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    The band wants you to design, print, AND sell their posters? And you get to keep a percentage of the sales? Why not play the gig for them too? I'm giving you a hard time here, but the band needs to at least front the printing. A price/poster regardless of sales would be nice as well. Right now there's little incentive for the band to sell posters and you're taking all the risk. If they, er... you, sell 0 posters, you've not only donated your time but also the posters. Even if this is a job you're cutting your teeth on, you'd be selling yourself short not only for this job but also on any future job. I'd pass.

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“I think we had a feeling it would do well,” WHOSE LINE star Colin Mochrie told me after the renewal news was announced. “Just because ever since the first show ended, people were always going on Facebook and Twitter, ‘Bring back WHOSE LINE.’ What I loved is that they were like, ‘Why don’t you bring back the show?’ As if we had that power. So we knew there was an appetite for it. And [The CW boss] Mark Pedowitz was at ABC when we did the first show, so I think once he moved here, he was just trying to get it back. And I think some people thought The CW was an odd choice because of the younger demographic, but our fans are younger. All of us that have been touring have noticed our fans are getting younger, thanks to YouTube. They weren’t born during the first incarnation, and they’re discovering how funny we were in the last century.”

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  1. Haley on August 6th, 2013 6:45 pm

    LOL Darren Criss would be awful at this. He doesn’t even pull off the most basic acting on Glee, let alone improv on WLIIA.

  2. Di on August 6th, 2013 6:48 pm

    Darren Criss would be awful on Whose Line. He lacks personality and talent. Please stop.

  3. Everyone Ever on August 6th, 2013 6:57 pm

    Darren is really not suited for this kind of show. Kevin Mchale did a great job though.

  4. Brody on August 6th, 2013 7:00 pm

    Someone like Darren Criss as the fourth guest would be Candice Accola-levels of bad on the show. Dude is whatever at singing and nothing to write about as an actor. Brady needs to stop trying to sell out and get himself on “Glee” through Whose Line.

    Chip, OTOH, is sorely missed.

  5. ridiculous on August 6th, 2013 7:06 pm

    LOL, you people are so sad with your weird Darren hate. So you don’t like him, do you want a medal? (also, I bet you’re all the same person, since you’re the only ones commenting right now)

  6. laughing on August 6th, 2013 7:11 pm

    Giggling at the same sad, bitter troll commenting multiple times because they know they’re in the very small minority. Darren oozes charm and talent, and he’d be perfect for the show. Even one of the original stars thinks so, why are you even trying to argue? Looking forward to seeing if Darren can take time out of his busy schedule being a superstar to drop by on one of my favorite shows! It’d be incredible.

  7. Rob on August 6th, 2013 7:11 pm

    …Who is Darren Criss?

  8. Jade on August 6th, 2013 7:14 pm

    I’m sure you are just the same people commenting since you were the only ones saying anything at that time and you all seem to think the same thing.
    ‘Darren is not talented’. Yeah… which is why he was on Broadway, went on his first tour, is on Glee, is an excellent singer and has a large vocal range, made his very first film and is starting his first album.
    If you hate Darren, you could easily just keep it to yourself and not have to tell everyone else how much you hate him. That’s just your opinion!

  9. Jen on August 6th, 2013 7:15 pm

    Darren’s good when he has time to sit down and think things through. When he’s forced to think on his feet, he ends up making a big showy ass of himself (see: Starkid singalong at H2$ stagedoor). Not good improv qualities. That being said, the show is already renewed so it might be amusing to see him flop.

    Kevin was good but he needs to be a fourth-seater, not just a guest they pull out randomly. The fourth-seaters alternate and only do a few shows a season, so he could easily do that and Glee. I would love to hear him and Wayne sing another song or do Sideways Scene.

  10. Lauren on August 6th, 2013 7:17 pm

    I would love to see Darren Criss on this show. He is so talented and would be perfect for this. Those of you saying that he isn’t talented and you hate him, you could just keep it to yourself. Even one of the people in this show thinks that he should be on it. He would be great for the show. But he is so busy with Glee Season 5 filming and his album right now that he might not have time out of his busy schedule.

  11. @Jade on August 6th, 2013 7:19 pm

    Um, comment sections go both ways. You’re allowed to blow up his “achievements” (like being stunt cast in a musical for a couple of weeks) out of proportions and other people are allowed to say that he’s not very talented. The entire point of this section is to express opinions and thoughts. Sorry that some others don’t align with yours, but if you were so confident in his skills you wouldn’t resort to rambling off a spiel of “accomplishments” and accusing people of commenting multiple times.

  12. Tom on August 6th, 2013 7:20 pm

    I’d really like to see more than just no-name CW stars on Whose Line eventually please.

  13. Conan on August 6th, 2013 7:24 pm

    The last Glee kid they had was good but that’s definitely enough of them. We don’t need an entire parade of them going through the show.

  14. TR on August 6th, 2013 7:33 pm

    Darren Criss would be a fantastic choice. He’s got a lot of experience with live theater and improvisation from his college days and time with Starkid. Actually almost any of the Starkids would be great on the show since they’re all hilarious and good at improv, but Darren would be the obvious choice.

  15. Em on August 6th, 2013 7:36 pm

    Lol Darren haters. Arguing with Wayne Brady, improv pro, hilarious, talented man and great singer? I think he has a better judge of talent and of who would suit the show he’s been on for years than you.

  16. Luce on August 6th, 2013 7:39 pm

    So predictable the Darren hate. Whatever. Darren already proved he has the physicality and timing that would be perfect for Whose Line when he did Young Storytellers last year.

  17. @Em on August 6th, 2013 7:43 pm

    Actors are not paid to be the judge of talent. The producers of WLIIA are. Wayne knows Darren personally and probably is amused by his antics at events and wants to hang out (also, Wayne wants to be on Glee). This does not mean Darren is good enough for the show. He is a decent singer and a talented songwriter. This does not mean that he is God or that his feces is ice cream.

  18. Jack K on August 6th, 2013 7:50 pm

    Oh why did I read this, now I am so disappointed in Wayne Brady. Darren Criss makes mediocre look good.

  19. Paige on August 6th, 2013 9:06 pm

    If anyone has any doubts about Darren’s improv skills I suggest checking out some videos on YouTube from the Young Storyteller Foundation’s Improv night – he was far and away the best one (others who were there included Kevin McHale and Naya Rivera) and if you have seen him in interviews you know that he thinks well on his feet and is always engaging and charming. But obviously Wayne Brady doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Stay pressed.

