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this report deals with a toxic gas "radon" witch is a great problem in the world causing thousands of deaths every year do to lung cancer none
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive element that can be found in soil, underground water, and outdoor air. Some of the properties of this gas include being odorless, tasteless, and colorless. The concentrations vary throughout the country depending on the types of rocks that are found in the soil. Exposure over prolonged periods of time to radon decay products has been associated with an increased risk of lung cancer.(3) The EPA describes an elevated concentration as being at or above their suggested guidelines of 4pCi/l (pico Curies per liter, used as a radiation unit of measure for radon). Exposures below this level may create a risk of lung cancer, farther reductions to lower levels may be too difficult or even impossible to achieve.(4)
Radon enters buildings through: exposed soil in crawl spaces, through cracks, openings in floors, and through below grade walls and floors. This is the primary source of elevated radon levels in buildings.(5) Outdoor air contains radon, but it is in extremely low concentrations therefore it is not a health hazard. Some wells contain water that has radon dissolved in it. This can be a hazard if the water is agitated or heated, allowing the gas to escape and elevate the levels that are in the building.(6)
Health Risk
The Surgeon General's office reports that indoor radon gas is a national health problem. This gas causes thousands of deaths every year.(7) These deaths are a result of lung cancer, which is caused by the radioactive particles that make up the gas.(8) The likelihood of getting lung cancer from radon depends on: the concentration that you are exposed to, the amount...


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A mother and daughter fall for a pair of flashy bad boys in the wake of a family death in this debut novel.
High school graduate Heather Sand is still mourning the death of her father and dealing with the aftermath of a breakup as she works at Waymart (a deft parody of a big-box store). She's a single young woman without a plan who lives with her frosty mother and disabled sister, Leah, both of whom frustrate her. She longs for more in life, which arrives on schedule in the form of a tough, flashy young man named Chris. He drives a Mercedes and catches Heather's eye "like a neon sign." She's swept off her feet, but Chris has his own demons to contend with, including a drunk, neglectful mother and a violent streak that Heather witnesses for herself. "Bad boys," her mother warns her, are "mysterious, emotionally unavailable and fairly abusive….You don't love a bad boy, you're mystified and seduced by them, like a drug." She knows what she's talking about, as she also falls for a dangerous, possessive man during the course of the story—one who has even fewer redeeming qualities than Chris. Relationships, both brutal and redemptive, are at the heart of Reilly's debut. The author shows a good grasp of why people make the same mistakes over and over, and of the intense, fragile pleasure when a long-nursed desire is finally fulfilled. Unfortunately, this perceptive vision is couched in awkward prose, including dangling modifiers and sometimes-confounding phrases ("It made Heather played with her hair as the women glandered over her"). With a stronger edit, it would likely have deserved higher praise.
An observant, perceptive, but unevenly written story of difficult love and tantalizing possibility.

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The Syrian Diversion
The Assad regime foments attacks against Israel.
Even Unicef, the United Nations group, has recently denounced the "extreme violence against children in Syria," including the torture and murder of the 13-year-old democracy protestor Hamza Ali al-Khateeb. So on cue, Bashar Assad is attempting to distract world attention by fomenting riots against Israel.
Over the weekend Syria dispatched thousands of Palestinians from refugee camps to the border in the Golan Heights, normally a sealed-off military zone. Israeli soldiers were forced to open fire as waves of protestors...


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With a new opening series of chapters, Azotusland is in full-on edit phase. That means I am shopping for an agent. You can go here starting a week from now.
With a new opening series of chapters, Azotusland is in full-on edit phase. That means I am shopping for an agent. You can go here starting a week from now.
It's rare, okay…never, that I wake up and my first real agenda item of the day is a meeting/session with Robert Redford.
But that was my day yesterday, meeting at Command Productions in Sausalito, along with the Saving the Bay crew (Executive Producer Ron Blatman, Writer and Producer Miles Saunders, Editor Blair Gershkow, Composer Mitchell Covington and myself – Christopher "Mac" MacDonald) and sound engineer extraordinaire Robbie Dickson…oh yeah…and Redford.
An unassuming and pleasant man, The Natural doesn't show up with an entourage. He drives up in a modest Lexus doning a pull on cap, t-shirt and jeans with leather jacket. I note his tennis shoes are as old and well worn as mine (considerable). His brief case is made of old leather and is probably 25 years old.
He exchanges quick pleasantries, but wants to get into the batting cage and work.
Before he arrived, Blair, Miles and myself were engaged in the usual banter about Spring training and the prospects for the Giants this year. Not great news, but we all agreed that baseball is far more than just winning and losing. There is something healing about the game, which is the real reason that people are so dismembered about Roid use. They keep trying to make it about who lied, covered up blah blah blah. The reality is that baseball has an inherent Zen-like purity that the large majority of fans are afraid we are losing: first to money and greed; second to drug use; worse…to the Dodgers this year if Ramirez stays healthy.
At the end of the narration sessions yesterday, watching Redford fall behind on a few takes 1 and 2 or 0 and 2, then watching him dial it in like The Natural he is and drill the third version up the alley, or under the first baseman's metaphorical glove, and occassionally just plant one in the seats…clean and neat (like knocking back a shot of Woodford Reserve) then humbly trotting around the bases I saw I was watching a very serious man with an acute eye and directness.
He was there to hit the pitches thrown him from the sound booth (see pictures) and also promote a great four-part documentary on how the San Francisco Bay estuary, once polluted and in serious danger of being filled in, was saved by the courageous activism of a few elderly women in the 60s. Saving the Bay: The Story of San Francisco Bay, is a stunning piece that I feel privileged to be a part of as I have loved and Northern California, the Bay, and Giants baseball since I was a kid and Willie Mays was in center field with the parking lot visible through a chain link fence.
