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Sheena Brown

Adjust your focus. Look beyond the life picture you’re painting and seek truth. Your painting is only one perspective of you. There’s so much more to be seen when you look beyond the canvas in front of you.Sheena Brown

Sheena Brown works to bring focus and clarity to your life and goals. She believes people shouldn’t live a life that keeps you busy; instead you should aim to be productive. Helping you remove distractions and find your true purpose propels you closer to your success. She’s assisted clients like you find career direction, establish strong business models, build healthy relationships, and set and achieve attainable goals.  Let Sheena help you reach your highest level of success yet! You can barely survive or you can CHOOSE to thrive!

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Sheena Brown is a dynamic and passionate success-aholic who coaches millennial women on their own journey to personal and professional success.

Sheena assists them in breaking down the barriers that stand in the way of self-discovery, love, passion, and fulfillment. As a 32 year old entrepreneur, there’s no doubt Sheena practices what she preaches! Leaving her corporate career, and six-figure income with benefits, Sheena is following her passion for helping women just like you.

Sheena Brown has spent her entire life conquering success and yours is no different.

Raised in Rochester, New York in a drug-addicted, single-parent household, the odds were always stacked against her. However, she never let her circumstances stand in the way of success. Instead, she challenged statistics and became the first in her family to go to college and graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from George Mason University.

While Sheena always worked hard, it wasn’t until starting her own non-profit Uplifting S.I.S.T.E.R.S. that Sheena discovered her true passion to help others. As an Uplifting S.I.S.T.E.R.S mentor, Sheena worked with inner city girls and empowered them to help them overcome adverse situations. Her work in the non-profit sector afforded Sheena the opportunity to assist girls with increasing self-esteem, fostering self-empowerment and equipping them with tools necessary to set, meet and exceed their goals and become successful.

As a success coach, Sheena Brown advocates for her clients, helping them realize their goals, turning tribulations into triumphs, and helping them enjoy the progress along the way.Sheena Brown life coach

In addition to coaching young thriving millennial clients in claiming success, she is a wife and mother. Between the ongoing jokes with her husband, dancing to the latest KidzBop album with her young daughter, pursuing her life coaching practice full-time, training her fitness clients, and preparing for her next speaking engagement, Sheena’s days are jam-packed. Her calendar is full but far from chaotic; she dictates her time and, as a result, she has time for the important things. It is appropriate that she seeks to dispel the glorification of being busy.

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Europe left waiting for 3G iPad – Apple want to replace notebook/netbook

International users, including our good selves in Ireland and Europe will have to wait a little longer for the iPad 3G version, assuming that we get the WiFi version on time, that is.

Jobs announced at his keynote that Apple were working on international contracts with various networks to cover data plans and being able to use the internet on the go.

AT&T have already managed to bag the contract for the States, and many expect O2 to seal the deal on this side of the Atlantic, however with the iPhone recently being made available to Orange and Vodafone, it really could be anyone’s game.

Although the iPad 3G is going to come unlocked, and use new GSM micro SIMs, Apple are set to be beginning talks for various data plans. However the pads should work on WiFi alone and Jobs said that there was a ‘high probability’ that the devices would ‘just work’.

Internet on the move, but do we have to wait much longer for the privilege?

It would just be easier to buy the WiFi only version in this case, given that without a data plan, there would be little point in spending the extra few hundred and having what few features extra it offers without being able to take advantage of 3G’s mobile internet.

Apple seems to see the iPad, not as a device which is meant to fit in between your phone and your laptop, but instead to be a replacement for your laptop. Apple’s thinking could be that most laptops are vastly overpowered for what most people would use them for and netbooks are quite awkward and clumsy.

Most of the computer consumer market never really use the full potential of their computers – whereas the iPad will allow users to read papers, surf the web, view YouTube, write documents and listen to music without spending money on endless storage spaces and heavy(-er) notebooks and netbooks.

The iPad is here!!! Now what’s it all about?

Here at last! Steve Jobs finally announced the new iPad (iSlate turns out to be just fan speculation) to a crowd of gathered journalists. Now that we’ve all gotten our jaws off the floor at what a gorgeous and sleek device the iPad truly is – let’s see what’s under the hood.

IPad seen here with dock and keyboad... isn't it lovely?

Only half an inch thick and weighing .9kg you won’t even feel the pad in your bag. These measurements were generally to be expected given Apple’s love of the slim and the need for portability which would outdo its rivals. The battery will last you about ten hours, which is a lot longer then most laptops and netbooks available on the market today.

The screen is somewhat smaller than most were expecting at only 9.7”, this however is still perfect for magazines, books, movies, music, writing and pretty much anything else you can think of! It uses LED display with IPS meaning that from whichever angle you see it at you get no fading and still get a good strong image.

The first of the TWO models, which has WiFi only is shipping in March, with the follow up second model will have both WiFi and 3G and will be shipping in America, anyway, in April.  The basic version will be just $499 which is about €350 and well below what anyone had previously expected. Rumours are rising about who on this side of the pond will be getting the 3G rights, AT&T, traditional American carrier of the iPhone is said to already have secured its deal, so if history is to be repeated then it looks like O2 might have it in the bag. The 3G version will probably be more expensive, but even then will still be affordable and give e-readers and other tablets, slates or pads a run for their money.

Speaking of e-readers, the iPad will come with a brand new native app; iBook. This app will, essentially be an e-reader  and bookshop all in one, and allow you to download books straight to the device without ever leaving iBook and read them on the large, crisp display. Exactly how this reading experience will compare to e-ink, which is designed  to mimic paper is hard to tell. Apple are probably aiming more for the magazine and newspaper market, and trying to pick up ebooks while they go.

iBook store will give Amazon a good fight, but will it win over book fans? Hard to tell, doesn't bowl me over too much...

Apple are also reporting that the full 140,000 of their apps, currently available in their app store will be ready to go for the iPad for when it comes out in the shops, by which time there will be a whole mountain of apps ready for the platform as developers speed up creating new apps specifically tailored for the larger screen and faster processor. This also goes a long way to securing and keeping Apple’s 99.4% market share of all applications, leaving Nokia and Google in the shade with little hope in the short term of gaining any major ground.

Also bundled In are all the apps we know and love from the iPhone, such as Contacts, Safari, Mail, Maps, etc.The layout of the interface is extremely similar to the iPhone/iPod screen, just with more space between apps also allowing for a background image, and allowing for the multiple home screens which you can swipe between for your various applications.

Some standard ideas still follow through from the iPhone with a multitouch screen, allowing for a more flowing navigation of your files and apps. The 30-pin connector located just under the standard ‘Home’ button are also some friendly and familiar faces, and fit in nice and seamlessly with the device and make it look more like an iPhone then just the screen of a MacBook taken off the keyboard.

Some new innovations come with the A4 chip which has been designed by the Apple team specifically for the iPad, which is supposed to make the device far more efficient than others.