  20. Jo on August 6th, 2013 9:16 pm

    Ah, Darren haters. My fave. It must be so difficult to dislike the dude when literally everyone in the industry he comes into contact with loves him – let’s see what he’s done so far this summer, shall we? Sold-out tour, the Hollywood Bowl, A Capitol Fouth (Barack’s a fan), released a movie in which almost every reviewer said he was the best part – not to mention that he is consistently asked to host and play for important people in the biz and is returning back to work this week where he is one of the main stars of Glee. Like, really? Your pathetic comments on the internet aren’t going to change any of that, and it just makes you look sad and severely lacking in taste.

  21. @Paige on August 6th, 2013 9:17 pm

    Lol he was not “far and away the best one,” he was by far the weakest one in the Beatles sketch and people barely remembered he was a part of the event.

  22. lol on August 6th, 2013 9:19 pm

    Rule #1 of the internet – never read the comments section. Regrettably, I broke that rule, and now I feel compelled to say that Darren is a good actor and an even better musician, and I think it would be fun to see him on a show like this. To the people who are complaining: why don’t you find an article written about your fave and go there to post messages of support, rather than tearing down someone you don’t even know. What sad little lives you must lead.

  23. @Jo on August 6th, 2013 9:20 pm

    Another loser resorting to rambling off a list of dubious accomplishments that don’t set him apart from the rest of the cast. They all performed for Obama years ago, Amber Riley did A Capitol Fourth the year before, Kevin’s already done Whose Line?, all of the other guys have already hosted the Teen Choice Awards, his stint on Broadway was only for a couple of weeks and people like Lea, Matt Morrison, and Jenna Ushkowitz are the real Broadway performers, his movie bombed spectacularly and the most positive reviews were about him as the boy candy and not about him as an actor or performer, etc. Need I go on?

  24. Rebecca on August 6th, 2013 9:24 pm

    Are Darren Criss fans always this weirdly defensive in articles? You’d think they’d politely disagree with the negative comments and move on instead of foaming at the mouth about “haters”…

  25. Linda on August 6th, 2013 9:51 pm

    Sorry @Rebecca, kind of hard to just “politely disagree” when people are being viscous. Why should we have to just sit back and take it? A normal person who came across this article and didn’t like the idea of Darren being on the show would simply not comment. I know that’s what I would do. Because really, who gives a sh*t? It’s a theoretical guest spot on a TV show – it’s not even happening, and was just Wayne Brady’s personal wish list.

  26. Jo on August 6th, 2013 10:00 pm

    Uh, yeah, my point was that he has done all of those things just this past summer alone, so compiling a list of things that an entire cast of people has done over the years is a wee bit nonsensical. Also, no mention of the tour? I would for sure have thought you guys would’ve found a way to minimize that accomplishment. And I’m not going to show you the list of reviews that mentioned his acting and things beyond his visual appeal, because you don’t actually care. You’re just intent on disproving me. Well, congrats, you’ve won! You’re officially an internet troll!

  27. @Linda on August 6th, 2013 10:00 pm

    The word you’re looking for is “vicious.”

    “Viscous” is what describes the stuff dripping down Darren’s chin from Ryan Murphy’s unit that ensured him more than his promised three-episode stint on Glee.

  28. Chris on August 6th, 2013 10:02 pm

    Yes, please! Darren would be great for this type of show! :)

  29. ReallyLarry on August 6th, 2013 10:03 pm

    The Darren haters just come out of the woodwork and are just experts at everything and big “know it alls”(or at least they think they are). Just ignore them. It must really chap their a#$%sses when so many people who are real experts praise Darren’s talents and are so anxious to work with him.

  30. Linda on August 6th, 2013 10:04 pm

    Oh, you got me! My spelling error completely negates what I was saying. Stay classy! :)

  31. Llyuda on August 6th, 2013 10:06 pm

    Nice! Hope this happens and we get to see Darren on the show!

  32. @Jo on August 6th, 2013 10:16 pm

    Didn’t mention the tour because like the media, it barely registered for me. The only coverage it got was a Rolling Stone fluff photography piece that his label paid for. No domestic reviewers bothered with his shows. The venues were tiny and the dates were few. Nothing worth bothering to acknowledge.

  33. Yo on August 6th, 2013 11:22 pm

    Darren Criss would be great on the show! Love him in the Starkid productions! So happy he’s doing so well for himself. And the haters are no doubt from that anti darren glee site. They always gang up on articles like this to make it seem like Darren has no supporters. Y’all are sad and should be ashamed.

  34. WhataSurprise on August 6th, 2013 11:53 pm

    You guys are so predictable. “Someone somewhere said something good about Darren Criss! This cannot stand! Quick, we must assemble!” What y’all don’t seem to get is that the only impression you’re making is of how pathetic you are.

  35. Whatasurprise2 on August 7th, 2013 2:42 am

    You guys are so predictable. “Someone somewhere said something negative about Darren Criss! This cannot stand! Quick, we must assemble!” What y’all don’t seem to get is that the only impression you’re making is of how pathetic you are.

  36. WhataSurprise3 on August 7th, 2013 3:04 am

    Yeah, lol, what a bunch of losers those Darren fans are. Imagine, showing support and love for a person they admire! Those other guys, though – you know, the ones who spend the majority of their online existence tearing down the work (and looks and personality) of a man they don’t even know because he has surpassed the popularity of their faves – now they are something to aspire to!

  37. Whatasurprise4 on August 8th, 2013 2:36 am

    Sure hasn’t past the popularity of the critically acclaimed, award winning and/or nominated stars of the show.

    Face it he is marketable but that doesn’t mean he is really talented. Dianna is marketable and she has limited range, acting and singing just like Darren.

  38. edrftg on August 8th, 2013 2:46 am

    Love Darren Criss! Not a big fan of Glee, but love his work with Starkid!

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2nd annual West Elks Wine Trail set for Aug. 6-8

By Dave Buchanan

If you really need another reason to visit the wineries in the West Elk AVA and the North Fork Valley, here's the best one to come along recently: The second annual West Elks Wine Trail is set for Aug. 6-8.

Events include tours of the wineries, vineyards, orchards and gardens that highlight the agritourism industry of the area between Hotchkiss and Paonia.

Participating wineries include Alfred Eames Cellars, Azura Winery and Gallery, Black Bridge Winery, Delicious Orchards, Leroux Creek Winery, Liliputian Winery, S. Rhodes Vineyards, Stone Cottage Cellars and Terror Creek Winery.

At each winery, you'll find samples of their latest vintages along with special food and wine pairings, and if  you visit at least five of the wineries, you'l get a free West Elks wine glass.

This is a great way to meet and get to know the winemakers of Colorado's other American Viticultural Area (the Grand Valley AVA is the one here). While the nine participating wineries are enough to keep you busy for three days, there's more.