Before baseball season starts again this year, rent or buy The Natural. It's a quiet film that will endure just as baseball will endure. All true baseball fans know this and enjoy a day at the Yard whether we are on a tear or taking it on the chin. It's a communal event where you have time to get to know those sitting around you. A "third space" if you are open.
Who is our Roy Hobbs gonna be this year? I dunno. Sure could use one in the number 4 slot so we can move Molina to 5th where he belongs.
God I love baseball. I also love the Bay and encourage all to visit the savingthebay.org site and learn more about our own history and how you can get involved. Please feel free to write me with any comments or questions of interest.
P.S. and yes, I did get him to autograph my DVD copy of The Natural…get real!
By Christopher C. MacDonald
I hate sequels. I assume they are fun for the reunited cast and lucrative for the producers, but they are generally awful for the audience. Just mentioning City Slickers 2 or Highlander 2: The Quickening, evokes that sickening feeling of being duped by a dreadful second production.
The problem with sequels is that there is usually no more story to tell. The original film had a beginning, a middle and a definitive end. But as quick as you can say "box office grosses" writers are being hired to resurrect dead characters and figure out ways of doing the same successful story over again…yet…um…differently.
Where will it end? Can we be saved from Gump 2: Forrest Through the Trees and Notre Dame 2: Return of the Hump?
We can. It seems George Lucas has figured out how to give people more of what originally delighted them. We now have Star Wars: The Special Edition. Opening on January 31, this re-mastered version of the 20 year-old hit has added scenes, improved visual effects and better sound. Scenes with Jabba the Hut, Bobba Fett and a more "scummy and tyrannical" Mos Eisley space port promise to greatly enhance the ground-breaking original. What fun!
We need a new cinematic saying: "What goes around comes around in the director's digital re-master with additional scenes," (DDRAS). The rule should be: If the story isn't truly over, do the sequel; but if it's over, do a DDRAS.
Lucas has finished his 9 film run…but, like Star Trek, can we not forsee the money to be made from Star Wars: The Next Generation?
But before that happens we have all the re-making and re-editings and re-issuings and the 3D-ings and 4D-ings etc. first. The Star Wars trilogy invites a host of possible "alternate versions" for re-release. Here are just a few I've come up with.
The Renegade Droid version
Flashback scenes show that C3PO was originally a hairstylist (R2-D2 was 3PO's professional styling caddie). In the Renegade Droid Version, C3PO is publicly ridiculed for his participation in the Princess' Horns 'O Plenty hairstyle debacle. When no one proves able to disassemble her braided pastry-like structures, the droids are arrested and scheduled for exile to the spice mines of Kesstle. The droids escape during the confusion of Vader's attack on their ship and plan to open a beautician's school in Mos Eisley. When 3PO and R2 discover rampant droid racism amidst the scum and tyranny of the space port, they hire mysterious stranger Han Solo to bust up the locals and restore order and commerce.
At the end of the film we see R2-D2, bitter and despairing over his lot in life, drinking himself to dis-assembly with gallons of WD-40 in his own private version of Leaving Mos Eisley.
The Mythopoetic version
George Lucas' own studies with Joseph Campbell aided in this classical re-casting of the male myth of Iron Obi-Wan. Young Luke discovers the "hairy man" (Chewbacca) at the bottom of a Sarlac pit and enlists his help. Chewie leads him to his "male mother," Iron Obi-Wan, who reveals that Luke's father, Darth Vader, and controlling twin sister, Leia, are responsible for abandoned him on the planet Tattoinne (which means "never-ending ball of dust").
After Luke, Han and Chewie have captured Leia from her father's Death Star and she says, "Will someone get this big walking carpet out of my way?" Chewie demonstrates the "Rite of the Hairy Man" by ripping off one of Leia's horns 'O plenty. Luke follows suit, thus enacting the breaking-away ritual from his controlling twin sister.
True spiritual masculinity is re-established when Iron Obi-Wan defeats Lord Vader in battle and Luke self-publishes his first chapbook of poetry, Stories my Father Never Told Me.
The Original Face versions
Star Wars remains the same, but The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi are completely re-mastered with actor Mark Hamill's original "before-the-crash" face morphed onto his character's body. These versions will not only replace the "pug-faced Luke" that Hamill's plastic surgeon created after his car crash, but may answer the question, "How come Harrison Ford gets $5 million a picture while Mark Hamill is doing voice-overs for Batman?"
The Realist Version
Normal movie conventions are set aside in the Realist Version. For example, could aged Obi-wan really fight Darth Vader long enough to cause a diversion? The Realist Version goes like this:
Vader: I've been waiting for you Obi-wan
Obi-wan: You can't win Darth, If you strike me down I shall…
PAPHHHHHISSSSSSTTTTT! With a flash of Vader's lightsaber Obi-wan is disintegrated. (tap tap)
There is no diversion, and as Vader steps down on Obi-wan's empty cloak the rest of the rebel party are quickly arrested.
Han gets shipped off to Jabba in an overnight bag, the Droids packed off to the spice mines of Kesstle, Luke joins the Dark side and leads a rout of the rebellion forces (in exchange for 18 years of back allowance his father has neglected to pay), and Chewbacca becomes a throw-rug under the Emperor's mantle.
The only problem with the Realist Version is the outcome. With no one left to fight and conquer, the Evil Empire has nothing left to do.
Vader: What is thy bidding my Master?
Emperor: I want you to wax the Shuttle.
Vader: It shall be done as you command, my Master.
Two days later.
Vader: I have finished waxing the Shuttle. What is thy bidding, my Master?
Emperor: I want you to clean all the windows of the Death Star!
Vader: You are indeed evil, my Master.
In the final scenes we find Darth in his boxer shorts, popping Hoth-filtered Tuscan Pale Ale, and channel-surfing through the 37,000 channels on the Death Star's satellite array while muttering about the good old days of the Clone Wars.
While some of these DDRAS versions may be questionable, every one of them is better than a typical sequel. And if you still doubt me, rent Highlander 2: The Quickening, and watch it alongside the new 10th Anniversary DDRAS of the original Highlander.
