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Minneapolis nuisances: Ten criminals who won't go away
On the day before Thanksgiving in 1997, Jana Metge left her home in the Phillips neighborhood of south Minneapolis and headed for Iowa. She ate with her parents, slept over for a few days, then returned Sunday.
When Metge opened the front door of her lovingly restored home, she faced her worst nightmare: Graffiti marred the walls; feces smeared the floor; semen stained her curtains and towels. The home was gutted—virtually every valuable item had been carried away. The upstairs bath had overflowed and the house had suffered major water damage. Her cat had been tortured and her kitten was missing. And three strangers—two men and a woman—were squatting inside.
"What are you doing in this house?" Metge screamed at them. "This is my house!"
"What do you mean?" one of the invaders responded. "We were told the person who lived here is dead."
Metge yelled at them to get out.
As they calmly left, the invaders strolled past the backpack she'd just put down on the front porch. It contained her wallet, credit cards, and glasses. They casually picked it up and walked away.
They'd stolen $9,000 worth of her belongings, and caused $13,000 in damage to her house. And now Metge didn't even have an I.D.
There had been other home takeovers in Phillips. But this time, the riff-raff messed with the wrong woman. As director of the Central Neighborhood Improvement Association, Metge had dedicated her life to cleaning up crime-ridden neighborhoods. She wasn't about to let this slide.
Metge took her case to court, where Terry McMorris, a 27-year-old thug who had plagued the neighborhood for years, was sentenced to three years in prison.
"We can't have folks that are chronically offending, or harassing visitors in downtown," Metge says. "Or doing open-air drug-dealing on Bloomington Avenue."
Metge and other activists pushed the city to focus on chronic crime. Together, they developed a neighborhood court-watch program—a way for city attorneys, judges, cops, and residents to keep in touch about repeat offenders.
These jokers aren't exactly criminal masterminds.
"We're talking about people who just make things miserable," says Minneapolis Police Sgt. William Palmer. "It's always been said that there's a very small number of people within any community that cause most of your headaches."
Minneapolis keeps track of the top 200. They are alcoholics and drug addicts, mentally ill and homeless, prostitutes and wife-beaters. Chronic offenders cost residents not only quality of life, but also taxes spent on police, prosecutors, and courts.
"There's a core group in every neighborhood that seem to be causing everyone stress," says Deputy Chief Scott Gerlicher, adding that the criminal justice system spends "tens of thousands of dollars for each of these offenders each year."
One Hennepin County study estimates that, over the years, the 33 chronic offenders who operate downtown have cost the city a total of $3.7 million in law enforcement, court time, social services, and hospital fees. A workup and overnight stay at Hennepin County Medical Center costs $2,800. A night at Hennepin County Jail costs $363. A night spent sobering up at detox costs $192.
"These minor criminals who are doing stuff all the time cost us more than people who shoot people," says Minneapolis Police Lt. Dean Christensen.
A few years back, former City Attorney Jay Heffern decided to focus on livability crimes. Now, three city attorneys and a paralegal work full-time on nuisance offenders.
"These chronics are the ones who cause the problems and really impact city residents' ability to enjoy and live in their neighborhoods," says the current city attorney, Susan Segal. "If we can make some progress on those people, we're having a real impact."
From January to October last year, livability crimes constituted 43 percent of the city attorney's caseload—about 12,000 cases. While not all the cases were the handiwork of chronics, by 2008 the city's top 200 had contributed more than their unfair share: 8,077 crimes.
"Your livability crimes are nonstop," says Officer David Queen, who patrols downtown. "It's not like if you murder somebody, and all of a sudden you're gone for a while. It seems like you have to be arrested a number of times before something happens."
Serious crime—assault, murder, and rape—is down in Minneapolis, so cops have more time to focus on petty offenders—the ones who make the top 200 list.
"As you can imagine, the cops who have to deal with this over and over again, who may not have the overall picture on a day-to-day basis, think, 'What's wrong with the system?'" says Sgt. Greg Reinhardt, a veteran and former beat cop.
The city's list of the top 200 isn't ranked, so isolating the top 10 took some research. City Pages interviewed more than two dozen law enforcement sources—beat cops from each precinct, police brass, crime prevention specialists, public defenders, and the city attorney—and pored over more than 1,200 arrest reports to compile this list.
To be included, offenders had to be notorious, annoying, and still active in the community. They may not be the most dangerous or even the most prolific, but these are the people who continue to make life miserable for their neighbors.
Little Pisser
Name: Dwight Carter Drapeau
Arrests/Citations: 43
Hangout: Little Earth
History: In the late 1990s, when Drapeau was in his early 20s and allegedly dealing weed at Little Earth, the cops had bigger fish to fry. Back then, the American Indian housing complex was plagued by a tense relationship with police and serious crime, including gang murders.
But in the past four years, crime at Little Earth has dropped 68.8 percent, according to Officer Terry Nutter, who patrols the area. "We haven't had a homicide in the community since 2005," Nutter says. "Now the main issues we have are curfew, the minor consumptions here and there, trespasses."
And the king of these minor offenses is our boy Dwight. He grew up in Little Earth, and his mother and sister still live there, but Dwight has been banned from the premises for causing too much trouble. He gets drunk and he starts fights. He swears in front of kids. Two and a half years ago, cops found Drapeau outside one of the buildings, peeing in the yard while walking in a circle. "You don't know who you are fucking with," he told the cops. "Fuck off, I'll do whatever I want, when I want."
Drapeau has continued to live by that mantra. In 2007, he was arrested for punching his sister in the face at the housing complex.
But Drapeau's a social guy, and he keeps coming back for more—especially when it involves a party or a fight. Earlier this month, officers found Drapeau passed out on a couch. They sent him to Hennepin County Jail. Three days later, Little Earth security called the MPD—Drapeau was back again; could the cops get rid of him?
"If I find him, I know where the problem addresses are," Nutter says. "He's like a mouse to cheese."
King Listerine
Name: Ronald William King
Arrests/Citations: 175
Hangouts: Downtown, St. Stephen's homeless shelter on 22nd and Clinton
History: At 175 arrests and citations, King's rap sheet is among the longest in the MPD's computerized system (which stretches back to 1990), but varied it is not. Since the grunge era, King, 49, has been doing the same things over and over: getting drunk, shoplifting, panhandling, trespassing, and pissing in public. Often, he does more than one of those activities at a time.