Along with days filled with art displays, gallery tours and sampling wine, many of the winemakers are hosting special dinners featuring their wines and chef-prepared meals (Chef Yvon Gros of Leroux Creek will certainly have something very special and very French to offer his guests). Contact the wineries for information on their dinners.

A complete schedule along with maps, contact information and list of dinners is available from the Paonia Chamber of Commerce, 970-527-3886.

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Forget about the birds and bees; here’s a fishy story about love

I have a friend who has recently begun dating a lovely woman. He and I were talking the other day and he said he’s excited to take his new girlfriend fishing, because his new girlfriend says she “loves to fish.”

I smiled indulgently. Of course she said she loves to fish. We all love to fish when we’re single.

When my husband and I were still dating, he “loved” going to the theater with me, just as I “loved” spending an entire weekend wading in a creek/river/lake/pond/whatever, touching live, squirming worms with my bare hands, shoving a sharp, barbed hook through the poor baby worm body, imagining a scream of terrorized pain from the poor baby worm, hooking a poor defenseless fish, tying that fish by the gills to a stake in the mud before filleting it right there on the bank and then frying it over a campfire.

Oh, I “loved” the crap out of those weekends.

Of course I did. Just like my friend’s shiny new girlfriend loves fishing, too.

After my husband and I got married, I stopped fishing. I just stopped. One day, after we’d been married for about two years, my husband asked why I no longer wanted to go fishing with him.

“Uh, we’re married. Do I still have to do that?” I asked.

“Don’t you like to fish anymore?” he asked, all sad eyes.

“I love you so much. But no. I don’t really like fishing,” I said.

His expression made me feel like a bad wife. Feeling guilty, I went with him. While he fished I read a book next to the creek. That’s called compromise, y’all. Now we compromise by him getting to go fishing with the guys while I stay home with our daughter. It’s the best arrangement.

Here’s another fishy love story which explains my, er, reluctance to fish ever again:

The first year we were married, my husband and I were still in college and we took a biology class together. One of our required field trips was to Crawford State Park in the dead of winter where we had to ice fish. Blech. Sorry, Mr. Williams, but that was the worst class ever.

I really needed to pass bio and graduate from college, so I laced up some boots and tramped out over that lake. I fished. I was a sport.

That wasn’t all Mr. Williams had up his sleeve, though. After a half day freezing on the lake, we took all the fish we caught back to the lab where we had to do a bunch of science stuff. We weighed them, measured them and, I’m sure, other stuff. That was a long time ago. I forget.

My job was to measure the little fishies. After sitting dead in frozen water for a while, they were stiff. My job was to straighten them out and measure them. I grabbed the first fish and bent its body straight. As I did, a white liquid squeezed out from somewhere on the fish’s body.

I’m pretty sure I squealed like a girl. My teacher walked over. I pointed to my hand, where the liquid stuff was. “What the hell is this?” I asked.

He was so calm. “Kami, don’t worry about it. It’s just a little bit of fish sperm. It’s no big deal.”

Ugh. Ugh, ugh, ugh. I stopped. I let some other squeamish girl measure the fish. Pretty sure I got a C in that class.

Once a girly girl gets fish sperm on her skin, it’s pretty much over. I’ll be the one reading a book by the lake from now on.

I bet within a few months, my friend’s girlfriend will pull up a lawn chair next to mine while the guys fish away.

‘Cause that’s love. We let you fish; you let us not fish.

And also? FYI, fish sperm on your hand is always a big deal, Mr. Williams.

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Iceberg Lake Trail Glacier National Park ~ a slow hiker's guide™

Iceberg Lake Trail is one of the most popular trails in Glacier Park

Many Glacier Trail Map
Topo Map Iceberg Lake Trail

Trail frequently closed due to bears

May 23, 2015

Trail clear of all snow until Ptarmigan Falls.

Ptarmigan Falls picnic area clear of snow.

Wildflowers on lower section of trail are in full bloom.

Iceberg lake frozen, last 3/4 mile of trail 100% snow covered.

Screen shot of Altitude Profile from my iPhone from maping program GAIAGPS.
Image of profile used with permission from GAIAGPS.

Altitude Pofile Iceberg Lake Trail

June 8, 2014
Info from GNP web site "Iceberg Lake Trail posted for hazardous travel conditions near Ptarmigan Bridge"

The trailhead is behind the Swiftcurrent Motor Lodge, take the last right hand turn before the end of Many Glacier Road.
There is a small parking area for Iceberg Trail at the trailhead.

A Slow Hikers Wildflower Guide for Glacier National Park. Note: You need to have iBooks app installed on your computer for this link to go to the correct page. (iPad or Mavericks) Your iPad will need iBooks 3 or later, your MAC will need OS X.9 or later and iBooks 1.0 or later.

Available on iBooks wildflower book cover

A slow hiker's guide™ Glacier National Park Wildflowers
If the link doesn't take you to a screen with Get Sample then click on the View in iBooks Button.

Unless you are at the trailhead early in the morning you will need to park in the main parking lot. Swiftcurrent Restaurant opens at 6:30 am for breakfast. Drinking water available in Many Glacier Campground along with flush toilets. Last toilet before Ptarmigan Falls. There is a second pit toilet on the trail just before Iceberg Lake. This trail is through bear country! Bear Bells DO NOT WORK and are an annoyance to other hikers. Bear Spray does work. When hiking in bear country make noise when going around blind corners. During the main hiking season there are free Ranger Led Hikes. Depending on the Ranger you will learn about the geology or plant life in the area. Hike schedules change during the summer so pick up a current copy when you enter the park.

If you are not an experienced back country hiker I highly recommend these hikes.

Ptarmigan/ Iceberg Trail
Motel parking lot to jct. above Ptarmigan Falls/ 2.4 mi.
Trail clear of trees for first 3.1 miles.
Mostly clear of snow until Ptarmigan Falls. A few drifts beyond Ptarmigan Falls for next .6 miles. Consistent snow beyond that point. 6/4/2013
Jct. above Ptarmigan Falls to Iceberg Lake/ 2.1 mi. Initial clearing scheduled for: 6/28/13
Footbridge scheduled to be installed 6/28/13
Trail is snow-free for the first 3/4 mile beyond the falls.
The last 1.5 miles is mostly snow covered with some potentially hazardous snow field crossings, 6/12/13

NPS Trail Crew Report
Trail is POSTED for bear frequenting, 7/21/12
Jct. above Ptarmigan Falls to Iceberg Lake/ 2.1 mi. Clearing of downfall will begin in June 2012
bridge installed 7/6/12
100% clear of snow to bridge
from the bridge to the lake 100% snow covered 7/6/12
60% snow cover with 5 steep snow slopes, ice Axe recommended.
Water crossing right before lake is running swift at 1-2 ft deep. 6/16/2012
90% snow covered to Iceberg Lake, 6/8/2012