The iPad also comes with a choice of storage sizes all flash based, 16, 32, and 64GB, which is similar to the iPhone storage and should be enough to hold anything you really want to carry around, given that the iPad isn’t really a netbook, but more than a phone the storage sizes aren’t hugely surprising.

Still no flash?

Some things missing, however are making small holes in the otherwise glowing facade of Apple’s latest product. Apple had an excuse for not having flash on the original iPhone, and maybe even on the 3G, but for the iPad? Certainly not – for such a media oriented device it is quite unusual for it not to carry support for one of the most used animation tools and what can often be the basics of many websites out there today. Many people expected support for the popular plug-in, and there is a minor sense of disappointment at it not being at the party. Two other things which were speculated were a webcam and USB port, although these were probably filed under the category of “they’d be handy” and mostly on a small number of fans wish lists, few really ever expected that either would make a real appearance.

Prices start low and go up depending on what you’re looking for, as you can see below;

16 GB  32 GB  64 GB

Wi-Fi                   $499   $599   $699

Wi-Fi + 3G           $629  $729   $829

Rumours have also been circulating over the magazines and newspapers which will be signing up for the new iPad. So far it has been suggested that the New York Times, Vogue and Wired are just some of the publications which are waiting to release their own apps or iPad formatted editions.

Over all it looks to be a brilliant device, and although there wasn’t a huge amount of surprises hidden away other then the name, the iPad has still managed to impress. Whether it will kill off the e-reader, it can’t be said until people actually begin reading on the iPad. It will also be interesting to see how Apple regulate their books.  Which we’ll also have to wait and see for, given the current debates on how ebook downloads should be regulated.

A desirable device, but the question at the end of the day is, do you really need one and if so, why would you need it?

But you WANT it!

The iSlate revealed? Surely not!

This morning Tech Crunch released two pictures of the potential Apple iSlate, sent in to them by a friend of a friend who works in Apple.

These photos if real; are pretty impressive! The slate looks super thin, super sleek and as usual with Apple products; super sexy. Being photographed next to a MacBook really helps to enhance just how thin it really is. And it looks gorgeous!

That’s all of course, if this is true – and there has certainly been some debate on the matter, with users scrambling to check drop shadows, and lighting to see if there’s any errors.

The images probably are faked, but they’re very good, and come a day ahead of Apple’s announcement which has seen the companies share prices rise to new levels and a form of excitement not seen since the iPhone launch a few years ago.

All of this bundles neatly together with Apple’s latest financial announcements for the first quarter of the year. The giant posted revenues of $15.68 billion, and has reportedly sold 3.36 million Macs which is up a third on last year, 8.7 million iPhones which is double the previous quarter and 21 million iPods which is an eight percent decline on previous figures, but unsurprising given that people are probably just switching to the iPhone.

Apple seems to be on a winning streak at the moment, and lets hope that tomorrow doesn’t disappoint!

Looks real, doesn't it? The nice ten inch screen and slim design really make the iSlate a true portable like no other

Smaller than the keyboard! Perfect for mags, papers, doodles, googling, and media 🙂 Apple can do no wrong!

Kindle comes with Apps, remember Snake anyone?

Amazon appear to be taking a page from Apple’s book for the Kindle with allowing for the creation of apps by opening the platform up to developers, and bringing out its new ‘Developer Kit’.

The popular e-reader will be taking advantage of it’s 3G technology and long battery life to allow for the development of various apps to be used alongside it’s native functions.

Trying to defend its market share by offering more? Kindle begins to ready itself for the iSlate

So far two companies are said to be creating apps for the Amazon device; Handmark who are working on a Zagat guide, and Sonic Boom who will develop various games and puzzles.

The developer kit will be launched in February in beta version and will come packed with sample codes, Kindle simulator and documentation which will all be able to run on Mac, PC and Linux computers where a developer can build and test their creations.

Although the name ‘app’ might make people think of the ever increasing and complicated apps of the iPhone/iPod, the Kindle’s apps will be slightly more watered down; being constrained by the black and white e-ink, and the reader’s hardware – this will probably make for relatively simple apps, however it is a beginning to a potential trend for amazon to make its reader a much more all-in-one device.

This news comes ahead of Apple’s expected iSlate/iPad announcement, which seems ever harder to escape comparisons to as the technology and retail worlds pays close attention to the company and ready their own products in the e-reader and tablet markets for a fight for market share.

This may be what Amazon is intending to do, by allowing for apps to be developed, they create a watered down version of what the iSlate is expected to be and may be able to hold out against Apple making deep inroads into the e-reader market, however by this point it might be too late.

Excitement over Apple’s show is at fever pitch, and few seem to be paying attention to much else. This is a welcome addition to an already solid product, the questions left are; will people take to it and is it too much for what is, in essence, supposed to be a book? What will the apps cost? And will it be enough to keep the Kindle going against Apple?


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Pawn Of Prophecy (New Year’s Resolution, Book Nineteen)

9780345335517How far behind am I on my resolution? I’m sure that I should be in the twenties by now, not one short of twenty.

So anyway… Pawn of Prophecy. It’s a bit of foundational document for the modern, multi-volume fantasy cycle, but no one really talks about it. Doesn’t have the cult following of some others. But certainly, there would be no Wheel of Time without it.

It has the usual trappings, an ordinary seeming boy who is far more than that. A guardian who is secretly an ancient sorceress. An old man who visits frequently, tells stories, and is actually a great wizard and shameless appropriation of poor old Gandalf. What David Eddings added is ordinary language. It’s deliberately down to earth. None of Tolkien’s rumbling influences of old Anglo-Saxon epics. Nor any of Michael Moorcock’s New Wave decadence. Nope. This is plain writing, and not it in a bad way. Yeah. I’ll say it, it’s better written than Jordan’s Wheel of Time.

It’s also a lot shorter. This first volume is just over 25o pages. It’s not breathlessly propulsive, but has a (cliche warning) brisk pace. I most admire the beginning. Seventy odd pages of the boy who will be something great (his name’s Garion, by the way) growing up on a farm. And it goes by quickly and pleasantly, not feeling like it’s slowing down the story nor wasting the reader’s time. And that’s an accomplishment not to be sniffed at.

So yeah, I’ll be reading book two.

I wanted to read this, in spite of desperately wanting not to get sucked into another multi-volume sci-fi/fantasy series because, if  you haunted the science fiction and fantasy shelves of Waldenbooks in Countryside in the eighties and nineties or browsed those sections in countless used bookstores, you saw these all the time. Their cover art is emblazoned on memory. Why didn’t I read them earlier? I don’t know. I picked up other books instead. I read book reviews from RPG magazines and exchanged suggestions with my chum, Matt. Somehow, Eddings, who was fairly prolific (he only died in 2009, though Pawn of Prophecy was published in 1982), never made it onto the list. So maybe I’m rectifying a youthful error.

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Patriot League Power Rankings: Every team now has a win in conference play

Kimbal Mackenzie and the Bucknell Bison are doing just fine in 2016-17 without Chris Hass on the roster, as they sit at 4-0 in Patriot League play.
Kimbal Mackenzie and the Bucknell Bison are doing just fine in 2016-17 without Chris Hass on the roster, as they sit at 4-0 in Patriot League play.