In April 1992, when he was 31, King got his first arrest for swiping a bottle of mouthwash from F.W. Woolworth's department store on Seventh and Nicollet. Since then, he's been arrested at Target downtown for shoplifting Listerine—27 percent alcohol content. And he's been picked up drunk, smelling as often of mouthwash as he does of Kamchatka vodka, apparently his drink of choice when he's flush.
To support his habit, King shoplifts or begs. Often, he carries a sign: "Please help, homeless, thank you, God bless." Over the years, Minneapolis cops have taken him to detox 33 times, but he never stays clean.
Sometimes, they find him at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Nicollet, carousing with buddies. But most of the time these days, he hangs out near less classy digs: the homeless shelter on 22nd Street and Clinton Avenue.
Lahlary the Metal Man
Name: Larry "Lahlary" Donell Henley
Arrests/Citations: 60
Hangouts: Whittier, Phillips, Franklin Avenue
History: Among the crackheads and petty thieves, Henley has distinguished himself with his particular obsession: scrap metal. Sure, his rap sheet includes the odd shoplifting arrest, but mostly Henley has been a human metal detector.
Lahlary started in March 2005 by allegedly stealing a barbecue grill from behind an apartment complex at East 21st Street and 11th Avenue South. Five months later, he confronted a woman in her yard in the 1700 block of East 25th Street, demanding her recycling cans.
The next year, he was accused of a spate of metal-related crimes: swiping a chrome shower ring from a yard in the 700 block of East 27th Street, attempting to steal two bags of aluminum cans from a restaurant-equipment supplier in the 1000 block of North Fifth Street, and pushing a shopping cart full of scrap metal away from a home he'd just robbed.
Over the next two years, he poached an Aldi shopping cart and filled it with scrap metal, made off with a brass statue from Kirschbaum-Krupp Metal Recycling, and pilfered some aluminum frames from a realtor.
"He's a chronic thief of yard items," says Carla Nielson, Minneapolis Police crime prevention specialist in the neighborhood where Henley tends to hang out.
Refuse him when he wants something from your yard? Watch out. Lahlary once brandished an ax at a man who resisted. Fortunately, the victim got away alive—and Lahlary left his yard empty-handed.
Neon Deon
Name: Deon Jackson
Arrests/Citations: 123
Hangouts: Downtown, Salvation Army at 1010 Currie Avenue
History: Whether he's drunk, high, or just mentally ill, Jackson's bizarre behavior suggests he maintains a fragile connection with reality. And whatever tenuous connection he does have seems tinged with rage.
In June 2000, he lashed out at security guards at Laurel Village, where he'd been banned. "If I didn't have handcuffs on I'd fuck you up," he allegedly threatened. "When I get out of jail in nine days, I'm going to come back here and shoot you."
In April 2003, when officers arrested him for begging, he cursed them as "white honkeys."
Three years later, in January 2006, he rubbed his body against a street sign outside of Merwin Liquors at Broadway and Lyndale and reportedly hollered, "Fuck all the motherfuckers!" and "Praise to God!" repeatedly. When officers arrested him, he told them he would kill them with an AK47.
He steals here and there, but mostly, Jackson is just homeless and drunk. If he's aware of current events, his life's only bright spot may have died with the King of Pop.
"He's infatuated with Michael Jackson," Officer Queen says. "He believes they're related because of their last names."
Hot Lips
Name: James Junior Smith
Arrests/Citations: 86
Hangouts: Downtown shopping area and 1010 Currie Avenue
History: Usually when Smith tries to get money, it's by panhandling. Forty-one of his 86 arrests and citations involve begging.
He needs the money for a nasty habit that has left a telltale scar on his lips. "He smokes crack so much from the pipe that where the pipe meets his lips on top and bottom are discolored from not letting the pipe cool down," Queen says.
Recently, a cop watched as Smith stuck his hand into a woman's car and demanded money. Apparently, she was stingy. "What the fuck am I going to do with a quarter?" he allegedly yelled at her. Two plainclothes police officers arrested him.
Smith targets people in the downtown shopping areas—along Nicollet Mall and in front of Target. Recently, the city slapped him with geographic restrictions that banned him from being in the downtown corridor. But they haven't made the slightest difference—he was cited with contempt of court for being in the area three times.
The Car Squatter
Name: Richard William Zelinksi
Arrests/Citations: 35
Hangouts: St. Anthony West, Marcy-Holmes
History: A few years back, a Minneapolis cop came across traces of blood in a broken-into car. Immediately, he knew who did it. The cop called his old partner, Elliot Wong, who tracked down Richard Zelinksi. Sure enough, Zelinski had fresh cuts on his hands.
"When I first started dealing with him, he would break in and would camp out in them," Wong says. "When I used to encounter him on a regular basis, it was parked cars in deserted parking lots. He'd be sleeping in there after a heavy rain. It looked like he was having dinner in the car. There was food all over."
Zelinksi isn't the most creative nuisance, but he's consistent. Zelinski has been arrested 10 times for breaking into a car, stealing something from a car, or living in someone else's car. And he doesn't exactly leave a "new-car" smell.
"He may not take several thousand items out of the car, but the car owner has to take the car to be cleaned and repaired," Wong says.
Occasionally, Zelinski branches out and looks for something with less horsepower. In April 2002, some officers caught him in an alley behind 730 Jefferson Street in Marcy-Holmes, staring at a snowblower. He told the cops he planned to take it home, but admitted he "knew he should ask the resident if it was garbage."
The Broadway Boomerang
Name: Trent Smalley
Arrests/Citations: 34
Hangout: Broadway and Lyndale near Merwin Liquors
History: Trent Smalley is the bane of the Broadway business district. He's been cited for trespassing there as well as in abandoned homes throughout the North Side. No matter what officers do, Smalley's behavior doesn't seem to change.
"He's in a wheelchair and he loiters on Broadway Avenue," says Inspector Mike Martin, who is in charge of the North Side. "He sells narcotics, he intimidates people all day long. He stands up in the wheelchair and pops somebody."
In May 2006, two police officers arrested Smalley for panhandling. In protest, he reportedly threw his body—his legs are amputated below the knee—out of his wheelchair and hit the ground, calling the cops "bitches" and telling them to "suck my dick." As the police placed him in a transport van, Smalley reared back his head, cleared his throat, and hawked a loogie at one of the officers, hitting him in the arm.
A couple of months later, in October 2006, police officers found Smalley in front of an apartment building on the North Side, masturbating. When police ordered him to put his hands behind his back, Smalley ignored them until they Tased him.