The steepest portion of this trail is the start which is a series of switchbacks. Once you have finished the switchbacks the trail makes a very gradual ascent hugging the side of Henkel Mountain. During the start of the 2013 hiking season Many Glacier received 3 inches of rain in two hours. This is the same storm system that caused massive damage to Calgary and Banff. Luckily for the Many Glacier area the focus of the storm was basically limited to Henkel Mountain. As mentioned elsewhere I hiked the Iceberg Trail three days after this deluge. Swiftcurrent Lake was a muddy brown. At the start of the Iceberg Trail there was no noticeable damage until I reached Henkel Creek which in the past was not even noticeable as I can find no photos from all of my previous hikes of the Iceberg Lake Trail. After making my way across the gouged out creek bed I encountered tall piles of scree that had been dumped onto the trail. I will hike to Ptarmigan Tunnel next year which shares the first have of the Iceberg Trail to record the repair work done by Glacier Parks hard working, unsung heroes. (well my regular readers will know that I sing praise for the trail crews on a regular basis!)

footbridge iceberg lake

Unless you are an experienced winter hiker I'd think twice before crossing this creek when it is covered by an unstable snow bridge.
See photo of creek crossing in early September on the right side of this page.

NPS Trail crew report from 5-7-12 Motel parking lot to jct. above Ptarmigan Falls/ 2.4 mi. Initial clearing scheduled for: CLOSED due to bear. 5/4/12
NPS Trail crew report from 9-30-11
Iceberg Plank Bridge: Bridge removed 9/29/11
Motel parking lot to jct. above Ptarmigan Falls/ 2.4 mi.
Jct. above Ptarmigan Falls to Iceberg Lake/ 2.1 mi.

Trail OPEN but POSTED: for bear frequenting 9/5/2011
Trail CLOSED: for bear frequenting 8/30/2011

TRAIL POSTED: for bear frequenting 8/17/2011
TRAIL has been REOPENED: 8/16/2011
TRAIL CLOSED: for bear frequenting 8/10/11
TRAIL POSTED: for bear frequenting 7/24/11

Iceberg Plank Bridge: Bridge installed 7/11/11
Trail clear of trees.
Snow: Snow slopes have been treaded, patchy snow becoming 100% last 5/8 mile.
Trail has been "flagged" with orange posts. 7/12/11
Initial clearing completed: 6/23/11
Trail is 50% snow covered for 1/2 mile approaching Ptarmigan Falls. 6/29/11
Jct. above Ptarmigan Falls to Iceberg Lake/ 2.1 mi.
Iceberg Plank Bridge: Install rescheduled for 7/8/11
per conversation with 851 as depth of snow banks 5+ft on bridge banks 6/29/11
Trail 80% snow covered. 6/23/11

Red Rock Falls on the Swiftcurrent Trail is an easy hike with great views.

Iceberg Lake Trail is one of the more popular trails in Glacier Park. Iceberg Lake Trail is usually a very crowded trail. Wildflowers are spectacular this year, 2013, on this trail. Iceberg Lake Trail is very frequently closed because of bear activity. This is a very active grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) corridor.

On most trails in Glacier Park bugs aren't a problem. Iceberg Lake Trail is usually a very buggy trail.

The steepest part of Iceberg Lake Trail is at the trailhead, after the initial climb the trail ascends to Iceberg Lake very gradually.

Bugs along with snowfall were setting new 'records' in Glacier Park 2011!

2010/2011 was a record breaking heavy snowfall year!
Don't expect this trail to be clear of all snow until early August 2011!

2009/2010 was a light snow year.
2008/2009 was a heavy snow year. This trail wasn't completely clear of snow until mid July.

Iceberg  Lake 2005 Glacier National Park © Shawn Coggins

© Shawn Coggins 2005 Glacier National Park, Montana.
Iceberg Lake, no glacier. July 20, 2005.
by mid August there were no icebergs

iceberg lake 1911 usgs

USGS photo Glacier National Park, Montana.
August 13, 1911.

iceberg glacier 1911 Glacier National Park

USGS photo Glacier National Park, Montana.
Front of glacier at Iceberg Lake, showing crevasses.
August 13, 1911. Alden, W.C. 551

There is no longer a glacier at Iceberg Lake. Barely a permanent snow field.

iceberg on iceberg lake glacier national park © Shawn Coggins 2005

Small Iceberg on Iceberg Lake, July 2005, compared to the icebergs in Upper Grinnell Lake these guys are ice cubes! Of all the trails I've hiked in Glacier Park this is the buggiest.

Drowning is the NUMBER 1 cause of visitor deaths in Glacier National Park.
Ten times as many people have drowned then have been killed by bears.
The water in Iceberg Lake is very, very cold.

iceberg 1920

USGS photo August 25, 1920 Alden, W.C. 1040 Glacier National Park Montana.
View of southern part of the front of glacier at Iceberg Glacier, Glacier National Park Montana.
Showing vertical ice cliff, upturned dirt bands, and rock debris on surface.

wildflowers iceberg lake trail glacier national park

Iceberg Lake July 2005 was for me the year of the flowers. The wildflowers below were taken on the meadow next to Iceberg Lake. The amount of wildflowers blooming varies greatly from year to year.

These flowers were taken on the Ptarmigan Tunnel Trail a few days before. I've lost track of how many times I've hiked the Iceberg Lake Trail.

blue flowers ptarmigin lake 2005 glacier national park  © Shawn Coggins 2005

Iceberg Lake Trail Damage

Will put together a web page on storm damage this winter. All reports that I get from hikers is that the trail is fixed.