The New Year is already over a week old, and conference play is in full swing all across the country. We’ve seen our fair share of great games so far in 2017, and the frequency will only increase as the season moves closer to the NCAA Tournament in mid-March.

One conference, in particular, that has provided some exciting basketball over the first two weeks of conference play is the Patriot League. On opening night, four of the five road teams scored victories to open things up, while plenty of the games have been single-digit margins of victory.

Team rosters are decorated with star players, and there’s a ton of talent on display each and every night. While the usual suspects are either at, or near, the top of the standings after four games, the conference seems as though it could go any which way. As of Sunday night, all ten teams in the conference have at least one win in Patriot League play.

Based on the fact that the conference race could go several different directions, we felt as though it was time to see how the teams stack up.

Below, you can find the inaugural edition of the College Court Report Patriot League Power Rankings, to be released each Monday from now to the end of the year.

1. Bucknell Bison (12-5, 4-0)

The Bison may be without their leading scorer from last season, in guard Chris Hass, but they are doing just fine in 2016-17.

Three players are averaging double-digits in points per contest this season, led by forwards Zach Thomas (16.0ppg, 6.0 rpg) and Nana Foulland (14.4 ppg, 8.3 rpg). Wins over the Vanderbilt Commodores and Fairfield Stags headlined an 8-5 non-conference slate, and they haven’t slowed down in Patriot League action.

A perfect 4-0 start in conference action has the Bison tied atop the Patriot League standings, and with their balance on both ends of the floor, they should stay near the top all season.

This Week: 1/11 v. Lehigh; 1/14 @ Colgate

2. Boston University Terriers (9-7, 4-0)

A healthy Cedric Hankerson has given the Terriers a big boost in 2016-17. The Miami, FL native only played 12 minutes a year ago, but has come back this season with a vengeance, and is making up for lost time.

Like the Bison, the Terriers have three players averaging double digit points per contest. Eric Fanning leads the way with an average of 12.8 points per game. In total, seven players are averaging at least 5.7 points per contest, which is a big reason for the Terriers’ 4-0 start in conference play.

They’ve already notched a win over the preseason favourite Lehigh Mountain Hawks, which will undoubtedly give them confidence moving forwards this year. If they can remain healthy throughout, there’s no reason why they can’t win the Patriot League crown.

This Week: 1/11 v. American

3. Lehigh Mountain Hawks (8-7, 2-2)

The preseason favourites in the Patriot League limped out of the gates to open the season, losing five of their first eight games. Close losses against the Xavier Musketeers and Yale Bulldogs, both of which came on the road, aren’t bad losses by any means.

Losing games to the likes of the Stony Brook Seawolves, who are without Jameel Warney, are a bit more puzzling.

In conference play, the Mountain Hawks haven’t looked like the team that many thought they’d be before the year started. Three of their four games have been decided by seven points or less, with the only exception being a 14-point loss to Boston. They’ve been in close games, and found a way to win two of the three, which is a confidence boost moving forwards.

Sunday saw Tim Kempton erupt for 36 points in a win over American, which is another good sign moving forwards for the Mountain Hawks. Despite their 2-2 record so far, Lehigh will be right in the thick of things come conference tournament time.

This Week: 1/11 @ Bucknell; 1/14 v. Holy Cross

4. Holy Cross Crusaders (8-9, 2-2)

Last season’s darlings of the Patriot League are back in the thick of things early on in 2017, as they are one of four teams sitting at 2-2 after the first two weeks of Patriot League action.

With the bulk of their stars back from last year’s NCAA Tournament team, including both Robert Champion and Malachi Alexander, the experience factor alone gives them a leg up on others in the conference. They won’t sneak up on anyone this season in the conference tournament, but the talent is there to make another run at a spot in the Big Dance.

This Week: 1/11 v. Lafayette; 1/14 @ Lehigh

5. Lafayette Leopards (6-9, 2-2)

On paper, the Leopards are one of the stronger teams in the Patriot League. Matt Klinewski is the only player in the Patriot League era to score 30 or more points on three occasions in the same season for Lafayette, which he accomplished on Sunday against Boston U.

Their 2-2 start in conference play has led to more questions than answers. Lafayette has the talent to be atop the conference standings, but losses to teams like Colgate shouldn’t happen. We still remain optimistic about their chances moving forwards, but one can never be too sure.

This Week: 1/11 @ Holy Cross; 1/14 v. Navy

6. Loyola (MD) Greyhounds (8-7, 2-2)

Losses in three of their first four games of the year seem to be very much in the past for the Greyhounds. Before Sunday’s loss to Army West Point, the Greyhounds had won four of their previous five outings, a stretch that included a single-point win over Lehigh.

Could the Greyhounds recreate the magic that Holy Cross had a year ago, where they finish in the lower half of the conference and make a run to the NCAA Tournament? While the Greyhounds would like a top-five finish, they can’t be counted out, regardless of where they finish.

This Week: 1/11 v. Navy

7. Army West Point Black Knights (7-9, 1-3)

The Black Knights are without their starting five from last season, and the effects are showing. They scored their first conference win of the season on Sunday, a 66-57 decision against Loyola (MD).

All three of their losses in conference play have been by single digits, leaving a ton of room for optimism

This Week: 1/11 v. Colgate; 114 @ American

8. American Univ. Eagles (4-11, 1-3)

The Eagles could very well be 4-0 in Patriot League play, and higher in the rankings as a result. However, three losses by six points or fewer have flipped the script, and made their record look worse than it appears.

American knows they can hang with the top teams in the conference, and could steal a win or two moving forwards.

This Week: 1/11 @ Boston U.; 1/14 v. Army West Point

9. Navy Midshipmen (6-10, 1-3)

Two days after committing 27 turnovers in a 71-53 loss to Boston U., Navy came out and knocked off Colgate on Sunday for their first win in conference action.

Shawn Anderson is a top-calibre player, but needs some help to get Navy into the top half of the standings.

This Week: 1/11 @ Loyola (MD); 1/14 @ Lafayette

10. Colgate Raiders (3-14, 1-3)

Colgate’s road win over Lafayette to open conference play seems like a distant memory, as the Raiders have lost three straight since, and 10 of their last 11 overall.

This Week: 1/11 @ Army West Point; 1/14 v. Bucknell

– T. Bennett


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Redemption On Mt Neva Juliet Couloir

Mt Neva is a gem of a mountain nestled in the Indian Peaks Wilderness.   Its complex North East Face holds several quality snow routes. The route we climbed is a steep couloir called Juliet. We had an absolute blast on this route.

Click for interactive map and downloadable GPS route

Click for interactive map and downloadable GPS route

Last Spring we made an attempt at climbing this exciting couloir, we were turned back by poor weather. You can read more about that attempt here. Even though we were happy with our decision to turn around, being defeated did not sit well with any of us. So we coordinated our schedules for a rematch.