In August 2008, Smalley was still hanging in the Broadway business district, this time outside the Salvation Army office at 2024 Lyndale Ave. N. Rather than use the restroom inside, Smalley got out of his wheelchair and relieved himself in the low bushes near the building.
"That's a crime," Segal says. "You're not going to want to go the Walgreens where somebody's just defecated."
A couple of months later, Smalley urinated in the parking lot at Merwin Liquors. When the security guard at the liquor store confronted Smalley, he allegedly jumped off his wheelchair, removed his gloves, and tried to fight.
"He's really bad," Martin says. "He's probably one of our most problematic people."
Downtown Darling
Name: Earl Darling
Arrests/Citations: 62
Hangout: 1010 Currie Avenue
History: Darling dabbles in everything: drugs, alcohol, loitering, assault, theft. His infractions are rarely severe, just frequent. "If you're talking downtown, he's the number-one guy—by far," Queen says.
In December, he allegedly trespassed twice at the IDS Center. He's been cited more than a dozen times for consuming alcohol in public, and for narcotics or possession of drug paraphernalia. He's not aggressive with police—he just never goes away.
Most of his offenses are laughably petty. Darling has ordered drinks and then not paid for them. He stole a $2.20 box of pasta from Macy's, a $5.79 pack of Newport cigarettes, and $2.20 AA batteries from Kmart. He urinates in public. He walks around drunk and high. In March, he allegedly beat up an 18-year-old security guard who woke him from a nap in the skyway.
People like Darling "don't get jobs," Palmer says. "They're criminals. They don't commit one crime a week—this is what they do full-time."
All-day Stillday
Name: Krissy Annmarie Stillday
Arrests/Citations: 66
Hangout: Franklin Avenue
History: In most ways, Stillday is just another Franklin Avenue crackhead. "The reason people see them all the time—they're hustling customers all day," says Blayne Lehner, who patrols the area. "They're running drugs for the dealers."
Stillday stands apart only because of how energetically she supports her habit through prostitution, and how whacked-out she gets when she's on the pipe.
"There's lots of female prostitutes/drug users out there," Lehner says. "She's one of the worst, because when she gets really high, it's all about finding her next high. She'll work really, really hard—whether it's running the drugs for the dealers or prostituting herself—to get the next $20."
In October 2000, when she was 22, Stillday was busted for soliciting an undercover police officer. Four years later, she was walking down Third Avenue South, eight months pregnant and allegedly high on crack. A couple of cops walked up to her as she fidgeted and swung her arms about. As they approached, Stillday reached under her shirt near her left breast. She was scratching, she told the cops. They arrested her on a warrant and found a crack pipe in her bra.
A few years after that, in April 2007, cops watched as she stuffed a crack pipe up the left sleeve of her shirt and cocaine up her right sleeve, according to the police report.
When officers try to question her, Stillday appears to be on another planet. "She can't remember anything," Lehner says.
The Skyway Jerk-off
Name: Jarvis Lamont Singletary
Arrests/Citations: 115
Hangout: Franklin and Portland Avenues
History: Singletary fancies himself a bit of a ladies' man. Unfortunately, women aren't very receptive to his advances. And who can blame them—he's not exactly Prince Charming, what with the chronic crack habit. Sixty-one of his arrests and citations involve narcotics.
Singletary's record includes a proclivity to the lewd and lascivious. In 1998, he passed a woman in the downtown skyway and reached out and grabbed her crotch. Three days later, he was accused of assaulting two more women in the same manner. When one of the women confronted him, he laughed and stuck out his tongue at her, wiggling it from side to side. Singletary told the police investigator that "this was a common way for him to meet women" and that "women sometimes like being grabbed on the vagina and then he begins to talk with them." As the investigator interviewed him, Singletary allegedly admitted molesting 15 to 20 women in downtown Minneapolis.
In 2005 and 2006, Minneapolis ladies twice caught Singletary masturbating in the skyways. He has another arrest for making sexual remarks at a woman who was passing him.
"He was just an addict," says Lehner. "Constantly exposing himself. He'd sit on people's porches and masturbate."


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What Other Means Does a Cell Use to Control Enzymatic Activity Besides Turning Enzymes on or Off?
Enzymes are the busy workers of the cell. If everything in the cell is to happen in the right place and time, the cell must control the activity of these workers. It often does this by turning enzymes off and on, in what scientists call "covalent modification." However, there are a number of quicker and less costly ways for the cell to achieve enzymatic control.
Enzyme Helpers
Some enzymes can only work with the help of a small molecule called a co-factor and the availability of these can be used to control enzymatic activity. An example of this, is the differential regulation of enzymes in different brain cells through the control of the enzyme co-factor vitamin C.
Cell Compartments
The inside of a cell is divided into membrane-enclosed compartments and this "intracellular compartmentalization" helps the cell to regulate enzymes by controlling where they can go within the cell. The cell contains many enzymes for breaking down DNA to defend it from infection by viruses. These enzymes would degrade the cell's own genetic material if the cellular DNA was not protected within the nucleus, a cellular compartment that the enzymes cannot enter.
Enzymes and Acid
Cells can control the activity of some enzymes by regulating intracellular pH levels. Lysosomal enzymes, for example, require a highly acidic environment to perform their function of breaking down cellular waste. The cell restricts the activity of these enzymes by containing them within non-acidic vesicles until they are needed, at which point the vesicles are fused with another and highly acidic vesicle to form a lysosome.
Hidden Substrate
Often, cells regulate enzymatic activity by controlling the availability of substrate. This is particularly apparent in cellular regulation of gene expression. When the cell does not want to express a gene, the section of DNA containing it is wrapped up tightly by structural proteins called histones into what is called a "heterochromatin" structure. The enzymes responsible for initiating gene expression are unable to bind the DNA when it's in this form.
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After more than five years and countless hours of research, it is my pleasure to announce that disabled list transactions at Baseball Prospectus are now complete for pitchers going back to the late 1940s, and available on the "Injury History" section of the player cards. There are several points to be aware of before you dive in:
In the coming months, I will be working on getting the disabled list transactions for hitters entered into the database and uploaded to the player cards. In the interim, please enjoy the research that will surely come down the pipeline and let me know if there are any questions or concerns.
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Finding ideas for good MBA thesis topics is certainly one of the hardest tasks students face during their education. There are so many of them, so many possibilities for research, but most topics have either already been covered or hide some other pitfalls that may become unpleasant surprises for unwitting students.