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The Video Music Awards are happening this Sunday, and it's the kind of awards show at which style memories are made. It's typically one of those red carpets where anything goes and, as such, stars feel a little more liberty to take risks. Sometimes it's awesome and...sometimes it involves raw meat. Back in 1998, Gwen Stefani was in the middle of her No Doubt heyday and her funky style was everything. She eschewed the dress in favor of a fuzzy triangle bikini top because, why not? Also in 1998: Rose McGowan walked the carpet with beau Marilyn Manson in a dress that was hardly a dress. Skinny chains gave her some coverage, but it was mostly all skin and G-string. Compared with Miss McGowan, Lil' Kim's infamous purple pastie felt like a lot of outfit. The sparkly jumpsuit would have been attention-grabbing enough on its own, but add in that extra skin and wowzee. In 2000, Jennifer Lopez attended the awards show with P. Diddy in a combo of a white crop top, jeans, and a bandanna that really showed her style circa the early aughts. Before Beyonce was Beyonce, she was on the scene with Destiny's Child. The trio read more
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Attention, all of you American Horror Story fans: The tight-lipped Ryan Murphy brought most of the cast of AHS: Hotel to the stage at the TCAs this morning and finally revealed major details about the upcoming season, which premieres October 7. Who's Lady Gaga playing? Why does Sarah Paulson's character hate Kathy Bates? Get ready to check in to all the fun! Plus, get news about Empire, Fargo, and more. American Horror Story: Hotel Hotel "harkens back to the first season, which is much more rooted in honest, primal fears," says Ryan Murphy. Thirteen episodes will run from October to early January. Hotel is set in Los Angeles, which the first season one was as well. The hotel is set in downtown Los Angeles, "so we deal with a lot of American horrors, like addiction." But the actual set (located on the Fox lot in Century City) was built to resemble a downtown L.A. hotel. It's two stories and even has a working elevator. Kathy Bates noted it's one of the most magnificent sets she's ever seen. Finn Wittrock is playing a male model named Tristan Duffy, who is always looking for the next high. He finds the biggest high read more
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You'll Never Believe How Lady Gaga Helped Taylor Swift Find Her "Prince Charming" Calvin Harris

Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris have spent this summer becoming music's new power couple (sorry, Bey and Jay)—and as it turns out, we have another singing superstar to thank for the "insanely happy" (and adorable) couple: Lady Gaga. Swift claimed on Twitter this weekend that Lady Gaga gave her help in the romance department that was of the supernatural variety: @alexandergold Go read Gaga's tweet that she sent me a few months ago. It's good love luck. Because it's not a tweet. It's a magical spell.— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) July 18, 2015 The love spell T. Swift is referring to can be seen in this tweet convo from March: @taylorswift13 wow you're a sweetheart! Life is friends, family, and love! We all see that in you, your prince charming will come! ❿ￏ💋— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) March 2, 2015 Gaga responded this weekend that she has plenty more magical juju where that came from—both good and bad: .@taylorswift13 I only cast happy spells! Unless there's bad blood. I have a separate cauldron for that. Happy for u💋— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) July 18, 2015 Gaga, can you send some of your romantic fairy dust our way? Kthanks. read more
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Lady Gaga's Stylist Is Launching His Own Clothing Line, No Meat Dresses Expected

Brandon Maxwell, Lady Gaga's most recent stylist and fashion director, is getting ready to launch his first-ever collection. Now, before visions of rotting meat dresses pop into your head, let's clarify: The man in question is the one who's been working with her as she's transformed from a boundary-pushing fashion hellion into someone who rocks classic glamour like an old-school pro (the meat credit goes to Nicola Formichetti). Maxwell will show a range at New York Fashion Week this September that focuses on evening wear, including clean suiting and formal gowns, reports WWD. One of his most glam Gaga moments? The Alaïa gown and gloves he helped her pick for this year's Oscars. Texas-native Maxwell was also responsible for the sophisticated-yet-retro looks Gaga wore on her Cheek to Cheek tour with Tony Bennett, including the embellished black gown below. Work for the tour started with 200 to 300 dresses that were whittled down to about 150 by the time rehearsals started. "We look at the women who came before her, but Gaga is such a visionary and so unique that if you start to heavily reference things, it doesn't work. She's her own person and ultimately comes to that decision read more
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14 Celebrities Who’ve Been Bridesmaids In Their Friends’ Weddings

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Thursday, 5/21/2015 at 10:06AM | Updated on May 21, 2015

Lady Gaga Says Her Wedding Dress Will Be “Totally for Taylor”

She might prefer wearing dresses made of meat or making a grand entrance in a cocoon, but Lady Gaga’s not letting her personal preference dictate her wedding style. “It will be totally for Taylor,” Gaga told WWD of her wedding dress plans and her groom, Taylor Kinney. “It’s all about my man. I haven’t really thought about anything specific yet, but whatever it is, it will be totally for him.” Gaga’s go-to designers—including Alaia, Versace, Balenciaga—are likely falling over one another to stitch her a couture gown, but there’s certainly a chance she’ll look to a traditional bridal designer for her wedding dress—especially considering that Taylor’s taste seems to tend more toward traditional. (Here’s one wedding dress she for-sure won’t be wearing though.) Read the full story here. Will your guy’s style influence your wedding day look? Or is your big-day look ALL about you? read more
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Thursday, 5/7/2015 at 5:30PM | Updated on May 8, 2015

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Lady Gaga, Annie Leibovitz, Selena Gomez, and More Powerful Women Talk About Their Moms

What do two actresses, one singer, one singer-actress, a news anchor, an activist, a photographer, a nonprofit foundation leader, and a Supreme Court justice have in common? They all have mothers. Watch some of Glamour's iconic Women of the Year—including Lady Gaga, Malala Yousafzai, Lupita Nyong'o, Melinda Gates, Robin Roberts, Laverne Cox, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Annie Leibovitz, and Selena Gomez talk about the impact their mothers made on them. Don't forget to celebrate your own mother—or mother figure—this Sunday, Mother's Day. What is the most valuable lesson your mother ever taught you? read more
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Friday, 4/3/2015 at 9:06AM | Updated on April 3, 2015

Here’s One Gorgeous Wedding Dress Lady Gaga WON’T Get Married In

We can only guess what Lady Gaga might wear down the aisle when she marries Tayler Kinney. A cloak of unicorn hair? A gown fashioned from TicTacs? I theorized a few months back that she’ll probably go with something more traditional over something made from, say, cold cuts. But I’m guessing this particular (and particularly pretty) wedding dress won’t be the one she picks: Sure, Yumi Katsura’s Sendai wedding gown seems vaguely Gaga-esque, with its intricately folded asymmetrical bodice and its butterfly-esque rear view. But here’s why it’s not the wedding dress for one Lady Gaga: A photo posted by @ladygaga on Apr 2, 2015 at 6:14pm PDT I’m pretty sure that was her best friend’s wedding dress! (Gaga shared this snap yesterday to celebrate her bestie’s b-day. Get all the details on that wedding here.) And there’s just NO way Gaga’s rocking a gown that one of her closest friends just wore down the aisle. Any guesses what Gaga’s wedding dress will look like? I stand by my earlier call: Homegirl’s going traditional. The most shocking thing will be how unshocking it is. read more
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Saturday, 3/21/2015 at 6:06PM | Updated on March 23, 2015

Lady Gaga Rocks a Pastel Bridesmaid Dress, Looks Just Like You and Me in Her Best Friend’s Wedding Party