As we drove up towards the mountains the weather enveloped us. By the time we turned on the 4wd road that leads to the 4th of July trailhead, we were in a thick fog bank. This dreary weather left us afraid that we would once again encounter bad conditions on the mountain. Jeremy and I arrived at the trailhead around 8PM Dayton arrived a short while later. We agreed on a 3:30 wakeup and headed to the back of our trucks for some rest.

Enjoying the beautiful views on the drive to the trailhead

Enjoying the beautiful views on the drive to the trailhead

My alarm startled me awake at promptly 3:30. As I fumbled to turn it off I looked out the truck window and saw a clear, star filled sky. “Check it out Jeremy”, I exclaimed, “Looks like we are going to have a good shot at this.” Jeremy had already noticed this fact because he had not been able to get much sleep. We hurried about the trucks eating breakfast, and getting ready for the climb. It took longer than usual to prepare and we didn’t get hiking until 4:20AM.

The trail to timberline went quickly we frequently alternated between dry patches and hard snow. We reached timberline around sunrise. Some of the hard snow traverses were steep enough we decided to pull out our ice axes. There was a good boot track in so a fall was not likely.

Dayton is already ready to get those skiis of his back on on to snow!

Dayton is ready to get those skis of his back on on to snow!

The views from Arapahoe Pass are simply amazing!!

Neva is very aesthetic from this angle, especially with snow.

Neva looks beautiful in the early morning light. We were all excited to see good coverage on the North East Face. Juliet is the hour glass shaped gully, left of center

We made good time up to Lake Dorthy.  There we encountered some interesting snow formations. Clearly this area gets some nasty weather in the winter.

A colorado crevase at the edge of lake Dorthy

A Colorado crevasse at the edge of lake Dorthy

Looking back over a frozen lake Dorthy

Looking back over a frozen lake Dorthy

Cool Cornice at the base of Neva

Cool Cornice at the base of Neva

Once we got up above the lake we stopped to put on crampons, and take in some food.  The sun was just starting to warm the snow.   The couloir looked quite steep from this angle.  The slope approaching Juliet wasted no time in steepening and was 35-40 degrees right off the bat.  There were really good steps already kicked into the snow so we made fast progress. As we entered the constriction I measured the slope angle using my ice axe / iPhone.  I had it at 49°

Dayton walking up the snow staircase

As you can see I am having a good time.

I was messing around with a second tool to get to self belay with a technical axe. This earned me the moniker “Two tool Keith”

The finish on this climb was definitely exhilarating! Things got quiet as we carefully concentrated on what we were doing.  We paused for a minute at the ridge line to catch our breath.  All three of us had huge grins on our faces from the fun climb!   It was a short walk to the summit with a choice of snow or class two talus. We arrived on the Summit around 7:45 AM.

The temps were warming quickly and we agreed to keep the summit break brief.   While we sat and ate we discussed descent options.  We decided to go down the NE face.  Dayton would ski down first Jeremy and I would follow in crampons.

The first part of the descent was easy we plunge stepped down in perfect snow.  Just soft enough to get your heal in securely.  We opted for a patch of rocks to skirt some steep snow that was soft (probably due to surrounding rocks). The rock patch was loose and unpleasant class two, made less fun by the fact we were wearing crampons.  Dayton removed his skis and also walked across this section.  Once back on the snow Dayton took off and was at the base of the mountain in 30 seconds flat.

Dayton making a turn before disappearing down the NE face.

Dayton making a turn before disappearing down the NE face.

We made one more traverse and then hit some steeper soft snow.  The runout on this section was not good, and the snow was getting greasy.  I felt much more comfortable facing in to downclimb this section.  It was slow going and getting HOT quickly.  The hard work of descending this way had both of us sweating!!  We faced in for maybe 10 minutes.  As the slope angle relented and we reached an area with a safe runout, we turned around to finish the climb.  The snow at the bottom of the slope was very sloppy I was going in to my knees with every step.

We met back up with Dayton at the base of Neva.  He was heading down the drainage hoping to get some skiing in, and Jeremy and I were returning via the normal trail.  There was another party getting ready to head up the route.

The party behind us in the cooly.  You can see our descent route marked by Dayton's ski tracks.

The party behind us in the cooly. You can see our descent route marked by Dayton’s ski tracks.

The hike out went smoothly with a rainstorm catching us 10 minutes before we reached the car (Around 1100AM), Dayton had beat us out by a about 10 minutes.    We were happy that  we got an early start, because the storm looked fairly nasty as we drove away.

This was a fantastic route done with some great partners.  Overall one of the best days I have had in the mountains!!

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UK must pay for Brexit or EU is in ‘deep trouble’, says German minister

German economy minister Sigmar Gabriel has said that Britain must not be allowed to “keep the nice things” that come with EU membership without taking responsibility for the fallout from Brexit.

As Theresa May called a cabinet meeting to discuss the UK government’s Brexit strategy on Wednesday, Gabriel warned if the issue was badly handled and other member countries followed Britain’s lead, Europe would go “down the drain”.

“Brexit is bad but it won’t hurt us as much economically as some fear – it’s more of a psychological problem and it’s a huge problem politically,” he told a news conference.

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I am comparing your products to JBL, Yorkville and QSC. The BASSBOSS products seem to cost more in every case. Would you explain why your products are more expensive?

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BASSBOSS designs use the best components possible, extensively sourced from the world's top audio manufacturers. Although we choose the most cost-effective options we can find, we go for performance over price. We then extensively test, tune and tweak to bring you the best possible sound quality and highest output from each BASSBOSS cabinet.

BASSBOSS products represent an excellent value when compared on a performance basis with other products. Check out our comparison of the Yorkville and QSC subs with BASSBOSS products here and here for more info on exactly how our products measure up.

Often a BASSBOSS product will perform at a two-to-one ratio to competing cabinets. When comparing BASSBOSS to other manufacturers offerings, take into account all amplification and processing that may be needed to match the BASSBOSS product. Also, keep in mind the dirty secret of the loudspeaker industry - inflation of specifications.

BASSBOSS specs are real-world, continuous performance numbers. They are not expected to be viewed individually, but as achievable performance minimums, at the same time, unlike the vast majority of industry specs.

We're happy to answer specific questions regarding the different products if you have them.

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Your specs look a little inflated too.  Why do you use non-standard sensitivity ratings?  Like 1 watt / 1meter in an anechoic chamber?  Looks like yours are rated on the floor, with no mention of the input level or amp power for said rating.  Please elaborate.

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Dear Marcus,

Thanks for your question. I understand and encourage your skepticism. I know that in this industry it can be difficult to know who to trust because there are a lot of inflated numbers out there. I'd be happy to clarify anything that appears to be unclear.