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It is, however, more than possible to overcome this problem. Take a look at this list of 10 popular MBA thesis topics and ask yourself: what is special about them? Can I think of something along the same lines for my dissertation?
- Ethical Training Programs: Motivation and Impact
- Effective Marketing of a Global Product in Culturally Different Environments
- Critical Success Factors for Fast Food Franchises in French Market
- Perceptual Relationship between Overtime and Output
- Ethical Considerations of Advertising to Children
- Impact of Design and Layout in Retail Business
- Management of Diversity in Workforce
- Impact of Global Economic Crisis on Current Employees
- Strong Social Media Presence as a Marketing Strategy
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These topic ideas are pretty good, right? Yet they simply follow several principles that can be just as easily applied by you in writing your own paper. Keep those in mind and make sure there is nothing supernatural about what you have to do.
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When writing a dissertation you have to be prepared to do a lot of preliminary work – and the work you should be ready to handle while choosing your ideal thesis topic supports this presumption.
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Be open to suggestions, choose several topics and try researching all of them, eliminating those you don't like. You will spend a little more time, but it is negligible when compared to how long your thesis is going to take – and it may help you stumble on just the right idea.
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Does anyone know of a trail at the bottom of One Wild Place, that loops around to Washington Blvd.?
It's part if the beginnings of a single track trail system in the park. It's most definitely a mtb or cx trail and doesn't exactly just go around the bottom and to the oval.
This is probably for experienced riders, right. I mean, I am not sure ericf is up for a mtb trail, but not sure. Never saw this trail to be honest and am around there all the time, but usually looking at traffic.
the trail head is actually around the corner on butler. there is a little clearing in the trees just past the light post at the intersection. pretty sure there is a power box and/or signal control box right there too. you head into the woods and just keep making a left and eventually it spits out at the oval. but it goes up first and then around some nice twisty single track.
@cburch, thanks for the info. is there any other single track in the area?
Frick park has a ton of trails. There is a little in schenley and mt Washington . Just outside the city, north park, South Park, Boyce park, settlers cabin. A little further out, deer lakes, kennerdel, Hartwood acres, bavington, Apollo. An hourish away, moraine, seven springs, laurel highlands. That's just off the top of my head. I'm missing a ton of trail systems. Pittsburgh is a vastly under appreciated mountain bike Mecca.
@gg: I would not call it a trail for experienced riders. It's basically just a contour trail, with a couple of small sections of riding on some big stone blocks to get over drainages (think: path, not boulders). The longest descent is only 100 meters or so, and it's straight and not at all rocky.
I'm not suggesting it's perfect for a beginner, but if you live in the area, it's a great place to pick up some skills without getting in too far over your head.
You can also access the trail from the swimming pool–there's a thin ribbon of singletrack that drops into the woods (gradually) just before the new steps the city installed.
If you aren't on the trail, or go down the steps from the pool, you won't see it. For the most part, it's high enough on the hill side, particularly beyond the HP bridge interchange, that you wouldn't even see someone riding/running on it.
Also, requisite public service message: by the weekend, quite a bit of the trail is going to be absolutely soupy, so it's probably wise to stay away 'til it freezes or dries up (here's hoping for the latter).
Yeah, scoped this the other day from the entrance by the volleyball courts. The temperature was hovering around freezing and the trail was rather soupy in places and crispy in others, depending on whether it was the sunny side of the hill or not. The rocks were well placed to guide you over some spots with really poor drainage.
It's really going to be better to wait till the ground dries out (or the temp drops well below 30 so things can freeze).
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|Live Review: JIMI HENDRIX BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION: FRANK MARINO & MAHOGANY RUSH - Live at BB Kings Blues Club, NYC – 11/28/08
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By Ken Volpe, GJD
This past Friday I was fortunate enough to witness Frank Marino and his band, Mahogany Rush, at a one-time only Hendrix Tribute Show. I knew that I needed to be at this show and that it was going to be something special.
I arrived after the warm-up bands' performances, just in time to see Frank and his band take the stage in a low-key, unassuming way. Frank started out by telling the audience a bit about himself and why he felt compelled to do this single tribute show. For anyone who knows Frank, it is no secret that he is not a man of few words. But believe me after getting to know him a bit, I can say that there are no wasted words, and Mr. Marino draws from a deep pool of knowledge and wisdom.
Frank talked about the huge influence that Jimi had on his early life. Actually, he said that the first time that he went to see Hendrix in the late 1960's, he walked out in the middle of the show because he wasn't diggin' what he was hearing. Soon after, Frank heard one of Jimi's recordings and came to the realization that Hendrix and his music were beyond special.
Frank also talked about his experience of playing Jimi's music on a parade float 35 years ago. Earlier in the week when I spoke to Frank, he mentioned that despite the influence Jimi's music had on him, he had not played these classic Hendrix songs since that day three-and-a-half decades ago. This is what really blows my mind…Okay, think of this: Frank Marino is playing a Hendrix Tribute show, yet he hasn't played any of these songs in 35 years, and did not even rehearse any of the songs with his band prior to the performance. He just told the band members which songs they were going to do and for them to listen to them. So when they took the stage at B.B. King's club, it was the first time the band actually played the songs together. So I think we can safely say that Frank has a pretty amazing ear and memory for Jimi's music.
After his introductory comments, Frank jumped right into "Purple Haze" as the first number. Right off the bat I knew that everyone at the club was going to be blown away. His guitar tones, his vocal inflections and the rest of the band were mesmerizing; they absolutely nailed their parts. They continued with more Hendrix classics such as "Manic Depression", "Hey Joe", "The Wind Cries Mary", and just about every song that I was hoping to hear. He even did some more obscure Hendrix tunes that were not usually included in Jimi's standard live sets, such as "If Six Was Nine", "House Burning Down", and "Up From the Skies".
Once again I must state that every essential note, chord, phrase, lyric, snare hit, and bass note were perfect. Actually I closed my eyes and pretended that I was at a 1969 Hendrix show. Since I am 44 years old, I never had the chance to see Hendrix live, and I know in my heart that this is the closest that I will ever come to doing so.
It's kind of funny, Frank doesn't look like Hendrix, he doesn't play a Strat through a Marshall stack, and he is not a lefty. However, it was a perfect representation of what Jimi was about. By the same token, it was still Frank doing his thing. I guess one way to describe the evening is that Frank portrayed Jimi's greatness with complete artistic and emotional integrity.