Even Mama Monster has to say yes to a pastel bridesmaid dress when one of her besties is walking down the aisle: Lady Gaga wore a floor-length lavender gown when a high school friend swapped vows on Friday night. She paired the dress—I think it’s Jenny Yoo’s convertible gown in Wisteria—with minimal makeup and kept her locks (blond, today) loose. For a gal who’s worn a meat dress and popped up on one red carpet in an egg, she looks surprisingly low-key—a lot like you probably look like in a pastel bridesmaid dress. If you check out the photos on Us, it looks like she wore these lavender shoes—seen here with her new, supersize heart-shaped engagement ring—to the wedding too. A photo posted by @ladygaga on Mar 18, 2015 at 11:50am PDT Thoughts on Gaga’s bridesmaid ensemble? read more
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Thursday, 3/5/2015 at 1:00PM | Updated on March 5, 2015

The Major American Horror Story Clue You Most Likely Missed

We've already freaked out over Lady Gaga joining the fifth season of American Horror Story and spent serious time analyzing possible Hotel plots—but it turns out avid season-four watchers should have predicted both of those revelations months ago. Here's the deal: Throughout season four, a black top hat popped up in several scenes, on coffee cups, diner menus, and atop Edward Mordrake's head. We didn't even have to speculate its importance; Murphy confirmed back in October that the top hat was a major deal. "That is a big season-five clue," he told EW at the time. "It’s an arcane clue, but it’s very purposeful, and it illuminates something that you’ll be like, 'Oh! You dirty bastard!'" Fans took the top hat and ran with it, with most Reddit-ers agreeing that it referred to Operation Top Hat, a 1953 secret field operation where the United States Army tested biological and chemical weapons, nerve gas, and mustard gas for decontamination. The popular fan theory suggested that season five would deal with government conspiracies and aliens, which, of course, we now know to be incorrect. But EW has set the record straight: The clue actually refers to the 1935 film Top Hat starring read more
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Thursday, 2/26/2015 at 1:30PM | Updated on February 26, 2015

3 Terrifying Theories for American Horror Story: Hotel

I'll be honest: Ryan Murphy's American Horror Story began to seriously lose my interest about midway through Freak Show. But news of Lady Gaga joining the show's fifth season has renewed my relationship with the show in a big way, and ever since I've been mulling over possible plots for Hotel. My gut tells me that Murphy will avoid the standard hotel scary stories (The Shining, Psycho) for inspiration; here are three theories that I think have the best potential. Make your reservation now. #GagaAHSHotel— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) February 25, 2015 Theory 1: Chicago serial killer H.H. Holmes and his Murder Castle The Story: I have to credit Z100's morning show for bringing this thought to my attention, but it's a good one. Dr. Henry Howard Holmes opened the World's Fair Hotel in Chicago in 1893, which was called a "castle" by locals because of its immense size (it took up three city blocks). It allegedly had more than 100 windowless rooms, doorways that opened only to brick walls, and stairways to nowhere. Besides the creepy construction, Holmes went on to murder nearly 30 of his female employees by either asphyxiating them in soundproof bedrooms hooked up to gas lines read more
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Wednesday, 2/25/2015 at 12:30PM | Updated on February 25, 2015

Lady Gaga Just Revealed a Major Clue About American Horror Story's Season 5

The new season of American Horror Story doesn't air until October, and we still don't know who will make up the cast (though it's likely Jessica Lange will not return) or details about what the season will entail. But we do have some details, thanks to Lady Gaga. The singer revealed that she'll be starring in season five, plus some HUGE news: It will be called American Horror Story: Hotel. Make your reservation now. #GagaAHSHotel— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) February 25, 2015 So now it's time to start guessing: What do you think will be this season's story? Where will it take place? Who will be the monsters? Share guesses below! read more
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Tuesday, 2/24/2015 at 12:00PM | Updated on February 24, 2015

Lady Gaga Spills on Her Sweet Engagement Story—Come Hear!

In the last week, Lady Gaga's convinced me that a heart-shaped diamond is surprisingly chic and made me jealous my engagement ring doesn't include these cool initials (gah, Gaga!). Now she's sharing her engagement story, and it's sweet and endearingly normal-girl, something I appreciate in the age of celebs getting down on one knee in rented-out baseball stadiums with full orchestras and fireworks. "First he gave me a Ring Pop. That was kind of amazing and I was crying, I was so excited," she told Access Hollywood on the Oscar red carpet. "I said yes! right away, and then he pulled out the heart-shaped diamond. [But] first it was candy. I was happy with the candy. When you're in love and have love, it makes everything better." Ahh! Candy and diamonds sounds like a pretty fantastic combo, no? Did your engagement story lean more toward the simple or the super-planned-out side of the spectrum? Mine was the former: He asked while we were walking home with takeout and our dog. There were no theatrics, but it felt just right for us. read more
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Friday, 2/20/2015 at 3:06PM | Updated on February 20, 2015

10 Wedding Dresses for Lady Gaga: From Fashion Week, Bridal Market, and the Back of Her Closet

Here’s the question that’s bouncing around my brain this Friday: What on earth will Lady Gaga wear when she walks down the aisle to marry Taylor Kinney? I mean, where does the girl who’s worn a meat dress and more neon faux fur than the entire cast of Sesame Street start shopping for a wedding dress? There are certainly suitable dresses already hanging in her closet. (Hopefully not too close to the aforementioned meat dress.) This caped number that she wore to the 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors is chic with some surprising sparkle underneath. Or this fluffy miniskirted number from earlier that month would be perfect for a city hall wedding. (It’s Gaga. Wouldn’t be the first time she did something unexpected.) But since we’ve never seen her in the same dress twice, that I know of, so I doubt she’ll show up on her wedding day in second-wear frock. So perhaps she’ll shop from the Fashion Week runways: From Zuhair Murad’s Paris couture show. This one just went down the runway at Jenny Packham. From Naeem Khan’s spring-summer 2015 collection. But, guys, I kind of feel like Gaga might go the traditional route. Obviously her wedding dress will read more
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Wednesday, 2/18/2015 at 9:20PM | Updated on February 19, 2015