The practice of using 1 watt at 1 meter is a hold-over from days gone by, when 1 watt was being made by a tube amp and bigger power was difficult to generate. The information it provides is relevant to determining a loudspeaker's sensitivity for comparison to other loudspeakers when each is driven by the same amp. The primary relevance of this is related to comparing passive loudspeakers to see which one would produce more SPL output at 1 watt input. From there one could calculate the theoretical maximum output given the power limit of the amplifier. This doesn't take into account issues like thermal compression, port turbulence, excursion limits or distortion, all of which are extremely low at 1 watt power levels.

Because we sell powered loudspeakers, there is no need to reference the sensitivity of the loudspeaker independent of the amplifier, which is why the specific sensitivity at 2.83V into 8 ohms isn't part of the specifications. Our amplifiers, drivers and processing are matched for ultimate performance as a system. I've seen many specifications of sensitivity that, if you investigate them, reference output SPL at frequencies outside their intended operating band. I've often seen sensitivity and peak SPL numbers for subwoofers based on levels at 120, 160 or 200Hz, which is well outside the range I would consider using a "subwoofer".

It's difficult to have honest numbers be competitive with inflated numbers. Marketing departments and the general public all want to see the biggest numbers possible. Big number for power amps encourage the use of "peak" watts specifications. Our subwoofer amps are rated on continuous RMS power. We don't even list peak power. People who know a little more can see the difference but it's still possible for people to be misled. Part of the problem is that there are misleading standards. For instance, 1 watt / 1 meter measurements aren't always what they seem. The standard recently changed. Technically, the result of putting 2.83V through 8 ohms is 1 watt. If you want to measure an honest 1 watt into 4 ohms, you must put in only 2V to get 1 watt. The current practice of using 2.83V as the standard output voltage regardless of impedance can produce misleading numbers because 2.83V into 4 ohms is 2 watts and 2.83V into 2 ohms is 4 watts. To be strictly accurate, I use the voltage required to produce 1 watt into the loudspeaker's nominal impedance to calculate its sensitivity but it isn't published because that information isn't relevant to the customer's use of a powered speaker.  Strictly speaking, input sensitivity of a powered loudspeaker is adjustable via the input attenuator and is driven by a pre-amp output.

While it is useful to test loudspeakers in an anechoic chamber because they isolate the loudspeaker and microphone from wind, weather and reflections, the purpose of the anechoic chamber is to simulate an uninterrupted acoustical field, in other words, outside, suspended above the ground far enough to be able to measure to the lowest operational frequency of the loudspeaker without the influence of reflections on the measurement. An anechoic chamber is an idealized environment in which to measure a loudspeaker, and one that can be used year-round in controlled conditions, but it isn't a natural environment. Loudspeakers developed and tested in anechoic chambers will never be used in such an ideal environment again. In addition to that, the environment is an attempt to simulate an outdoor measurement on a clear, windless day. We are based at an airport where we have no noise restrictions and a massive cargo-jet parking lot for our testing area, so we have what is essentially an anechoic environment rather than an anechoic chamber.

For mid-high boxes, an anechoic chamber of sufficient size is possible, however an anechoic chamber will have a low-frequency limit at which the room is too small to not influence low-frequency measurements. Anechoic chamber measurements of subwoofers are very rare because to achieve anechoic conditions down to 20Hz you need to have an extremely large anechoic chamber, something the size of an aircraft hanger. That's why 1/2 space/ground plane measurements of subwoofers are very common. Full-space performance of subwoofers can be reasonably calculated by subtracting 6dB from the 1/2 space measurement.

Because we put a lot of focus on subwoofers, and we have a more appropriate environment in which to test subwoofers than an anechoic chamber, and we have plenty of clear days here in Austin, TX throughout the year on which to test, we found we had little need for an anechoic chamber. We also measure our mid-high boxes under the same conditions as our subwoofers because these conditions are more similar to how and where they will be used than an anechoic chamber.

Our output and frequency response ratings do specify distance and conditions,  such as 1 meter in half-space, aka ground plane. Since the subwoofers are most often used on the ground, the specifications tell you exactly what you will get with the subwoofer on the ground in a very large space or outdoors.

If there are any specifications about which you have questions, please feel free to point them out. I'll do my best to clarify them and it's not impossible that a data entry error could have occurred.

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Leaked Larry Summers End-Game memo: Greg Palast

Who’s Really Running the Show?

So, Who is really running the show ? Who picks who? After hearing the interviews  below you will be asking yourself these questions, if you haven’t been already.

Suddenly on September 15, the frontrunner to be the president’s nominee to Chair the Federal Reserve (not federal), Larry Summers withdrew from consideration. Hmmm, that’s curious?

Let’s turn the clock back about a month or so. At that time a certain memo that was thought to have been private was made public. Well of course not so public as to be covered by the mainstream media but public enough for those interested in real matters.

Investigative journalist Greg Palast uncovered a memo that certainly shook up the seat of the next Fed Chairmanship.

In a nutshell:

  • The memo is from the desk of Deputy Treasury Secretary Larry Summers’ assistant, Tomothy Gheithner (before he became Secretary of the Treasury)
  • The memo references Summers having a series secret illegal meetings with the CEO’s of the Big Five Banks in America to determine what US economics policy should be.
  • The memo confirmed that in the late 1990s, the top US Treasury officials secretly conspired with a small cabal of banker big-shots to rip apart financial regulation across the planet.
  • So how does Obama pick Summers? Or is it the Banksters who picked Obama, the unknown senator from Illinois?

The memo beginsTimothy Geithner, reminding his boss to call the then most powerful CEOs on the planet and get them to order their lobbyist armies to march:

“As we enter the end-game of the WTO financial services negotiations, I believe it would be a good idea for you to touch base with the CEOs….”

To avoid Summers having to call his office to get the phone numbers (which, under US law, would have to appear on public logs), Geithner listed their private lines.  And here they are:

Goldman Sachs:  John Corzine (212)xxx-xxxx
Merrill Lynch:  David Kamanski (212)xxx-xxxx
Bank of America, David Coulter (415)xxx-xxxx
Citibank:  John Reed (212)xxx-xxxx
Chase Manhattan:  Walter Shipley (212)xxx-xxxx

The year was 1997.  US Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin was pushing hard to de-regulate banks.  That required, first, repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act to dismantle the barrier between commercial banks and investment banks.

The banks wanted the right to play a new high-risk game:  “derivatives trading.”  JP Morgan alone would soon carry $88 trillion of these pseudo-securities on its books as “assets.”

But what was the use of turning US banks into derivatives casinos if money would flee to nations with safer banking laws?

The answer conceived by the Big Bank Five:  eliminate controls on banks in every nation on the planet  in one single move.

The new rules ginned-up by Summers and the banks would force all nations to accept trade in “bads” – toxic assets like financial derivatives.

The new rules of the game would force every nation to open their markets to Citibank, JP Morgan and their derivatives “products.”

And all 156 nations in the WTO would have to smash down their own Glass-Steagall divisions between commercial savings banks and the investment banks that gamble with derivatives.

Every nation but one with the exception of Brazil signed on. China signed–but got its pound of flesh in return.  It opened its banking sector a crack in return for access and control of the US auto parts and other markets.  Swiftly, two million US jobs shifted to China.

