Jim

This seems the only "news" show that just says what it iz

I thought the shots of each post-election camp was striking - Obama - folks of all colors and women. Romney - a bunch of white old guys. Same in the House elections: White Guys There was a great segment on The Daily Show recently - an interview with Mike Huckabee. John Stewart said - let's watch this clip - and it was of Fox news on election day showing - 21 times during 8 hrs - a shot of a black poll monitor who was dressed in retro black panther gear. Oh the bemoaning of intimidation of voters etc - the usual racist slime. One guy outside a polling place in Philly just standing there - you would have thought the slaves escaped and were taking over the mansion. Stewart asked Huckabee - how can the GOP get votes from a growing minority population that will eventually be the majority - while they still try to use such tactics to scare white people? Huckabee danced and danced.

So, let me see if I have this straight: General has fling with married writer working on book called All In 8D Writer is jealous of General's friend and sends emails saying back off bitch General's friend goes to FBI friend, who had sent pics of self shirtless to her previously :kisss: FBI guy starts investigation though no crime involved General resigns Other General investigated because of email flirting with first general's friend ... That's it......for now

Worth an encore:

"Climbers may find the ratings at Joshua Tree harder or easier than what they are used to" -- Randy Vogel Thanks Randy! I met up with Doug in J Tree for a week to catch up and get on the warm rock. We both had not been cragging for a bit so we warmed up on easy ones and lapped some cracks. Doug is smooth on cracks, I'm working on my technique. It was a fun trip and the weather was great. We explored a number of areas I had never seen, so that was fun. Doug examined his life a while a go and made some major changes, which included now being on the road for 8 months of the year exploring the southwest, camping, hiking and climbing. He and Kathy have quite the system - satellite internet access so they both can work and quite a number of organization systems. Pretty good for being in your 60s and just going for what you want in life. Some of my favorite routes - Sail Away, No Calculators Allowed, Ball Bearing, Ravens Reach, New Toy. A few photos below. Doug on The Bong warm up The Flue No Calculators Allowed Ravens Reach After four days of climbing I felt I was getting the hang of cracks - and it became fun. My finger tips are still a bit raw though.

They should have kept the state liquor stores around a while longer and we would have had and easier weed transition. And what will the Feds do now with wayward WA and CO?

Better Poll Analysis

Newsflash. It ain't about you. Here, let me find another chair for your ego. Cheers. I've work to do. Carry on.

...no. I don't believe we are having a conversation with a similar tone. Mine expresses sympathy.

It is, particularly for older folks. Such as the couple in their '70s who live next to my brother and got 2 ft of water in their house as well. Or Gus, the poor older guy around the corner who made a mistake, tried to ride out the storm, got trapped in his house when 6 ft of water came in over 20 minutes and drowned. So I'd say, yea. It's a big deal. Good comprehensive look: Sandy

Given the climate change models and associated sea level rises already documented, which will be getting much worse in our lifetime - this level of infrastructure damage is going to be an all too common scenario - or something like it. Makes a cap on carbon emissions 20 yrs ago look pretty cheap by comparison. Reminds me of that Churchhill quote

.....makes you wonder though what is the convention about here?

If they were serious why not publish in a real "peer-reviewed" journal, not a crack-pot online thing for conspiracy theorists? 'nuff said.

When doing surveys in the Klamath Basin I've see up to three on a kill - I assume this was a family group, and another was luking nearby. Similary our remotes have captured three yearlings together. That photo of eight is pretty rare, seems to be the real deal though, after some web searching. Mt. lions populations in the state have gone up, particularly after the voters banned hound-hunting. WDFW has had to approve this method for select areas to keep the population down in some areas- you could have a long conversation about that.

A young Sobo in his Saturday night best!!

CCW -all three

My take - cilogear, interesting, low weight, not durable, lacking in some essential design features, and an over-complicated strap system. I sold my 60L within a year. Good points - it carried well. Friggin' expensive though. I'm a fan of CCW now. Straight-forward, functional design. Great one-on-one service; they can make it the way you want it. Inexpensive and durable. I use it for skiing and climbing. My only wish is that I would have tried these folks earlier.

Can only go on my experience - your mileage may vary. But - I did have a couple setbacks the year after the initial problem, which I now attribute to me just figuring out what works best for me. Mixing it up, yoga and cross fit - good. Too much gardening and skiing the trees on hard/fast snow (too much twisting) - not good. I know two other folks with SI issues and the base we all seem to start with is we gave up running.

Except - a private group can be hired to run the school, at a profit - and not have to pay the school system for rent or upkeep of the building they occupy - that's a sweet deal. And, as the siphon off the $10k per student fee from the public, they somehow, manage to do worse with kids of color and the special needs kids, who usually end up staying in the public system, or trying the charter and bailing. Nothing like skimming.

I've researched this quite a bit and here's what I've learned: Charter schools do no better than public schools. The argument put forward (as in today's Seattle Times OpEd) is "....but some of them do and let's learn from those". Duh - there are good examples of public schools to choose from already. Charter schools take funds away from the general public school funds based on a per/student allotment. Energy that could be put into the public system is now dispersed into speical charter schools - the ones who benefit are at the upper middle class end as they are the ones with resources, time, money, and political clout to get things going. As usual the lower income folks are left to fend for themselves with their limited resources. Just think of say, Magnolia schools vs. south end schools. It would just extend the disparity. Where vouchers are in place it is primarily a subsidy for upper middle class folks as lower income folks still can't afford private school. Where charter schools are making a difference - the example often brought up is the Harlem Children's Zone run by Geoffery Canada - whose salary is $400k a year. The school has a board of wealthy philanthropists and an incredibly successfuly fund raising arm. Not a very good model that is sustainable for most school systems. Their student/teacher ration is incredibly low - compared to public and charter schools. Special education and non-english speakers - opps - as in private school you'll still have to depend on the public sector for your education. My wife, a scientist by education and profession, now a middle school science teacher, works in a very creative K-8 where they do not depend on textbooks, do a lot of project work, get outside the classroom, have good parent participation, and end up int he 90 percentile of test scores - even with a mixed population of race, income, and special needs kids. That said - there's a few teachers who need a swift boot in the butt but are plodding towards retirement. The kids deserve better. That responsibility belongs to the administrators. Voting no on the Charter thing.

Ditto, including myself for some mid-back scoliosis creaks once in a while. I would not, however, expect any decent diagnosis or treatment for SI issues.

..........which is why chiro and homeopathy are still considered alternative. Is there really magnet therapy?

What do they call alternative medicine once it is proven? Medicine

Most of the time there is nothing to "reset" in a sprain/strain. It's a soft tissue injury. Granted, this is my experience, but I've probably been to about 25 chriopractors over that many years (congential issues) and you come into their office with a lower back issue and they all do the same maneuver with limited diagnosis. Maybe some are more sophisticated, but I haven't run into them.

Agreed. While, maybe, there a some out there that know what to do with an SI joint, my survey of about 10 or so, concludes they apply standard techniques from the same playbook that do not help, and may aggravate the issue. That said, I've had them sucessfully help me with other back issues.