Lady Gaga’s New Engagement Ring Has a Super-Sweet Secret Message Hidden Inside

The more I see of Lady Gaga’s engagement ring from Taylor Kinney, the more I like it. (The two were engaged on Valentine’s Day, if you’ve been living under rock.) Obviously we’ve all seen the super-size heart-shaped diamond center stone in Gaga’s Lorraine Schwartz sparkler, but here’s a new detail: A photo posted by @ladygaga on Feb 18, 2015 at 4:01pm PST T [heart] S! (Gaga’s birth name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, in case you’ve forgotten.) The caption reads: “My favorite part of my engagement ring, Taylor and Lorraine designed “T[heart]S” in white diamonds on the band. He always called me by my birth name. Since our very first date. I'm such a happy bride-to-be! I can't stop smiling!!” Here’s a picture of the bride and groom celebrating their engagement: A photo posted by Taylor Kinney (@taylorkinney11) on Feb 16, 2015 at 3:23pm PST Thoughts on the sweet hidden message in Lady Gaga’s engagement ring? Would you like something similar? PS: Seriously Stylish Heart Engagement Rings for Girls Who Think They Don’t Like Heart Engagement Rings read more
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Tuesday, 2/17/2015 at 10:06AM | Updated on February 17, 2015

Seriously Stylish Heart Engagement Rings for Girls Who Think They Don’t Like Heart Engagement Rings

If Taylor Kinney had asked me to help him pick Lady Gaga’s engagement ring, I don’t know that I would have picked the same massive heart-shaped diamond he did—and yet somehow it totally works for her. (I guess that’s why he’s marrying her and I’m married to someone else.) And it turns out there are loads more stylish heart engagement rings out there. Of course there are rings that mirror Gaga’s on a smaller scale. Engagement Ring 1 Heirloom Petite Cathedral Pave Diamond Engagement Ring from Blue Nile, $1,300 (setting only). And it’s hard to argue with a classic Harry Winston: Engagement Ring 2 Classic Winston Heart-Shaped Diamond Engagement Ring from Harry Winston, price upon request. There’s also this **ahem** slightly flashier version starring a yellow diamond in a halo from Tiffany & Co.: Engagement Ring 3 Heart-Shaped Yellow Diamond Ring from Tiffany & Co., $98,000. Or, on the other end of the spectrum, this sweet little garnet ring that’s less than $400. Engagement Ring 4 Heart-Shape Garnet Ring With Pave Diamonds in 14-Karat Rose Gold from Etsy seller RobMdesign, $365. Tiffany has another heart ring that’s less obvious: Engagement Ring 5 Heart Ring from Tiffany & Co., $3,600. And read more
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Monday, 2/16/2015 at 4:12PM | Updated on February 17, 2015

Lady Gaga Just Shared a Photo of Her Heart-Shaped Engagement Ring! Come See!

That didn’t take long: We just learned that Lady Gaga said yes to a Valentine’s Day proposal from Taylor Kinney, and she just shared a photo of her heart-shaped engagement ring! Ta-da! He gave me his heart on Valentine's Day, and I said YES! A photo posted by @ladygaga on Feb 16, 2015 at 1:06pm PST Seriously Stylish Heart Engagement Rings for Girls Who Think They Don’t Like Heart Engagement Rings Clearly it’s a super-size heart-shape diamond, and I think I spy pave diamonds on the band. I love it for her! Heart-shaped diamonds usually feel sweet to me, but on Gaga, they’re badass. Thoughts on Lady Gaga’s engagement ring? Would you want an engagement ring with a heart-shaped diamond? She and Taylor should get married in Paris, like this couple! PS In addition to heart-shaped engagement rings and a handsome fiance, this is what makes Lady Gaga feel beautiful: read more
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Monday, 2/16/2015 at 3:32PM | Updated on February 16, 2015

Lady Gaga and Taylor Kinney Are Reportedly Engaged!

Bah! Lady Gaga and Taylor Kinney are engaged after a Valentine’s Day proposal, Us Weekly is reporting! The two celebrated their engagement news at Gaga’s family's restaurant, Joanne Trattoria, in New York City. (No surprise there, of course: In case anyone forgot, I predicted the couple’s engagement last October.) A photo posted by Taylor Kinney (@taylorkinney11) on Sep 4, 2014 at 8:01pm PDT Mama Monster stepped out Monday wearing purple fur coat—with her right hand discreetly covering her left—so there’s no sign of an engagement ring yet. The couple met in 2011 on the set of Gaga’s “You & I” video, where the Chicago Fire star played her love interest. Obviously I will keep my eagle eyes on that left hand until we have a ring pic! * * * * * UPDATE * * * * * We have confirmation—and an engagement ring picture! Come see Lady Gaga's heart-shaped engagement ring from Taylor Kinney! * * * * * Thoughts on Lady Gaga and Taylor Kinney’s engagement news? Congrats, kids! PS Watch Gaga get transformed in 30 seconds! read more
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9 Ways to Avoid Holiday Fights With Your Guy

  • 9 Ways to Avoid Holiday Fights With Your Guy

    The holidays are a time of joy, cheer, and fighting with your boyfriend because he forgot to bring the gift you bought for his mom after you reminded him five times. These practical tips will help you avoid the bickering so you can get back to the important stuff—like eating more cookies.

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    How to Avoid Holiday Fights: Stay Organized

    Make a list of everything you need to get done between now and New Year's Eve, and then plan accordingly. Why? Because if December 23 rolls around and you haven't started crafting those handmade ornaments you wanted to give to all your cousins, you're going to take it out on the first person you see. Unfortunately for your boyfriend or husband, that's probably him.

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    How to Avoid Holiday Fights: Keep a Joint Calendar

    It's hard enough to keep track of your own holiday commitments without adding another person's plans into the mix. Set up a shared calendar in which you both write down every event you plan to attend—and, most important, which events you want the other person to attend with you. This way, if his office party and your best friend's cocktail soiree fall on the same evening, you have time to figure out how to attend both without a last-minute screaming match.

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    How to Avoid Holiday Fights: Decline a Few Invitations

    It will keep both of you just a little bit calmer—and therefore more patient with each other—if you don't say yes to every holiday event you get invited to. As long as you decline politely, it's OK to skip a few parties in order to get your shopping done (or just to avoid another night of Christmas cookies and too much wine).

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    How to Avoid Holiday Fights: Schedule Some Non-Holiday Time

    In between all the shopping and baking and holiday parties, make sure to book at least one regular old date night with your guy. Since you're probably feeling the holiday overload, skip any "festive" stuff and do something normal, like ordering takeout and watching Netflix. You'll feel like yourselves instead of your harried holiday evil twin selves.

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    How to Avoid Holiday Fights: Schedule Some Non-Couple Time

    While it's nice to take a breather from the holidays, just the two of you, it might be even nicer to get away from everything—including your guy. No offense to him, but if you have an afternoon to relax and get a sparkly manicure or have a champagne brunch with your best friends, you'll be much less likely to snap at him when he asks you to cook something for that potluck dinner with his college friends.