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You may have been frustrated the last few days with Twitter, with Facebook, with Youtube..then with trying to actually get work done and published online (which is my business) because suddenly they won't respond on your browser, or decline your graphics or simply ignore you.
Let me assure you it is a middle manager who took a shortcut on bandwidth or co-location. Worse, others avoided paying for a real CMS that is robust and user servicing (not just friendly) or they had the cute idea that it might actually have worked if they had realizing beforehand that bringing a bicycle to race a Mustang 20101GT is not gonna work in anyone's wildest dreams.
I sound bitter don't I? Which is atypical. I think my issue is the pretense and utter waste of our time. I took a job as a "Little Rock Examiner" in an area I am adept at and have published often professionally: spirituality. It was not about the money (which is nill). It ws about writing well and giving people a good read.
You cannot do that via Examiner.com.
How do I know? I was nominated for a Webby for my retooling of a good CMS for mavericksssurf.com from Epic Cycle; and succeeded in major work-arounds in a bad CMS at Bolt.com in New York. Like one of the mechanics on Top Gear (BBCA) I can make almost anything work/run.
Until now
Take a look at my articles (Examiner.com/littlerock). I spend twice as long trying to get half of them to format in something like remedial English. It was originally ghastly hard work that was always somehow OFF.
So I learned and adapted. I wrote my series tonight on U2 in wordpad (no formating..simple) and got tready to add easy art.
Suddenly it will not format in anything but Microsoft IE explorer. Welcome aboard the Titanic folks..here are your decks chairs and the shuffleboard equipment.
Flock? No. Firefox? No. Netscape? No.
Well Examiner.com here is my reply to your utter incompetence: NO.
Come back when you have funding and wanna play at least semi-pro ball. Until then? Shut down and watch others play real baseball.
Saving the Bay is an ambitious and expansive four-part PBS series on the saving of the San Francisco Bay estuary. Narrated by acclaimed actor/director Robert Redford, the series recounts how the Bay was transformed from an growing ecological disaster by the most ambitious rural restoration project in American history.
Azotus Consulting is now working with Saving the Bay to promote the four-part documentary on the Internet and run the content on the website.
See today's Daily Mac on SFGate.com


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Of course with open air comes the possibility for inclement weather. Monday's season-opening performance was a stop-and-start affair that dragged on into the late night. The periodic pauses which were not so much due to heavy rain as they were a mopping-up action to protect the dancers from a steady drizzle gave one time to think about the unique place Oklahoma! occupies in the canon of American musical theater.
When the show debuted in 1943, it quite simply changed everything. The snappy musicals that preceded it earlier that season were star vehicles for the likes of Ethel Merman, Eddie Cantor and Danny Kaye all of them larger-than-life entertainers. Now here was a musical play that transformed the role of the singing and dancing choruses. Songs were integrated into the action. The plot itself is inconsequential: Which of two cowboys will squire a flirty farm girl to a box social? But even that flimsy story line provides enough of a framework upon which to hang one of the most melodic scores in the American theater ("Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'," "The Surrey With the Fringe on Top"), with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II that evoke a lost innocence.
Sixty-four years and countless imitations later, Oklahoma! is still a rule-breaking original, sometimes maddeningly so. The opening scene tends to run just short of forever. Act One ends with a dream ballet in which the leading man is murdered. Act Two builds to a real death. This is extremely tricky material for musical comedy.
The current Muny production (its tenth staging of Oklahoma! though its first in nearly a decade) is best summarized in the lyrics for the title song: "Oklahoma, O.K." This Oklahoma! is OK, but certainly not worthy of its exclamation point. A show that once defined newness comes off same old, same old. James Clow brings a sturdy baritone to Curly, and Bruce Adler savors the bawdy humor in Ali Hakim, the philandering peddler. But too many other performers have been cast from the Paul Blake Rolodex Repertory Company, more out of friendship than because they're the best choices for these roles. Then Muny executive producer Blake, who also directs this show, was content to let his actors deliver unexceptional summer-stock performances.
The scenic design by Steve Gilliam, simple though it is, establishes the play's world as unreal. Laurey's farmhouse is indistinguishable from Dorothy's farmhouse in The Wizard of Oz. It's as if little thought has been given as to how to tell this story visually. On the other hand, the lighting design by F. Mitchell Dana seems sharper and more nuanced than in recent years. Dana has a keen understanding of the evening's demands.
Every time the show resumed after a rain break, a few more people were missing from their seats. By the start of Act Two, I was the only person remaining in my row. It's not that the weather scared them off. To the contrary, the evening turned out to be delightful, with a steady cool breeze caressing the onstage trees. The viewers didn't return because nothing that was happening onstage was persuasive enough to compel them to return. Oklahoma! is a profoundly important American musical. But you can't engage out a viewer out of obligation. If a production doesn't unlock this show's soul and give us people to care about, in 2007 Oklahoma! will come across as old-fashioned and outdated. To borrow from Richard Rodgers, what we get here is the open air without the spirit.
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PHOENIX — Retirement.
Eric Chavez admitted he had been thinking about it for the past three seasons before finally making it official on Wednesday, putting an end to a 17-year Major League career.
"Just the winning, just loved the opportunity to win," Chavez said, alluding to his seven trips to the postseason, including six division titles, four with the Oakland A's and two with the New York Yankees.
"Unfortunately the last two years, that's what I came here for was an opportunity to win. Injuries obviously killed us the last two years, but I think (the front office) did a good job of putting us in a position to succeed and we just weren't able to deliver on the field."
A troublesome left knee had limited Chavez to part-time status, playing only 44 games this season and none since June 8 when the Diamondbacks placed on him on the 15-day disabled list, hoping rest would heal it and allow him to return.