As a matter of fact, I've spoken to Frank a couple of times since the show and I wanted to pass on some of his thoughts. The main thing that he was trying to convey was that this show was about Jimi's music, the way it was and not about the way he can play it. And he certainly did achieve his goal.
I know that there are two things that really bug Frank about the whole Hendrix thing. Number one, the whole commercialization of Jimi ruins the spirit of what he was about. Number two, the glorification of Jimi's stage antics and pyrotechnics. Actually, Jimi was not proud of all that stuff as well. He was all about his music and channeling that to his audience. So Frank will never do another one of these shows, nor will he participate in selling a DVD of the show. There was also no sign of the "showboating" that so many Hendrix wannabees insist on doing. I'd like to tell you something humorous that I told Frank during one of our conversations about the show. In reference to what I was just talking about, Frank said that some of this stuff surely would make Jimi turn over in his grave. My response was, "Well after seeing your tribute, I believe that you set the record straight and Jimi once again is on his back and resting comfortably."
Frank also discussed some of his feelings about the whole Hendrix tribute. (One might say it's Frank being frank.) In his words: "Spirit, that's what it's about. That's what has been lost, publicly, where Hendrix is concerned. What really gets to me, and let me say this to all the other guys who are out there "doing Hendrix", whether they are pros in one of those commercial extravaganzas, simply guys in a cover band, or even someone sitting at home playing guitar. Guys, with all due respect, when you do this Hendrix stuff, try to go for the spirit of Hendrix... and not the ghost of Hendrix."
Let me get back to telling you a bit more about the songs. Frank's versions of "Are You Experienced", "Little Wing" and "Axis Bold as Love" were jaw-dropping. Something also took place that I have never seen before at a live performance. At the end of just about every song, a large part of the audience gave Frank and his band a standing ovation. In addition, I observed that much of the audience throughout the show had their eyes closed, were rocking back and forth and deeply enjoying this rare event. At the end of the set, Frank played an almost surreal solo version of "The Star Spangled Banner" and then the band returned again for an extended jam version of "Voodoo Child". I still can't believe what I witnessed.
As you can tell, I am a huge fan of Frank Marino's music. My admiration for Frank goes well beyond his musicianship and more towards his spirituality and his humility. I must also tell you that throughout my life I have never been a huge Hendrix fanatic. I have always respected the enormous influence that his music and his vibe have had on his fans and guitarists throughout the world. After seeing this show, I can honestly say that I am a much bigger fan of Jimi Hendrix. I also believe that the lack of preparation and rehearsal that I spoke about earlier was paramount to the spontaneity and feel of Frank's set.


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The Finnish Cup 2018-2019 will be the 64th season of the Finnish Cup. This league is played in Finland and it will be the third edition of the league that will be played on a fall-spring schedule. The league has always produced great matches over the years and the Finnish Cup 2017-2018 was quite the same as well. The tournament usually begins in July and ends in September.
The Finnish Cup was introduced which meant that Liiga will no longer be continued. This is a long tournament in which we will see around 100 matches and there are different phases of the tournament as well. It has four rounds and the excitement of the event increase with every passing round.
A Road To The UEFA Europa League
This league is of high importance for the team winning the title. As, it will allow the winner side the chance to play in the UEFA Europa League as well. The winner of the tournament will also qualify for the 2019-20 UEFA Europa League. The winner of the 2017-2018 Men's Finnish Cup was awarded with a prize of EUR 50,000 and the runners up of the league was awarded with EUR 10,00.
The defending champion Inter Turku who has won their 2nd title last year will be hoping to repeat their performance this year as well. On the other hand teams like HJK will try to give their best shot this time and will look to win the title. The HJK has been the most successful side in the cup and they have won 13 titles in the tournament so far. They will be the hot favorites to win the title this time around as well.
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There are four rounds in which the teams will take part. These four rounds are really crucial as they decide which team will qualify to the knockout stage. There are five groups and each group has six teams in it. The top two teams from each group will advance to the quarter finals stage and from there the real game begins.
In the final of the last Finnish Cup there were around 3600 spectators. Ever since the end of Liiga Cup, this tournament is getting all the attention in Finland and as the winner of the league advance to the Europa League so fans of football in Finland loves to watch the matches of this tournament. So, what do you think who will win the title this time around? Tell us in the comment section.


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As social networking websites continue to proliferate, the need to be tech-savvy and aware of online scams grows more important. The latest buzz in the Twitter community (thanks Chris Lehmann) and elsewhere regards the social network Quechup, which reportedly is mining email contacts from people who sign up and spam those people without getting permission first. 🙁
I've been wary of sites which ask me to login with my yahoo credentials so they can access my contacts there– in the last two months I've consolidated all my personal and work contacts via Yahoo's free Autosync program, Plaxo, and the iPhone's iTunes Address book to Yahoo sync functionality. This has helped me keep all my contacts up to date and accessible, but also makes me more susceptible to scams (as well as my contacts) if I authorize a website to access my contacts in a situation like this.
A quick search of Technorati for "Quechup" turns up over 500 recent posts giving even more details about the scam. A fair number of folks are pretty upset by this.
Here are some key takeaways from this situation:
- Just because you receive an email from someone you know inviting you to join an online social network, do NOT trust that the invitation was actually sent by them or that the network/website is a good idea to join. If you see something recommended on a blog you already trust, that is most likely a recommendation you can take at face value. When it comes to email, don't be so fast to trust.
- When you are signing up for ANY online social network or registering any type of online profile, be VERY wary if the site asks you to login to your Yahoo mail, gMail, or other account so the site can access your contact list. This example shows that not all website developers are scrupulous (duh, that shouldn't be a real "announcement" for anyone I guess) and you won't necessarily be asked for permission if you grant them that access to your account– they may go right ahead and grab all your contact information and use it for their own purposes.
- Consider using a different password for each different website profile you create. Yes, I know that sounds painful, but from a security standpoint, it is really a good idea. Why? Let's think of the consequences here… You use the same userid and password with all the website profiles you set up… Then along comes a site like Quechup that has no problem grabbing all your contacts' information and using it as they please without your permission, perhaps even selling that information to other online marketers… If they have your "universal password" then how might they maliciously malign or harm you in other ways… who can tell?