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    How to Avoid Holiday Fights: Manage Your Family's Expectations

    Are you splitting the holidays between both your families or spending them with only one? Either way, you both need to agree on a plan and make it clear to your parents, siblings, grandparents, etc. in advance of the big celebration. This gives them weeks to get over the disappointment, rather than causing a bunch of hurt feelings if you bail on them last-minute. And that helps you and your guy get through it without feeling resentful toward each other too.

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    How to Avoid Holiday Fights: Make (and Stick to) a Budget

    If you share finances or you're doing joint gifts for people, this is a must. Make sure you're both in agreement on how much you'll spend—and how you'll divide up the duties—or else you're sure to end up in an argument. Even if you're keeping your spending separate, going broke can put you in a grumpy mood, so stick to a budget anyway to ensure you both stay in good spirits.

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    How to Avoid Holiday Fights: Let Each Other Off the Hook for Gifts

    You have enough presents to purchase, wrap, and ship, so why not just agree to forgo the gift hunt for each other this year? You can put your combined saved money toward a vacation later in the year, or agree to exchange thoughtful gifts of time and effort instead (example: he'll spend one Sunday with you at the art museum you want to check out, and you'll give him a backrub).

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    How to Avoid Holiday Fights: Relax

    Take a deep breath, both of you. It's OK that he spilled all the eggnog. It's no big deal that you overslept and are running late to his aunt and uncle's party. Remember: It's not important that you get everything right; it's only important that you're in it together and doing your best. Is that fight really worth ruining a happy time? Nope—so let it go now.

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May 1, 2013 | Volume 100 / Number 18

City-County Planning Board To Be Dissolved

The Valley County commissioners voted Tuesday to publish a notice of their intent to dissolve the defunct City-County Planning Board. It is a housekeeping measure to clear the old joint board off the books since the city of Glasgow has informed the county of their desire to form a new city planning board.

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Fall Cocktails to try

A few Fall cocktails I'm looking forward to trying! This time of year I always start looking for fun new cocktail recipes, and these sound awesome. Do you have any great cocktail recipes to share link them up if you do!

1. Caramel Apple Martini

2. Apple Cobbler

3. Blueberry Cinnamon Whiskey Cocktail

4. Honeycrisp Apple Sangria

Teri said...

They all sound yummy, but I think the Honeycrisp Sangria might have to make a debut at Thanksgiving, what do you think sweetheart ?

Heather @ Glitter and Gloss said...

YES! And we can sneak some out for Black Friday shopping too!! ;)

Krysten @ Why Girls Are Weird said...

Oooh that sangria sounds super yummy!

Heather @ Glitter and Gloss said...

Sounds so good, right?? I need to make it stat!

joen said...

I made the Apple Sangria for my daughters engagement party and it was delicious!

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While not illegal, it's really hard to own a gun in Israel

JERUSALEM — Had Nancy Lanza wanted to stockpile her guns in Israel, it would not have happened, said Yacov Amit, the head of Israel's Firearm Licensing Department.

Without coming right out and saying so, Israeli authorities have instituted a policy of making it as difficult as possible to request permission to possess a gun.

"There is no right to own firearms in Israel," Amit said, a 25-year veteran of the Israeli army. "It is a privilege we sometimes allow."

An official "policy of reduction," has been in place since 1999.

It is now almost impossible for any civilian to keep more than a single gun at home — a gun, not a rifle. The sale of assault weapons to civilians is prohibited.

In fact, the desire to collect firearms is on its own enough to raise a red flag for the licensing authorities.

This hardline attitude may surprise Americans who have visited Israel, and been unsettled by the sight of young people openly carrying submachine guns on city streets.

Trained soldiers, however, are carrying those submachine guns. And their weapons are not loaded.

In fact, it is illegal for any gun held at home to be loaded. There has been one mass shooting in the nation's history.

In Israel, 2.5 percent of the population — 150,000 people out of a national population of 7 million, possesses a gun. There are less than 2,500 registered hunters in the country.

The reason so few Israelis own guns is because the government makes it so difficult. Here’s how it works:

Had Nancy Lanza requested the permit to own a gun here, she would have had to start out by mailing in a request form. She would have had to prove she was older than 21. (If she was not an army veteran, she would have had to prove she was older than 27.) She would have had to prove she was registered at the national hunter's registry, which is run by the National Parks Service.

If that was the case, the Parks Service would have had to mail in, on her behalf, the firearm they recommended for her type of hunting.

All this, before the bureaucratic process even got underway.

"We allow very little hunting," Amit said. "We have to leave nature for the next generations, no? We give out almost no permits."

Almost half of all petitioners are turned down. "People have to fulfill certain criteria for us to consider them."

Lanza, in Israel, would most likely have had to prove she lived or worked in a perilous area, or needed the gun to protect her agricultural fields from predators.

Had her request been deemed acceptable, she would then have been presented — by mail — with a series of disclosure forms, granting the licensing board full access to all her physical and mental health records, her criminal history and any intelligence gathered on her by any government agency.

If no troubling questions were raised, at that point she might have been invited in for a personal interview.

Licensing personnel is authorized to request that any petitioner go to any expert — eye doctors, psychologists, orthopedists — before considering the request.

Only then, would she have been sent to a training course for the weapon that has been recommended for her use. No, her underage son could not have accompanied her to a firing range.

If the training course was successfully completed, an initial permit may have been issued — or may have been denied, without cause.

"Our concept of the privilege of possessing a gun is very different from the American idea," Amit said.

Every three months, the licensing board updates its information flow regarding all license holders.

As a result, if a licensed gun owner has undergone eye surgery or has moved or has changed jobs — anything, in fact, that might be exposed through Interior Ministry records of medical forms, she can expect to be invited in for a conversation.

If a complaint of any sort is filed against a licensed gun holder — for example, if a licensed gun owner is in divorce proceedings with no violent history and is presented with an injunction to remain away from the family home — the gun license is automatically revoked until the resolution of all legal matters.

The Interior Ministry marks all licensed guns so that any bullet they fire can be traced through the national registry.

Licenses have to be renewed every three years, pending practice training sessions in authorized, supervised groups.

Even weapons acquired through inheritance are severely restricted.

If a grandfather in possession of a legal license dies leaving a weapon to a grandchild, the grandchild either has to undergo the process outlined above, or state that the weapon will be retained as a "souvenir" — in which case it must be turned in and disarmed.

Even in those cases, the weapon must be re-licensed, and reexamined by the authorities, every three years.


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Designed to fit under a standard optical table or to be rack mounted, the R series offers reliability and cooling power in an efficient space saving package. Available in air or water cooled versions, Lytron Affinity Thermal Solutions offers 3 sizes ranging from the R-30 with 1000 watts of cooling to the R-70 with 3 kW of cooling. Our high efficiency refrigeration designs utilize plate exchangers and offer high cooling capacities.

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