"Physically, what the doctors had told me, for me to just keep grinding on my knee it was not going to be the best option for me to do," he said. "I gave it a couple of months. It really hasn't gotten that much better—actually, over the last week it's starting to feel a little bit better where I can actually walk and do it pretty peacefully."
But playing again, at age 36, that is no longer an option for Chavez.
"You know," he said during a press conference Thursday, "I see guys with bad knees walking around. I'm like, 'Oof, I don't want to be that guy.' You look at (Kirk Gibson) running around, you're like, 'Oh man, he's pretty beat up.' My body has been grinding on enough for the last 20-something years. It's time for me to give it a break."
Chavez finishes his career with a .268 batting average, 260 home runs and 902 RBI. But he's most proud of the six Gold Glove Awards he earned at third base.
"Early on in my career they said I was an all-hit, no-glove kind of guy. And that was an actually quote from somebody. I should've kept the guy's name," he said with a smile.
Chavez's six Gold Gloves are tied for fourth-most among third basemen, while his career .970 fielding percentage at the position is tied for third-best all-time.
"Incredible career. Gold gloves. What he did in Oakland, part of championship teams. Incredible teammate," general manager Kevin Towers said. "Going to miss having him around. He's a pro in every sense of the word."
Added Gibson, "You respect his decision to decide that it's time for him to move to a different chapter in his life, actually a bigger game than he's played his whole life. He doesn't know it yet but he's going to find out. I've enjoyed competing against him, having him on our team. He was great for us. We're going to miss him."
Chavez, though, may not be missed for long.
"I don't plan on leaving the game forever and that's why I think I'm at ease with my decision," he said. "But right now I'm just going to enjoy this for myself and my family; and just kind of see what the future brings. I want to be in the game. There's no doubt about it. To what capacity, I have no idea yet. I'm just going to see what options (he mentioned coaching) are out there and make that decision when the time comes."


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STRS Flashback -5 Yrs Ago; An unanswered letter sent to OEA's Gary Allen on 8-9-04...some things don't change (except the HC premiums), do they?
Dear Mr. Allen,
Your most recent edition of "Ohio Schools" contains an article critical of S.B. 133 that doesn't put into proper perspective how your organization (OEA) failed over 100,000 retiree members of Ohio STRS.
The current OEA dominated(not for long) and affiliated STRS board lacked the foresight to ensure that current and future retirees do and will have quality and affordable health care. I realize that health care benefits are not guaranteed by any state retirement system, but how can you justify the PERS premium of $80 per month for a retiree and spouse vs. the STRS premium of $562 per month for employees who also spent 30 years in public service? The influential and progressive(?) thinking OEA didn't put pressure on our legislature to increase the current 1% contribution rate by STRS into health care funding. The next lowest state retirement system health care contribution rate is more than double this 1%. OEA couldn't muster up the courage to press for this increase years ago when it was known that 1% was not enough, didn't want to ruffle feathers!
The Ohio Schools article seems to villify the passage of S.B. 133 as a bad omen for teachers. Both of us know that the passage of S.B. 133 eliminates your organization's future ability to maintain control over a current blind and "out of tune with reality" STRS board that has floundered with your organization's blessings and endorsements. This same board also enjoyed misspending millions of dollars on a 90 plus million dollar building, globetrotting, Kings Island tickets, alcohol, and the list goes on and on without consideration of the Ohio Revised Code and its requirement of fiduciary responsibilities to ONLY its retirees.
I know that your OEA agenda demands an OEA majority on the STRS board - sorry, Gary, it's not in the cards now. You can use your OEA magazine to strike fear into the lives of active teachers' minds as to how your organization's teachers have been ill served by the passage of S.B. 133. You fail, however, to inform your membership of the above mentioned spending of millions of dollars by this OEA dominated board who for years never saw a board motion that they didn't like. It WAS an age of rubber-stamping at its golden best.
Gary, no longer are you and your organization able to spoon-feed active teachers on how to think and act. With the advent of the electronic media, Dr. Dennis Leone (STRS whistle blower), John Lazares (newest "reform" STRS board electee), the Canton Repository, and the Plain Dealer- your organization's iron grip on active teachers' minds is finally being realized for what it currently is- a gradually loosening grip.
If it hadn't been for the lack of insight by your organization, S.B. 133 and its competing house bill wouldn't have been necessary. The OEA's generous "pac" donations to politicians on both sides of the aisle didn't bail you out this time. These politicians respect for ethics and/or fear of not being reelected took a priority over your campaign contributions. STRS retirees have found that, "with friends like the OEA, who needs enemies?"
Both the STRS and your organization need to reexamine your concerns for the retired teachers of Ohio. STRS has an O.R.C. mandate- your organization should have a mandate of care and concern for your former dues paying members.
For the OEA, forking out over $150,000 for your salary, $50,000 to $60,000 for secretarial salaries, and salaries of over $100,000 for labor relation consultants- you and your organization could and should have taken serious measures to "clean-up" the STRS organization if for no other reason than to show your dues paying members that they were getting the best bang for their bucks. The OEA's lack of action has contributed to some of my fellow retirees having to make the decision of whether it will be food or medicine.
With winter coming on, the reality of home heating bills will compound this situation. OEA's lack of care, leadership, and compassion will now be realized by its former dues paying members. Fool the active teachers once, shame on you; fool them twice, shame on them. Throughout modern history, many companies and most trade unions have looked out for the health and welfare of their employees AND retirees. The OEA has sorely abandoned the latter. You now have reached a point in time to reform your organization's concern for its retirees, will you heed the call?