So, Who is really running the show ? Who picks who? After hearing these interviews you will be asking yourself these questions, if you haven’t been already.

Below are two interviews that Greg Palast has done regarding the memo and the story surrounding it. The first is his appearance on Keiser Report. The second is an interview with Luke Rudkowski of We Are Change.

Greg Palast on Keiser Report:

Greg Palast Interview with Luke Rudkowski of We Are Change:

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How to install cheese webcam software on linux mint

cheese is a free webcam software to use your webcam for take pictures or record videos and it applies fancy special effects. It uses GStreamer to apply fancy effects to photos and videos.

To install cheese on linux mint 12

1.Open terminal.To open terminal in linux mint, click Menu button and select terminal or type terminal in the search field and click terminal.

2.Type the below code in terminal and hit enter.

sudo apt-get install cheese

3.Type your linux mint password if needed.

4.Type y and hit enter to confirm cheese installation.

5.After the successful installation close terminal and click start menu.

6.Type cheese in the search field and select cheese.

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Experts in immigration and criminal law will provide immigration attorneys with a thorough and working understanding of the intersection of criminal law and the consequences on immigration cases.

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·         How to understand charging documents Under New York State Law

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February 9, 2010

I’ve been thinking about the Six Word Memoir I wrote a week or so ago and although it’s rather fitting I don’t really know, at the end of the day, if this is how I want my story to read. The best is yet to come – does sum it up for the moment but implies the best is always just beyond my reach. However, it could also mean, I’m continually striving for my best. I think this is the version I’m going to stick with until six more perfectly self-defining words plop into my brain. I’m not exactly sure how I’ll inevitably spell to it out, but let the record show, I’m in the process of rewriting. I most certainly do not want my mini-mem to read as follow:

Tomorrow always seemed the better day. Or, It seemed to difficult to accomplish. Or, I was too afraid to try. Or, I could not figure out how. Or, an unrealized idea amounts to nothing. Etc… I could go with this but then would have to write my day’s memoir like this: Left too late, missed the bus. Whatever…

Seize the day, Kim. Seize it!

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And… She’s… Off?

June 10, 2010

I’m off to the motherland (Winnipeg), today, for a quick visit and my heart is already racing trying to figure out how to pack in seeing all the faces and places I long for while I’m there – without having a panic attack. I’ve felt a bit scattered lately/again/still and despite the fact (thankfully) that I usually get most of what I need to do done there is still a lot I want to take care of that I’m finding a wee bit challenging to scrape off my plate.

Anyway, I am hoping to post on the road. The real question now is (two hours before I do the final suitcase zip and head to the subway, to the bus, to the airport) is whether or not to bring my SLR. I really, really want to but it’s a matter of space.

Here are a few more photos from my mini series Snapping in Two. You can call it: Snapping in Two – Part II

More windows. St. Andrew's Church. Toronto

And she’s off… I’m off! Crap I’m late!!!

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22 06 2016

Millennial: Trump Should Find a Way to Forgive Student Loan Debt

RUSH: Here’s Eric in San Diego.  I’m glad you called, sir.  It’s great to have you next on the program.  Hello.

CALLER:  Hey, Rush.  I just wanted to tell you to tell Trump that if he wants to get the Millennial vote, he should make it where student loans are forgiven through bankruptcy.

Trump has kinda hinted around that.  Watch him hit the pedal to the medal in September and October.

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22 06 2016
Dale Gribble

Congress made it nearly impossible to discharge student loan debt to placate Clinton’s friends’ diploma mills. It should be difficult but not impossible to discharge or reorganize student loan debt in bankruptcy.

22 06 2016
Nicholas Stix

Just a day or two ago, I remarked to The Boss that we’ll end up getting screwed that way.

We had to make a 20% down payment on our place, thanks to a racist, Moslem bank worker (paper shuffler at the bottom of the pyramid; I had to go over her head, or we would have lost our mortgage and our first 10% down payment, and been stuck in renters’ hell). We’ve never missed, or been late with a mortgage payment. Our plan is to pay for The Boss’ Boss’ education, without taking out any loans, but if we do take out a loan, we’ll pay it back with interest, while the deadbeats, especially the colored ones, will get a free ride. Free rides for deadbeats, colored or no, are not ok in our book. If Trump gives the deadbeats a loan amnesty, then he has to go the full Bern, and give everyone free higher ed.

Free universal higher ed would break the system. The system requires that whites be pickpocketed, on behalf of blacks, Hispanics, other colored people (Moslems, Indians?), and white racial socialists (profs and administrators).

For a few years, some observers, you included, if memory serves, have predicted that the student loan bubble would be the next meltdown. Maybe so, but in diversity economics, one meltdown after another is inevitable. You have a society that is dominated (even without being a majority) by colored deadbeats with no work ethic, no respect for the law, and low IQs, who expect whites to pay for themselves and for them and their kids, even as the whites are increasingly pushed out of the workplace.

The racial socialist welfare state was illegal, unconstitutional, and a moral outrage, back when it began in 1964, but it was economically viable, so long as the nation was 90% white and 10% black. It has been collapsing since at least 2007, when GWB and the banks realized Jack Kemp’s dream, by giving millions of Hispanic and black deadbeats “free” home mortgages, thereby causing the Minority Mortgage Meltdown.

As for millennials? Screw ‘em. Most of them don’t vote, anyway, and if their few votes come with a price tag of loan amnesty, and Trump agrees to pay it, those of us who pay our own bills will have to reconsider both voting for him, and paying our bills. Why should we carry a nation of deadbeats?

22 06 2016

Only thing I would say is the subprime lending boon began under Clinton with his administration forcing fannie and freddie to ease credit standards.

22 06 2016
Original Laura

In the 1970s, student loans were treated like other debts in bankruptcy. In the 1980s I think that there was a waiting period after graduation before you could discharge the debts in bankruptcy. This was instituted due to abuse of student loans — people would take out the maximum for college and graduate school and then file for bankruptcy in the spring semester of their final year of school. As they were unemployed, the debts were discharged. When the waiting period was instituted, I think it was for five or seven years after graduation you could not discharge the debts.

Sometime in the late 80s, the system was changed again so that the debts were virtually undischargeable.

I’m in favor of returning to a modified version of the middle regime. Judges should have the discretion to discharge debts in cases of extreme hardship, and beginning seven years after graduation, student loans should be treated like all other debts.

22 06 2016
john jones

Yes, do it Don! It would also take the focus of Trump U (which is largely unfair, but … it is what it is).

23 06 2016
Hard Right

While I’d love to stick it to the banksters, the trouble is that student loans are guaranteed by the Gooberment.

If the loans are discharged through bankruptcy, the taxpayers end up footing the bill.

23 06 2016

Well I’d certainly like Trump to hit on disparate impact and what that did to the price of an education, and likewise just how immigration has destroyed youth employment.

I will say that while I’m not in favor of usury, they should have to(and be able to) pay back the loan they took out.

