing, it helps if he's able to best the hero at least once.
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Rest in peace little man---your were very loved by all of us at SaveABunny.
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I remember she said she loved me more than anything else in the world, but I guess things change, sigh....
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I've been told that I'll be a real catch since I won't be able to chew and dig on furniture and carpet without my front teeth. However, I think I'll talk with some of my bunny friends and maybe they can give me pointers on how to still be a naughty bunny!
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