You have questioned Dennis Leone's "motives" upon reading his 13 page report about the mismanagement and spending fiasco at STRS. Once Dr. Leone's facts were presented, they were not disputed-not even by you. You never apologized to Dr. Leone. If you wish to question my motives for writing this letter to you - please do. In fact, I'll even save you the time and trouble by supplying you with my motives. I wish to see the rape of retirees by the OEA controlled STRS board stop immediately. I wish to see the STRS return to the Cadillac of retirement systems that it once was. I wish to see STRS retirees live out their lives without being one major illness away from becoming bankrupt thanks to the miserable and expensive health insurance coverage that STRS offers. I don't expect an apology either- I expect action and not the cancellation of two health care advocates meetings in a row. The next time you or the OEA complains about S.B. 133, you should now understand why this bill became law. Every day more and more current and retired educators are becoming cognizant of why this baby was born.
John Curry
30 year teacher retiree -a PROUD CORE (Concerned Ohio Retired Teachers)


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Dude! Jersey and I set up a savings account the week after we got engaged. The sweet little money fairies sent me this for my birfday, which I thought was a beautiful and perfect message for all.
Figured I should share. You're welcome.
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I've been busy this summer, and I have some more posts to make regarding my Colorado Bucket List, but first how about some updates on that reading challenge?
Here's a reminder of the things that were on the list:
I already posted about a book in a genre I don't typically read (my choice here kind of felt like a cheat, but oh well). Now I can add a book from my childhood (okay, more than one book from my childhood).
I'm currently working on a book recommended by someone with great taste and a book that was originally written in a different language (technically the first book could also be the second book, but I think I'm going to split them up because again, that would be cheating...). I've also finished a book I've been meaning to read (for about 15 years or more), and I'll report on that one later.
So here are the books:
First, a book from my childhood. In this case, I not only read a book from my childhood, but the book from my childhood, as in the exact same paperback, which I stole from my mom when I was visiting recently (okay, I didn't really steal it cause I asked first). Here's the book:
I also re-read The Beast Master, which was one of my favs. I had a bigtime crush on Hosteen Storm, and I remember crouching over my typewriter writing a story that was a total ripoff of this book when I was probably 10 or so. Here's that original paperback from when I read it as a kid, although I did the reread on audiobook because I saw it at the library and thought, Wow, I didn't know you could get Andre Norton audiobooks!
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Essential Porter Wagoner
Genres: Country, Pop
Few remember that Porter Wagoner was actually signed and then dropped by RCA before he ever scored a single country hit. It took two independently financed and produced cuts to turn the tides: "Company's Comin'" broke the ... more »
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Few remember that Porter Wagoner was actually signed and then dropped by RCA before he ever scored a single country hit. It took two independently financed and produced cuts to turn the tides: "Company's Comin'" broke the top 10 and convinced RCA execs to re-sign him. Once they did, they released the classic moral tale "A Satisfied Mind," which would sit atop the charts for a month in 1955. The two gems that kicked off his career also kick off this fine 20-song collection, which ranges up through Wagoner's 1976 duet with Merle Haggard. Wagoner offers brilliant hardcore barroom honky-tonk such as "Misery Loves Company" (written by Jerry Reed), "Sorrow on the Rocks," and "I'll Go Down Swinging" (written by Bill Anderson), but shows himself capable of sentimental balladry and saga songs as well. Even without the classic Dolly Parton duets--found instead on its own collection--Wagoner proves there's strong substance behind the Opry fame and the Nudie suit. --Marc Greilsamer
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Wagoner At Classic 60s Country Best On Long-Missing CD
Anthony G Pizza | FL | 03/05/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Those who love and have grown with country music will see this 20-song "Essential Porter Wagoner" as the "real" country music lost when today's stars (Garth, Faith, Shania) lost their country souls with their last names. Those disliking country will find all they hate reinforced: whimpering fiddles and weepy steel guitars, cooing background singers over a slick-haired rhinestone cowboy baritone, singing and reciting about drinking, cheating, and murder (all with a pun in the title). The 1970s "outlaw country" movement was one response to the music heard here.But country fans then and now can learn and enjoy much from this exceptional, long-overdue CD reissue. Wagoner was arguably the 1960s' biggest country star, hosting a weekly syndicated TV show, nurturing Dolly Parton as a songwriter and live performer, and becoming one of the host pillars of the Grand Old Opry. It stemmed not only from understanding his audience (even in 1955, only rural folk who rarely saw visitors could react as Porter did on "Company's Comin'") but from the great songs a hit performer could command (three by Wagoner's "Opry Backstage" co-host Bill Anderson, himself a star of the era) and from disarmingly conversational vocals. Wagoner's subtle singing fit the Bible Belt messages of "Satisfied Mind" and "What Would You Do (If Jesus Came To Your House)." But they also reinforced the sorrow in the barroom ballads "I've Enjoyed As Much Of This As I Can Stand," "Sorrow On The Rocks," and "I'll Go Down Swinging." (all produced in Chet Atkins' "Nashville Sound" style). They also belied the chilling last verses of "Carroll County Accident," "Green, Green Grass of Home," and Anderson's infamous "Cold, Hard Facts Of Life." Here's hoping some of the new interest in country veterans (most recently George Jones' and Loretta Lynn's critically acclaimed LPs, Dolly Parton and Johnny Cash's Grammy wins) leads to re-evaluation of this underrated genre giant. While this set could have used more photographs and session notes (little mention is made of Wagoner's great band the Wagonmasters, featuring virtuoso banjo man Buck Trent), this set lives up to its "essential" title as a long-missing piece in any country collection."