25 06 2016

pedal to the metal, not medal

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Ziggy Played Guitar: RIP David Bowie 1947-2016

The eclectic David Bowie passed away last night, two days after his 69th birthday. He’d just released Blackstar , his 25th album, as cutting edge now as he was when The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars blew our minds in 1972. The British Bowie, along with American counterpart Alice Cooper, changed the landscape of rock concerts forever. It wasn’t just about the music anymore, it was rock-as-theater, with elaborate costumes and stage sets. David Bowie’s visual style was as important as the music,  incorporating dance and art to create a unique experience for the audience.

Bowie gained some success in his native England with Space Oddity, The Man Who Sold the World, and Hunky Dory before Ziggy Stardust became a phenomenon on both sides of the Atlantic. His androgynous alter ego shocked parents and knocked the laid-back folk-rockers off the charts, ushering in a new style, “glam rock”, and raising questions about sexuality that before him were strictly taboo. A slew of glam rockers followed, like T-Rex, Roxy Music, Sweet, and the New York Dolls. Brits Mott the Hoople scored on the charts with Bowie’sAll the Young Dudes”, and he revitalized Lou Reed’s career by producing the LP Transformer, featuring the hit “Walk On the Wild Side”.

But David Bowie wasn’t an artist that could be pigeon-holed. He constantly reinvented himself, from the Philly soul of Young Americans (with guest collaborator John Lennon), to the avant-garde Euro electronica of Low and Heroes, to the New Wave funk of Let’s Dance (introducing a young guitarist from Texas named Stevie Ray Vaughn to the world). The ever evolving Bowie recorded duets with the likes of Mick Jagger(“Dancing in the Streets”), Queen (the classic Under Pressure”), and even old crooner Bing Crosby (“The Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth“). I was privileged enough to have seen him on his 1983 “Serious Moonlight” tour, driving four hours to Hartford, Connecticut to watch one of the best concerts I’ve ever seen, a two-hour plus extravaganza in which Bowie supposedly had a hand in designing the sets and costumes.

A visual artist like David Bowie was a natural for the movies, and his flair for the dramatic made him a fine actor. Bowie wowed screengoers in Nicholas Roeg’s 1976 sci-fi drama THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH, and made an impression in the erotic vampire film THE HUNGER (1983). He’s scary as the Goblin King in Jim Henson’s LABYRINTH, and makes a fine Pontius Pilate in Scorsese’s THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST. Other notable roles were in JUST A GIGOLO (1978, with legendary Marlene Dietrich in her last film), the WWII drama MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE (1983), John Landis’s INTO THE NIGHT (1985), as his friend Andy Warhol in BASQUIAT (1996), and Nikola Tesla in THE PRESTIGE (2006).

David Bowie’s music and movies have stood the test of time because he changed with the times, always at the vanguard of art. Major Tom/Ziggy Stardust/The Thin White Duke were all the alter egos of one brilliant performer, an artist always one step ahead of the rest. He’s one of my rock heroes, and he’ll be missed. Job well done, sir.

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Once upon a time, there was a pretty young actress named Marilyn Chambers. She had a fresh, wholesome quality about her, and did some bits parts and modeling gigs. One was as the decent young mom holding her pride and joy baby on the box of Ivory Snow, the detergent that claimed it was 99 1/4% pure. But no acting jobs were forthcoming, so Marilyn found herself in a porn flick called BEHIND THE GREEN DOOR, which became a sensation…

… as did young Marilyn, though she longed to be taken as a serious actress in mainstream films.

Around the same time, there was a young Canadian director named David Cronenberg. He was making a name for himself in the horror field with films like CRIMES OF THE FUTURE (1970) and SHIVERS (1975)…

… but though a few critics admired his work, most dismissed him as just another Grindhouse hack. For young David’s movies were of the “body horror” school, filled with gore, grossness, and a lot of sex, not to mention a very low budget. He had an idea for a movie titled RABID, and wanted to cast Sissy Spacek, fresh off her lead in CARRIE, in the starring role. But the producers balked at casting Sissy and her Texas accent in a Canadian film, so young David searched far and wide, finally choosing young Marilyn as his nominal star. Marilyn was grateful to finally have the lead in a mainstream film, and they lived happily ever after.

Well, not really. Cronenberg went on to THE DEAD ZONE, THE FLY remake, A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, and a great career, while Marilyn went back to porn with 1980’s INSATIABLE and other hard-and-softcore delights before her way-too-early death in 2009 at age 57. RABID shows she could act, if not on a par with Hepburn or Meryl Streep. Still, she was more than competent in this creepy little thriller as Rose, who’s involved in an horrific motorcycle crash with her boyfriend Hart (Frank Moore). Fortunately (or unfortunately, as it turns out), the accident occurs near the Keloid Clinic for Plastic Surgery. Rose is put back together using an experimental method of skin grafting, resulting in her growing a monstrous blood-sucking appendage in her arm pit (which pops out of what suspiciously looks like a certain part of the female anatomy!).

Rose begins infecting people with a mysterious virus that turns it’s victims into mouth-foaming, blood-lusting maniacs. Soon the entire city of Montreal is under siege by the zombie-like creatures, and martial law is declared with orders of shoot to kill. Oh, Canada! Rose continues infecting people, including an iconic scene where she enter a porn theater and is hit on by a leisure-suited perv. Bad idea, perv! (The film playing is called MODELS FOR PLEASURE, and I’m unsure if it’s a real movie or not. I can’t find any info on it… any readers out there heard of it?) When Rose leaves the theater, she walks past another movie palace. The film showing there? CARRIE!

RABID showcases Cronenberg’s trademark black humor, as well as his penchant for gruesomeness. It also features a good turn by character actor Joe Silver as the sympathetic business partner of Dr. Keloid (Howard Ryshpan, who also ends up infected in a wild operating room scene). The film helped put David Cronenberg on the map, due in large part to the novelty of having Marilyn Chambers in a straight role (though she does have her share of topless scenes, praise Jesus!). Any fans of David Cronenberg, the lovely Miss Chambers, or good ol’ 70’s Grindhouse gore will be more than satiated by viewing RABID.

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And that's it in the way of fanart for now! I am planning to draw more Mitchell/Brooker, as tribute to all the fic I've read of it, so please be patient for that, because it will happen! (At some point! I don't know when but one day! Promise!)

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Had a rather stressful day today, but it was made all the more better by watching the final episode of Decline and Fall, the smashing BBC adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel. All my favourite comedy actors were in it, including a pleasingly lengthy appearance by Paul Higgins of TTOI fame! Don't worry, he's still just as aggressive and Scottish as he's always been (*flashbacks to Line of Duty*).