- This specific situation shows the dynamic nature of the web, the need to help others and ourselves become and remain digitally literate, and the importance of social networking. If I wasn't connected to a social network of savvy digital users via Twitter, I probably wouldn't know about this scam at all! Just because someone knows about phishing doesn't mean they'll naturally know how to handle the newest invented online scam. We not only need to be media and information savvy, we need to be CONNECTED to remain safe and "healthy" in our lives online.
Bottom line: Be savvy, stay informed, stay connected, and don't take email messages at face value! That should be digital literacy lesson #1 I suppose!
Spread the word… avoid Quechup! I'm sticking with Facebook! 🙂
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Great websites for finding answer to medical questions.
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American Veterinary Medical Association
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WebMD for your pet.
ASPCA Poison Control
Learn how to poison proof your home.
CDC Healthy Pets Healthy People
Great website for great dog related books- from training to behavior to baking treats and so much more.
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International information to travel outside of U.S.A.
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Independant website make sure to check the USDA website for possible updates.
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Good Books To Read
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Dewey: The Small Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Brett Witter and Vicki Myron
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The Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz
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Safety For Pets
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Pet First Aid: Cats and Dogs by Bobbie Mammato, DVM
Canine Body Language - A Photographic Guide by Brenda Aloft
Great Training Resources
The Focused Puppy by Deborah Jones and Judy Kelly
Mental Activation-Ways to stimulate You Dog's Brain and Avoid Boredom by Anders Hallgren
51 Puppy Tricks by Kyra Sundance
The Top Dog Advantage by Susan Goodspeed
Canine Body Language - A Photographic Guide by Brenda Aloff
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By Tina Bruner, LIA Manager, Engagement
Last week, LIA had the opportunity to participate in the North American Christian Convention (NACC) where nearly 7500 church volunteers and leaders gather each year to learn, share and pray about how God can use us individually and as a Church to be more effective for His purposes. We got the chance to see lots of friends who have partnered with our ministry over the years and to share the model of LIA with new ones.
After a long week of meeting people, eating concession stand delicacies and learning A LOT about what God is up to through his Church, I was struck by something Christian leader, Sergei Golovin said: "Many are informed, but few are transformed."
He continued to share that the gospel is not just information to share, but the gospel is the life of Christ shared with others. We are called not to 'inform' – but to be participants of the gospel… to be Jesus' presence everywhere. My immediate response to his testimony was, "Yes, of course!" But as I thought it through, I understood that this type of gospel requires much more of me than just sharing information. I must also share my life, hopefully a life that reflects the life and love of Christ. This verse came to mind: "And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. 2 Corinthians 3:18
I feel so grateful to serve alongside believers who each day are living out the gospel. LIA's model is built to transform communities to the fullness Christ intends. This happens person by person, being Jesus' presence to them – in 36 communities, in 10 countries. May we be challenged to not be part of informing, but being transformed in his image and sharing that with others.


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My daughter has dreamed of going to Paris for as long as I can remember. In kindergarten, one of her major art projects involved a paper sculpture of the Eiffel Tower. She's watched Ratatouille more times than I can count. Whenever she has a chance to pick up a French phrase, she does so.
Nothing would make me happier than being able to take her to France for a week or two when she's a bit older, most likely as a family vacation.
When I look at the prices, though, I balk. A round trip ticket from Chicago to Paris is right around $1,000. If five of us go, it's going to cost $5,000 just to get us there. That doesn't include all of the expenses involved with a family of five spending significant time in a foreign country.
Any realistic budget for this quickly jumps into the five figures to be on the safe side. For most families in the United States, that's a lot of money to come up with.
Is it worth it? As painful as that dollar amount seems to be, I truly view opportunities to show my children the world as they're growing up and developing as people to be invaluable opportunities.
The question really comes down to this: how can an ordinary American family balance the cost of five-figure travel with the need to keep our day-to-day finances in order?
The solution is simple: plan way in advance.
For example, our family plans on taking this Paris trip in six years. We're also planning three other international trips for the years immediately following the Paris trip.
Our first step is to budget each trip. What will it cost? We checked out travel guides from the library to get a sense of what we roughly had in mind for the trips and to get a sense of what it would actually cost.
Similarly, what's our best estimate of what inflation will add to the cost of those trips? We're not traveling next year, so inflation will be a real factor here. We use a 5%-per-year inflation factor when figuring out these budgets.
After this research, we've got some numbers to work with – an amount for each of the trips we dream of for our family. 38880 8160
The next step is to set up a savings plan to achieve these goals. What do I need to save each month in order to reach these goals.
Let's say I need to save $15,000 in six years, $17,500 in eight years, and $20,000 in ten years, hypothetically. These would be reasonable family budgets for international travel down the road.
For the first goal, I would have 72 months to save that much, so I'd need to save $208 per month. If I assume that I'll be earning at least a little interest, I can easily slice that down to $200 a month.
For each of the other goals, I can save a little less each month. The second goal would require only $180 per month, while the third goal would only require $160 per month with similar rounding.
Now, these goals would be simultaneous, so that would mean, in theory, that you should save $540 per month for the first six years, $340 per month for the next two, and $160 per month for the final two years. Alternately, I could simply put $420 per month into a savings account and just cover each trip as it arrives.
Depending on your financial state, $420 per month may seem like a lot of money to pay for three trips far down the road. However, saving a much smaller amount each month starting now makes those trips easy to handle down the road, while not saving at all would make those trips an incredible financial burden when the time comes.
Another principle worth using is to reduce the cost of travel now so that we can afford better travel later. We do a lot of summer camping instead of lengthy trips, and when we do go on larger trips, we usually stay with friends and family to keep costs low. This enables us to put our annual travel budget towards those large trips down the road instead of spending now.
The important thing to think about with long-term goals like this is that the end goal will arrive sooner than you think and you'll be incredibly glad to easily achieve that goal when the time comes. The money you save each month won't have an incredible impact on you now, but down the road, the money you saved will open the door to an incredible opportunity for your family.


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Each share of a company's common stock represents an equal level of ownership in the company. Some companies also offer investors a different kind of stock, called preferred stock. When you own preferred stock, you get ownership in the company, plus preferential treatment when it comes to dividends. And if the company ends up being liquidated, your claim on its assets will get priority over the claims of common stockholders. But the preferential treatment comes with its own set of risks.
Interest Rate Fluctuation
Preferred stocks typically pay a fixed dividend. This tends to make the market price of preferred stocks interest rate-sensitive, similar to bond prices in the secondary market. If prevailing interest rates drop, the market price of preferred stocks tends to rise. But if prevailing interest rates rise, preferred stock prices tend to fall.