The man who took Dolly Parton from obscurity to stardom
Peter Durward Harris | Leicester England | 12/08/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Porter was a successful country singer of the fifties and sixties but unlike (say) Jim Reeves or Don Gibson, he made no attempt to soften his music in any way to please pop audiences. He had American number one country hits with A satisfied mind (1955) and Misery loves company (1962) and had many other country top ten hits, among them being Carroll county accident (a number two hit in 1969) and Green green grass of home, which provided Porter with a top five country hit in 1965. This song became famous in 1967 when Tom Jones covered it and had an international pop hit with it, going all the way to number one in the UK.Despite Porter's success with his own recordings and as an American TV host, he will be best remembered as the man who gave Dolly Parton her big break. Dolly was struggling for recognition when Porter selected her as a replacement for Norma Jean on his TV series and persuaded RCA to sign her up, backing his judgement by agreeing to stand any losses. He further backed his judgement by recording a lot of duet albums with Dolly and by covering many of her songs on his solo albums. Those duets are not featured on this collection but can be found on a separate collection in this series, The essential Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton, which I've already reviewed. His uncompromising attitude to country music probably contributed to the break-up of his singing and recording partnership with Dolly seven years after it began. By that time, Dolly was the star and Porter was known mainly as her duet partner. To this day, most people first come across Porter's name via Dolly's music. While all of Dolly's fans (including me) are grateful to Porter for his part in Dolly's career, his music stands on its own merit.This is an outstanding collection of Porter's own recordings, reminding us just what real country music was like in the fifties and sixties. On this occasion, the title Essential is appropriate. There are other songs I'd like to see made available on CD but this set contains everything you need of his solo music."
Jess | Coal Country, PA | 09/04/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Porter Wagoner can be described with simply one word: "Class". And we certainly lack class in country music today. Forget the sequin covered suits, and listen to the honest to goodness "country" coming out in Porter's voice. I doubt anyone will ever fill Porter's niche (maybe Alan Jackson?), but this album will show you just how much he has contributed to Country Music.....and this doesn't include his great duets with Dolly. This is one album you do not want to pass up; it is extremely well recorded and mixed, and the sound is incredibly crisp. A+"


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President Obama Moves to the Right
As we predicted, the president is feeling major heat and has begun to change his tone.
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The program "Bonanza" was one of the most successful TV shows in history. Pernell Roberts, who played Adam Cartwright, the oldest son, passed away Monday at age 81.
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A little strange. Is Ms. Williams a pinhead? You can make the call on that. Staying out of it.
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I love love love this scene from a vintage Stephen Chow movie, A Chinese Odyssey. Here, he is tempting fate by challenging the Goddess of Mercy when he disrespects both the Goddess and his Sifu. The part I love absolutely love is when he starts to describe his Sifu as being an annoying housefly that just won't stop buzzing near his ears. He goes on to correct himself and say that it was an understatement, and his Sifu was in fact an army of houseflies. More hilarity ensued when he goes into detail about how he's like to rip out his Sifu's intestines and wrap 'em around the neck.
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Pennsylvania Home Care Association honored a group of Pennsylvania home care professionals at their annual Lobby Day in Harrisburg. The front-line professionals were chosen by the companies they work with to represent the various counties in Pennsylvania.
More than 100 PHA members, along with their front-line professionals, traveled to the state capital to discuss the implementation of Bringing Care Home with their local lawmakers. Members met with Pennsylvania state representatives and senators regarding several barriers that could limit service access to In Home services, specifically, assistance with self administered medications.


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Wednesday, 19 January 2011
Hannele Bag
I am on the roll with bags. It is really good fun to make them, now that I have learnt a few basic principles. This is totally my own design. The hotch-potch sewer, yours truly, has made first muslin in her life! Not for garments, oh no, but for bags. I actually started another bag before this and will show it as soon as it is finished.
This bag was in my mind a long time. I had made the first sketches last September, and now it is here. The bag changed slightly under the process, but for me that is normal.
A pattern and notes of everything needed for this bag was made, should I want to sew another one. That is something to celebrate in my book.
I was debating about the closure for this bag quite a while. I am all for closures, which keep contents safe, so was quite intent to put a zip on it. In the end I decided not to, but went for a magnetic snap.
It keeps the contents in quite ok, as the bag is not that deep. I also made the bag to be carried under the arm, which closes it even more. As I am all for versatility, I made the strap with adjustment, so I could carry it across my body as well.
Inside I have open pockets on one side:
and a zip pocket on the other.
I am not entirely sure, how wise this was as the bag is constructed with pleats. They seem to be ok, but I just might change this too. In general I am very fond of pockets in bags as I don't like hand-bag-soup where all the items are swimming in a merry mess.
All in all I am well pleased with my efforts. Now it only remains to decide whether to keep or sell this bag...
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I've been down with the magnificent combination of flu and lady pains. I was feeling like a doormat for a couple days. So I put on my bell bottoms and bright orange tassel earrings and threw some Carly Simon. Next time with a proper lace body suit (I'm thinking old rose oohlala), maybe! Just trying to dance it out. Making life work when it seems to be buried by layers of responsib******* (censoring it because I don't want to summon more of it).
Times-a-changin'. I realized no one can really get me out of bed when I don't wanna. It's a cool and terrifying reality of Life. You have your shit together and you don't. Some people chase trains, deal with morning sickness, and fulfill other people's dreams. And here I am.
Here I am living the life I chose for myself. I'm both cool and terrified about it. Yet again, what's not to love? It's the freakin 20somethins! I'm supposed to not figure my shit out. I'm supposed to be in communion with the vast majority of sad. My people! It's funny that we all are facing levels of sad. Nobody is really doing better. There is no point in checking what others are up to because they are as fucked.
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This is one of my favorite weeks of the year. For the past several years during this week I travel to Atlanta for an amazing conference. As a children's pastor it was the Orange Conference. Conveniently, as I changed roles to that of a senior pastor/church planter, the people that put on the Orange Conference started the ReThink Leadership Conference. It happens the same week and they even share some of the sessions. In doing this, they took something that I already loved and made it EVEN BETTER.
It was going to be great… until it wasn't.
For most of my trips to Atlanta I have driven. It's only about 7 hours or so from my home in Central Florida to the ATL. Besides if flew I would have to rent a car anyway. By time you add all that up, it's just cheaper to drive. The plan this year was the same. Then a coworker told me about the great deals a certain airline was offering. That night I booked my flight. I was already excited to be doing to the conference, but now I was even more excited to be flying for the first time in several years.
It was going to be great… until it wasn't.