Oh, and if you can't already tell, I'm simply dreadful at writing. Everyone here is always so eloquent and good with words it makes feel a little ashamed. I don't write fic, I'm more of an artsy type.  As proof I'm not entirely useless have this David Mitchell in a Stuart ruff I so hastily doodled:

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Carnival Conquest Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

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Experience: 2-3 cruises
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7 Night Eastern Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)
Sail Date: May 06, 2012
Ship: Carnival Conquest
Cabin Type: Balcony
Traveled As: Couple
Reviewed: 5 years ago
Love the ship...lots to do, cabins are great. Would like to see more smoking areas

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The Renoir was our dining room...great service. Our waiters were Anthony, Arrwana, and Vito..great team

3 out of 5
Would like to see a double slide (one for kids....one for us "bigger" kids)...sometimes the smaller kids took a lengthy amount of time going down the slide...sometimes made long waits (we big kids are not always patient either)

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The blonde (short haired) lady (from Belarus?) was great...helped me obtain cash I needed for extra tips for my waiters and cabin steward and solved my problem with ease (ATMs were out of service)...this staff member was a "floor person/supervisor? in the casino).....Katia

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
All staff seemed very conscientious about their jobs

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Angel was our cabin steward...very prompt and informative as well as thorough with his duties

Pros: Atmosphere, food, casino, shows, cabin service, waiters

Cons: scrambled eggs...are they dehydrated?...had "funny" taste

Recommends Carnival Conquest? Yes!

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7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)
Sail Date: December 09, 2007
Ship: Westerdam
Cabin Type: Balcony
Traveled As: Couple
Reviewed: 9 years ago
Our room was the largest in the catagory of any ship we've been on, the food was the best. Holland America does seem to cater to the older generation, 70, 80's. Not much to do except play bingo or drink and the piano bar with music from the big band era. A lot of scoters, so watch your toes. Slow walking lines for dinner and tendering on and off the ship. I'll try this line again in thirty years.

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5 out of 5
Excellent food, service a litte slow but over all great.

1 out of 5
They had a few nights that were great, one night was a Comedian then another night an Illusionist. The Newly wed game is alway a good laugh, all the ships do this show after bingo.

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3 out of 5
The staff seem to be all from the Philippines and one of our waiters in the resturant that you pay extra was from Croatia, not the type of people that should be servers.

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3 out of 5
The Westerdam hold 1800 or so people and a staff of 800, smaller ship than what we've been on. Very clean.

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5 out of 5
We had the SY catagory, the largest of any cruise line we've been on.
3 out of 5
A lot of road constrution and a lot of shops closed or should I vacant. Normal stores, Coach, Puma, ect.
5 out of 5
This town was a mad house, the taxi system getting off the boat to the shops or anywhere is ridicules, they are trying to get thirty people on a shuttle taxi to downtown shops, over and over so if you want to go somewhere else, you're last to get a taxi. Take the a taxi to uptown then get on the ride up the mountain for a fantastic view of the Island, you can have a drink or coffee and a bite to eat.
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This is Holland American's rented Island in the Bahamas, they have made it very nice, white sandy beach with all the lounge chairs and you can rent a little house with air cond if you want but do it on the boat so you get one. They have a big lunch with all the fixin. The waiters come along the beach and take your drink orders, you don't have to get up.
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Tropical storm Olga hit so they by pasted this port, they should of stopped on the way back

Pros: The food was the best of all cruise lines we've been on.

Cons: I'm in my mid 40's and Holland America is more for people older than us.

Recommends Westerdam? No.

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"The thought that someone can file a lawsuit based in part on a choice they have made regarding where to dine and what to eat is disturbing," Christianne Ricchi, board member of the National Restaurant Association (NRA), said at a hearing with the House Judiciary subcommittee on commercial law.

"I fear for the industry and the impact these lawsuits could have on the economy," said Ricchi, the owner of i Ricchi, an Italian restaurant in Washington.

The association and the food industry are lobbying Congress to pass a bill by Rep. Ric Keller (R-Fla.), which would protect them from lawsuits. No similar bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate.

Keller, who received $2,500 from the National Restaurant Association in the 2000 election year, according to the report, argued that the lawsuits are frivolous and won't solve the obesity problem.

"Of course, this litigation won't make anyone skinnier, but it would make the lawyers' bank accounts fatter," Keller said.

Recently, consumers have begun suing fast food chains like McDonald's and Wendy's, arguing that the food has contributed to their obesity and diseases such as diabetes.


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Google Updates Google Docs – Is It Ready To Compete With Microsoft Word In Your Law Office?

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The facts are undeniable.  More and more lawyers – whether virtual or traditional – utilize Google to perform their work.  For many lawyers, Google is no longer just a tool to search the Internet; lawyers are increasingly relying on Google’s many products as part of their daily practice.

Despite what I wrote in my last piece about Google Chrome‘s shortcomings, I am, basically, one of those lawyers.  I am a dyed-in-the-wool, Google kinda guy.  Sure, I was miffed over the whole “Buzz thing,” as were countless others.  But, come on, rough patches are to be expected in any long-term relationship, right?  Right.  The reality is that I can scarcely imagine a workday without using “the Google” (as it is referred to in my office).

Because of my daily interaction with Google, I often find myself wondering why the company dumps perfectly decent products (e.g., the Google Notebook) while seeming to ignore other products’ need for a makeover.  One such product, in my opinion, is Google Docs, which I have always found cumbersome and lacking in features, certainly when compared to Word, Open Office or Wordperfect.

This week, however, Google rolled out a completely overhauled Google Docs, making good on industry predictions that the company intends to compete directly with Word, et al.  I have only just started to test some of the new features of the revamped Google Docs, but I can already report that Google has made some excellent changes to the product.

One new feature that will be of particular interest to lawyers is an improved import/export feature.    In the past, documents that were, say, in Microsoft Word did not work well if imported into Google Docs.  With the new version, however, this feature has been greatly improved, allowing for the importing of Word 2007 (“.docx”) files.  Google Docs continues to support the use of Open Office files as well.  However, Google Docs did not support my use of a Wordperfect file when I tested it, but welcome any readers comments if you have had a different experience.  If Wordperfect is not supported by the new version of Google Docs, that incompatibility may be the final nail in the coffin for Corel‘s word processing software insofar as lawyers are concerned.

Another new feature is the ease by which images can be inserted into documents and edited.  Forms have also been made much more user-friendly.

As one article from Softpedia.com noted, a feature of the new Google Docs which is not being touted by Google is an improved spell checker.  Perhaps, Google is not focusing as much attention on this feature because it is such a commonplace feature in other word processing platforms.  Nevertheless, for lawyers, having a good spell checker is an essential part of any word processing.  Having it in Google Docs is a welcome change.

Finally, Google Docs’ collaboration feature now permits real-time sharing and editing of documents with your work group.  This should make Google Docs function well with Google Wave.

All in all, the revamped Google Docs looks great.  Whether it is ready to compete yet with Word is an entirely different matter.  Nevertheless, I recommend checking out Google Docs, and please let me know what you think.

You can read more about the overhaul to Google Docs here and here.  You can also read over a full list of the new features in Google Docs here.

Disclaimer: I am not affiliated in any way with Google.  I did not receive anything of value from Google, or any person or company affiliated with Google, for writing this review of Google Docs, and do not anticipate receiving any.

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