No Dividend Guarantees
Preferred stocks are equity securities, as are common stocks. The dividend on preferred stocks must typically be paid before any dividends can be paid to common stockholders. But the dividends are not guaranteed in the same way that interest payments on the company's bonds are guaranteed. If the company misses an interest payment on its bonds, it is in default of its bond indenture, and bondholders can sue the company. If the company misses a preferred dividend payment, it's not in default
Call Provision
Some preferred stocks include a call provision, which allows the company to redeem its preferred shares on demand. A company is most likely to call its preferred stock when prevailing interest rates fall. In that situation the company could lower its expenses by redeeming the stock for its par value, then reissue it to take advantage of the lower prevailing interest rates. You'd lose the potential capital gains from rising market prices, and you'd have to reinvest your money at a potentially lower interest rate.
Liquidation Risk
If the company goes under, preferred stockholders must wait until all of the company's creditors are made whole before they have any claim on the company's assets. Bondholders get their money before preferred stockholders get theirs. Preferred stockholders come next in the pecking order, and common stockholders can divide whatever is left.
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A couple of years ago, I wrote a post about my daughter, Nee, and Taylor Swift. Nee, who was 12 years old at the time, was a huge Taylor Swift fan. In the post, I talked about how Taylor Swift's music helped me to better understand my daughter and form a deeper bond with her.
Nee is 14-years old now and Taylor Swift continues to keep us connected (she and I had a listening party on the day, 1989 was released). But our relationship goes beyond our mutual love for music. As my daughter gets older, I want her to understand that she has the power to impact the world by investing in future generations.
My daughter is smart, confident, and incredibly focused. She likes to draw, hang out with her friends, watch her favorite YouTubers, and of course listen to music. Her greatest joy, however, is caring for toddlers. She is one of the teenage helpers in our church's preschool. Each Sunday, she spends an hour playing with, talking to, and caring for a group of 2 and 3 year olds.
"Knowing that I will see my kids on Sunday morning is the thing that helps me get through difficult weeks," she told me.
When she talks about "her babies," a huge smile appears and her otherwise measured demeanor becomes animated and vibrant. Seeing her display compassion, love, and service makes me proud because it shatters the stereotype of teenagers' being self-absorbed.
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."- Anne Frank
One day, we were talking about a funny incident with "her babies" and the conversation shifted to how kids in other countries live. Nee is very curious about other cultures and is eager to travel around the world. I've visited several countries and I often share stories about my travels. Nee was particularly interested in my observations about life in Southeast Asia because one of her friends had recently moved there.
I shared many positive stories about the great people that I met, the beautiful sights that I saw, and the delicious food that I ate. To give her a full picture of my experiences, I also told Nee about the heartbreaking conditions that I witnessed.
I saw several kids on streets, some who were the same age as the toddlers she cares for, who were sick and begging for money.
"That's terrible," she said with a look of horror on her face. "Why don't they just go to the hospital?"
"It's not that simple," I said.
Nee was surprised to learn about the disparities in health care that exist in the world. She was even more upset when I let her know that many of these kids suffered from diseases that could have been prevented with a simple vaccine.
"Wow!" she exclaimed. "I guess I won't complain when I have to get my shots from now on."
We continued our discussion and I shared some of the work I've done with the United Nations Foundation to help spread the world about immunizations and provide vaccines to kids who need them most. She was happy to learn that someone was doing something to address the problem. But more importantly, she has renewed her passion to serve children and is committed to doing her part to making children's lives better. Each Sunday she displays that commitment by hugging "her babies" just a little bit tighter. In a few weeks, her passport will arrive and she's ready to share that love with children around the globe.
Stay Strong,
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John Law, Paul Clarvis And Trevor Taylor
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Andrrew Houston, Paul Clarvis And John Law
- 1. Giant (Steps) (13:57)
- 2. Playground - So There! (05:53)
- 3. Sarabande - In Memoriam John Stevens (10:21)
- 4. Two Elf Town (07:02)
- 5. Song Of The Whatful Ones (03:42)
- 6. (Autumn) Leaves Sarabande Reprise (13:24)
John Law - Piano
Tim Wells - Double Bass
Paul Clarvis - Drums, Percussion
Original material from Law plus two oblique versions of jazz standards. The trio plays with amazing subtlety and group interplay. "It's astounding everything these guys can do...Improvised music on a very high level" (Jazzpodium, Germany)


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To answer the question in a satisfactory way, I must first explain my grandmother.
My Grandmother. That first bite of sweet Georgia peaches, the smell of warm pecan pie, the tingle of camphor in the air, and my grandmother, with hands so telling of a woman's work. I am sure that there are memories hidden of her in my mind from before this, but I think my first real memory of her was returning from Portland to her house and seeing her on the porch drinking her coffee. It was the biggest house I had ever seen. When I walked into it, it glowed like overexposed film. It was almost shiny. I remember the carpet so soft beneath my feet, and feeling out of place because everyone was talking and excited, and they were all strangers to me. She looked old although she was only in her early fifties at the time. I remember staying up so late waiting for her to get off from work at the mill so I could spend the night. She would sit for hours and listen to me ramble about whatever a child finds exciting at that moment and she would bundle me up and let me fall asleep on her carpet in front of the tv. There are times when I am certain that my love for old movies comes directly from those sleepovers. I remeber hard spring rain pounding on her cement porch and listening for the ice cream truck while she gossiped with the neighbors. And as the holidays appraoched, preparing snap beans and pecans and watching her make cane syrup for the cold season. I never understood how she turned candy canes and Jack Daniels into the cure for the common cold but it always worked. Her mother had to be placed in a home, and as her Alzheimer's worsened, I experienced my first fears about aging, and death. I swore that I would never let that happen to my grandmother. But I grew up, and she moved out to Alabama to be near some family. Visits became less frequent. Even when her great big shiny house became my freedom, I wasn't able to get out to see her as often as I wanted to. The magic of my life had been replaced by rhetoric. I met my husband, and when he asked for me to be his wife I told my grandmother. She asked me why I wanted to do such a fool thing. I laughed. I guess you had to know her. She made me a blanket when I lost my first baby. She was supposed to teach me how to make pecan pie, but I couldn't make it out. Then she was gone. Her arms, that held the world, her voice, that told the truth were gone from me forever. And without that voice I am left with one hundred answerless questions. I wasn't speaking with my mother when she died, and I made up with her at news of the death. I was on my way to a wedding when I heard. Gram was cremated, and her service cemented my dislike of my aunt and Grandfather, who sent the offspring of the woman he left Gram for to the service. I didn't cry, although I have many times since. After the service, we went to my mother's house and went through some family photos.