As the day approached I became more and more excited. This was the first time I had flown since starting my struggles with anxiety. When that battle started the thought of flying was completely off limits. But, this time I was excited. Even as the days ticked by I was still excited. When I booked, I was good. When I talked with my roommate about it, I was good. Whenever I thought about it, I was good.
It was going to be great… until it wasn't.
That changed the afternoon before my trip. I was doing good and was still excited. As I followed the many social media posts from people heading to the conference and arriving in Atlanta, I become more and more excited. Then someone posted a picture of the sky through the plane window. Just like that the anxiety that I had avoided all that time came rushing in. It nearly crushed me.
It was going to be great… until it wasn't.
I can see myself sitting there on the love seat next to my wife. I'm certain she had no idea, but I was suddenly freaking out on the inside… and it didn't end there. Throughout the rest of that evening, off and on I would feel anxious, then I would be ok. As I went to bed the anxiety built. For an hour or more I lay there thinking of the plane, as my anxiety grew.
It was supposed to be great… but now it wasn't.
I prayed. I took deep breaths. I told myself that God was sending me to this conference and He would keep me safe. I thought back to how excited I was when I booked the flight. I thought back to previous flights that I had actually enjoyed. An hour passed, and even with all this going on, my anxiety grew.
It was supposed to be great…. but now it wasn't.
After an hour of this I got out of bed and started to pace. My family was asleep.My wonderful wife, such a great source of strength for me, had no idea I was suffering so. I began to think back to the time I thought I was having a nervous breakdown. In this moment I was beginning to feel that same way. I could feel myself escalating towards that. I simply couldn't allow myself to go there.
It was supposed to be great… but now it wasn't.
I kept seeing myself strapped into the seat on the plane, unable to get up, unable to move around, and worse of all… unable to leave.
I felt so STUPID.
This ticket was paid for.
What were people going to think.
What was my wife going to think.
What was my friend and roommate going to think.
It was supposed to be great… but now it wasn't.
I couldn't get on the plane.
After all this, that was the bottom line. I COULDN'T GET ON THE PLANE.
Finally, I woke my wife. Times like this she is so much stronger than me. She would probably deny it, but it's true. She wrapped her arms around me and I nearly lost control. How I wanted to just cry.
I felt so STUPID.
What was my wife thinking about me?
What were other people going to think.
It was supposed to be great… but now it wasn't.
Ultimately, it didn't matter what people might think. I COULDN'T GET ON THE PLANE. So I decided to drive. Yup. By this time it's after 10:00 at night. I've been up since 5:00 that morning and I'm going to drive to Atlanta, by myself. My wife cried, afraid for my safety. I needed to go to this conference, but I COULDN'T GET ON THE PLANE.
It was supposed to be great… and I think it's going to be.
As I type this I sit at a table outside the conference site. I'm enjoying some great and FREE coffee. I made it to Atlanta safely. I arrived around 6:00 this morning. Took a quick nap and a shower and got to the conference site a little after 8:00. Guess what:
It was supposed to be great… so far it has been.
Year after year God has spoken to me at this conference. I can't wait to see what He has to say to me this year. I never would have thought that I would have started by week of blogging from the conference with a post like this, but here it is.
Stay tuned as I share my thoughts the great things that I'm trusting God to speak to me this week.
This post is one part of an ongoing conversation about my battle with anxiety. If you suffer from anxiety, would like to better understand a loved one who does, or just want to travel this journey with me click on the ANXIETY category to see a full list of all those posts.Matt Norman
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MOORESVILLE, N.C. -- Danica Patrick will increase her NASCAR Nationwide Series participation to 12 races this year in addition to competing full-time in the IZOD IndyCar Series, JR Motorsports announced Wednesday.
Patrick, who added the Nationwide Series last year with JR Motorsports to her schedule, will compete in the first four Nationwide Series races -- Daytona (Feb. 19), Phoenix (Feb. 26), Las Vegas (March 5) and Bristol, Tenn. (March 19).
With a loaded schedule, the remainder of her Nationwide involvement will come late and at the back end of the schedule -- Chicagoland (June 4), Daytona (July 1), Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (Montreal, Aug. 20), Richmond (Sept. 9), and Kansas (Oct. 8), Texas (Nov. 5), Phoenix (Nov. 12) and Homestead-Miami (Nov. 19).
"This is going to be an exciting year in the No. 7 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet," the 28-year-old Patrick said in a statement. "I have a much different perspective heading into this season. I know a little more of what to expect, and I'm not as out of my element."
Patrick scored a career-best fifth-place start and 19th-place finish in last year's Nationwide finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.


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Maxus appoints Mangesh Korgaonkar as GM - Mumbai
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MUMBAI: Maxus India has roped in Mangesh Korgaonkar as general manager-Mumbai.
Korgaonkar will be heading one of the strategic business units (SBUs) of the agency in Mumbai. The other unit is being headed by Vidyadhar Kale.
Korgaonkar will be reporting to Maxus India managing partner Kartik Sharma and will play a key role in product development and business development.
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Danish Muslims Sue Jyllands-Posten for Defamation
Please!… Those terrorist-linked, lying, threatening Danish Imams just won't quit!
Meanwhile, Danish police are launching an investigation into allegations that an imam at the centre of the Prophet Mohammad cartoon row, Imam Ahmed Akkari, issued death threats against moderate Muslim politician Naser Khader. Akkari was actually filmed threatening to blow up Khader in video shown on a French news station earlier this month.
Danish imams Ahmed Akkari (front L) and Abu Laban (3rd R), escorted by their private security, leave Copenhagen Airport March 25, 2006 after attending an Islamic conference in Bahrain. Danish police will launch an investigation into allegations that an imam at the centre of the Prophet Mohammad cartoon row issued death threats against a moderate Muslim politician, a spokesman said on Thursday. A French TV documentary crew secretly filmed Akkari threatening to have Naser Khader — a founder of Denmark's Democratic Muslims network, which opposes violent protests over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad — bombed. (REUTERS/Keld Navntoft)
Since the government won't prosecute the Danish newspaper that published the Muhammad cartoons, Muslims in Denmark are suing the newspaper Jyllands-Posten for defamation:
A group of 27 Danish Muslim organisations has filed a defamation lawsuit against the newspaper that first published the contentious Prophet Muhammad cartoons, their lawyer said.
The case was filed on Wednesday, two weeks after Denmark's top prosecutor declined to press criminal charges, saying the drawings that sparked a firestorm in the Muslim world did not violate laws against racism or blasphemy.
Michael Christiani Havemann, a lawyer representing the Muslim groups, told The Associated Press the lawsuit sought 100,000 kroner ($16,100) in damages from Carsten Juste, Jyllands-Posten editor-in-chief, and Flemming Rose, culture editor, who supervised the cartoon project.
"We are seeking judgment for both the text and the drawings which were gratuitously defamatory and injurious," Havemann said.
The lawsuit said the cartoons depict Muhammad "as belligerent, oppressing women, criminal, crazy and unintelligent, and a connection is made between the Prophet and war and terror."
And??? Who is the foolish lawyer who would take that case? Good luck!
I am wondering from looking at the cartoons, how they get that the cartoons depict Muhammad as "oppressing women"?
There is only one cartoon with women caricatures. The women are wearing burkas in the cartoon. It seems strange that the Imams would call this picture an "oppressive image", don't you think?
Atlas has more on the most famous and most censured cartoons in history.
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When I booked my flights and hotel tonight, I booked them all for next weekend instead of the weekend after, had to cancel everything and start again, and thought "I'll write something witty about that on my blog when I write about going to this competition..." And then I forgot to mention it. They shouldn't let people with terrible memories go to memory championships, it's a disgrace.
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Here is my take on it.
My stubborn mind couldn't get over that these colors reminded me of Halloween, so a Halloween card it is. =)
I inked up the little witch from Witch Way is the Candy? set with Antique Linen Distress Ink and colored her with Copic markers. She is then fussy cut out.
I die cut cardstock using the long triangle from Blueprints 25 die set to create a simple background for my little witch. The sentiment is included in the Witch Way is the Candy? set.
That's it for now. Don't forget to find out what my teammates came up with for this color palette and see all the challenge details over at MFT Challenge & Inspiration Blog!
Have a lovely day and thanks for stopping by!
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cardstock: (Black Licorice, Sour Apple, Persimmon, Wild Wisteria, Smooth White) My Favorite Things
clear stamp: (Witch Way is the Candy?) My Favorite Things
hybrid ink: (Black Licorice) My Favorite Things
dye ink: (Antique Linen) Ranger Industries
accents: (enamel dots) My Mind's Eye
die: (Blueprints 25) My Favorite Things
tool: (die-cut machine) Provo Craft
other: (foam tape) 3M
Copics used:
skin: E13, E11, E01, E00, E0000, R20
hair: YG17, YG25, YG03
outfit: V17, V28, V25, V15, R37, R17, R14, C9, C7, C5
broom: E59, E57, E55, E37, E35, E33
card size: 3 1/2" x 5 3/8"


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A nice red beans and rice recipe to try !
- 1 lb red beans, soaked in about 2 quarts water overnight
- 3 ribs celery, chopped
- 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 tablespoons dried parsley flakes
- dash of ground cayenne pepper, or to taste
- 12 to 16 ounces smoked sausage, sliced
First of all rinse and drain soaked red beans; place in a 5 to 6-quart Dutch oven and add about 6 cups of fresh water. And then bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for about 1 1/2 hours, or until red beans are tender. Next is to stir occasionally. Add remaining ingredients and salt to taste; simmer for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Add water as necessary. The red beans and rice recipe is ready to serve over hot rice. Very nice !Enjoy the red beans rice !


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Traveling Luck for Bicentennial Substations North Dakota, United States
The timezone in Bicentennial Substations is America/Rankin_Inlet
Morning Sunrise at 08:32 and Evening Sunset at 17:41. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 47.3872°, Longitude. -103.8514° , Elevation. 780m
Morning Sunrise at 08:32 and Evening Sunset at 17:41. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 47.3872°, Longitude. -103.8514° , Elevation. 780m
Weather near Bicentennial Substations Last report from Sidney-Richland, MT 42.5km awayTemperature: -3°C / 27°F
Wind: 3.5km/h Southwest
Cloud: Few at 7500ft Solid Overcast at 10000ft
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- Flat Rock Ranch (4.9km)
- Tasker Ranch (6.8km)
- C Fitzgerald Ranch (7km)
- Tescher Ranch (7.8km)
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- Gorrell Ranch (9.4km)
- M Leland Ranch (10.8km)
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- Metcalf Ranch (16.7km)
- R Hotter Ranch (16.9km)
- Kupper Ranch (17.2km)
- Metcalf Water Well (17.2km)
- Thompson Ranch (17.4km)
- R Peak Ranch (18.1km)
- A Moe Ranch (18.2km)
- Rockeman Ranch (19.1km)
- H Wersiano Ranch (19.3km)
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- Eagle Draw (17.1km)
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oilfield an area containing a subterranean store of petroleum of economic value.
- Bicentennial Oil Field (1.7km)
- Poker Jim Oilfield (12.6km)
school building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place.
- Plainview School (10.4km)
- Shadwell School (17.2km)
cemetery a burial place or ground.
- Sunny Side Cemetery (8.3km)
- South Side Cemetery (15.9km)
post office a public building in which mail is received, sorted and distributed.
- Clark Post Office (historical) (18.1km)
church a building for public Christian worship.
- Grace Lutheran Church (16.8km)
dam a barrier constructed across a stream to impound water.
- Smith Creek Grazing District Dam (19.4km)
administrative division an administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level.
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mountain an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.
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