That night I discovered who my Gram really was. The heartache was that it was too late. In these pictures I saw reflected her heartbreak, her lament, but most amazingly I saw her hope. I had always known her as an old, hard woman built to survive. Almost cynical in her ways. Yet here she was immortalized: young, happy, and hopeful. A woman whose husband had not yet abandoned her. A woman who had not yet hardened from years of working in a mill and going without. A woman with her life ahead of her, not behind her. They were sitting unloved in a drawer in her trailer. My mother believes that because Gram stopped taking her medication and drinking her coffee and smoking her cigarettes (staples in you knew her) she was putting her affair in order. Not that she was suiciding, but that she was prepared come what may. She knew her children were taken care of, and her job was essentially done.
Now, why do I do this? Well, Hanging Up is about three sisters and their ailing father. My mother has two sisters, and she reminds me of the main character. This was also the last movie my Gram watched before she died. I know, because I loaned it to her. If death was on her mind, this certainly didn't help. The main character finds solice in her family. Her family is drawn together in the loss. The recurring theme of my life has been the need for a family. A real family. One that loves me, that accepts me, that I feel ok in. Everytime I feel close to the brass ring, the ground crumbles beneath me. I felt love from my Gram, and now that's gone. One more stone where my heart should be. Maybe my mother was right, and my Gram was putting final affairs in order. But she missed the boat on this one. I need her. Now I only have the memories, and they haunt me. I know that my mother and I will never have that moment. Ever.
I can't make that pie. I try and try and no matter how good other people say it is I never get it right. It was a moment in time, and it has been spent. I would sell my soul for a good piece of pecan pie, with a cup of coffee in a kitchen where there's love. I hope she knows that.


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Recent Winter Storms Pound Steamboat and Aspen
November 28, 2005
Aspen/Snowmass, CO - (Press Release) - A winter storm passed through Aspen/Snowmass this Thanksgiving weekend dumping up to 18 inches of new snow on Snowmass and Aspen Mountain in 48 hours. Snow is expected to fall through Wednesday.
The weekend saw the opening of Snowmass and Aspen Mountain with a combined total of 600 acres. The storm allowed an additional 130 to open including more terrain on the Big Burn at Snowmass and Copper Bowl and parts of Bell Mountain on Aspen Mountain. More terrain will open throughout the week.
The season kicked off with a weekend of events including the NEPSA Video & Awards, followed by Thanksjibbing and the first FREE Bud Light Hi-Fi Concert featuring The Trews. Click here for contest results - http://www.aspensnowmass.com/companyinfo/mediacenter/newslist.cfm.
Watch for the next event - Women's FIS World Cup racing - Dec. 9-11 on Aspen Mountain when Olympic favorites and hopefuls will descend on Aspen for a weekend of non-stop action and entertainment. The fastest women in the world will compete for three days in the disciplines of Giant Slalom, Slalom and new this year, Super-G, to garner international notoriety before heading off to the Olympics in Italy in February.
Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk will open for the season on Sat., Dec. 10, 2005.
Steamboat Springs, CO - (Press Release) - The winter storm that started dumping snow Saturday, Nov. 26, in the Yampa Valley has brought the Steamboat Ski Area nearly three feet of Champagne Powder® snow at mid-mountain and nearly four feet at the summit in the past 48 hours. Snow continues to fall at this time in Ski Town, U.S.A.®"While the ski season in Colorado is off to a great start, Steamboat once again is proud to lead the pack in mid-mountain snow depths among the major destination resorts, said Chris Diamond, president of the Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation. "We're only six days into the season and the resort has opened with phenomenal snow, 3600 vertical feet of top-to-bottom terrain and nearly 1000 acres.As of 12:30pm, 15" had fallen overnight at mid-mountain and 20" at the summit in a 24-hour period (12:30pm-12:30pm). Since 12:30pm Saturday, an additional 17 inches has fallen at mid-mountain and 27.5 inches at the summit for a total of 32 inches and 47.5 inches respectively in the past 48 hours. Forecasts call for snow to taper off this afternoon with another system arriving on tomorrow and Wednesday. Since Nov. 4th, the resort has received nearly 6 feet (70 inches) of snow.
The resort is currently reporting a 41-inch base at mid-mountain and 57-inch base at the summit. Due to all the new snow, the ski area was able to open additional terrain and lifts this yesterday, bringing the total to 58 trails, 7 lifts and 949 acres open for skiing/riding on powder conditions. Many trails in the resort's legendary Priest Creek area, know for the best tree skiing/riding in the country, are opened down to the Duster trail and include Shadows, Closet, Kuus' Cruise, Twilight, Sundown Lift Line and Three O'Clock.
"Mother Nature has provided holiday skiers/riders with a heaping helping of the best course for Thanksgiving, nearly three feet of fresh, early season Champagne Powder snow with more on the way," said Doug Allen, vice president of mountain operations for Steamboat. "Year-in, year-out, Steamboat always receives big, consistent early season snow and this season is shaping up to be no different. It's why the term Champagne Powder was coined in Steamboat-Ski Town, U.S.A. back in the 1950s."
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text: The 2011 August riots that combusted with the police shooting of Mark Duggan in Tottenham, North London, (Laville, 2011; Vasagar, 2011) spread literally like wildfire to cities and towns across England in the space of a matter of hours. At the time, much was written about the supposedly 'nihilistic' and 'opportunistic' nature of the events, and how, unlike previous urban rebellions, they could not be considered to have any 'political' dimension, although there were some notable exceptions to such blanket dismissals, which were offered en bloc from even 'radical' quarters, not say media and academic ones. The article seeks to offer an analysis and critique of the media narrative of the events in English cities that August, with the aim of contributing to their demystification and better understanding, more than three years on. The article is written from a Marxist perspective, heavily drawing on Critical Theory and using content analysis and an ideological critique of the media to develop its argument. In the three years since the riots of 2011, the production of literature on those events has been fairly continuous, but largely oblivious to their significance, or just why they received such blanket and unequivocal condemnation. This article, in keeping with its origins as one of 'the notable exceptions' at the time makes an interrogative critique of the media's part in 'simulating events as they happen'.


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