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I think a lot of the greenback's future rests on the next election and the perceived stability of the government.

Some here might load them with bleach or something.

Pound bacon fat into Hubba-Bubba. I call it gummican.

I've been wondering lately about the possible effect of plastic surgery and orthodentistry on human evolution. Are we hiding genetic weaknesses so that we will become ever more dependent on surgeons for survival? With all the jokes about the British smile at least they're honest about an ugly trait. I'm going to come clean now and admit that the beautiful smile I currently posses was once a hideous snarl. There may be an increase of mutations due to the world shrinking but is this happening in a productive manner? What good is a gene that makes you resistant to a viral strain in Africa to a Canadian? Is there a possible dilution of useful mutations that could lead to genetic weakness in the end?

My understanding is that you can build muscle mass using near climbing specific exercises then recruit the new muscle for climbing through climbing exercises. For example, Hoerst posits that a one time finger strength gain can be made buy doing heavy finger rolls. This motion isn't very climbing specific but it shocks the body into building muscle that can then be recruited. I think this is why people make gains in their climbing due to improvements in over all fitness and how lifting weights can in the end improve one's climbing. Those who know better please correct me if I'm wrong. Overall fitness has its place as do isolation exercises. It all depends on what weaknesses you want to work on. My goal for the winter is to improve my endurance. I can pull relatively hard moves but get shut down whenever I have to hang for more than a few minutes. I blame gym climbing. I can blast up routes especially once they're wired but I really need to start slowing down and climbing for longer. I think I will give an interval routine a try. I'd like to try some bouldering intervals as well to try and make some finger strength gains as well.

I keep reading moron training.

My parents started me on XC at 3, downhill at 4 and I started snowboarding at 15. I think that was a good progression although snowboarding wasn't viable until I was 15 as it was. It's nice to learn the balance and reading the snow on XC and the free heel makes you pay attention. I think it's easier for parents to teach downhill/tele than snowboarding because you can hold on to the kid in a snowplow. That's what my mother did but I was skiing on my own after a couple of days. There's the tether method too. Snowboarding is pretty easy to learn if you aren't afraid of a little speed and commitment. There's a minimum speed after which turning becomes simple. I've returned to the world of skiing after 16 years of snowboarding and am loving it. I bought some AT gear to get away from the lift traffic and with the hopes of getting into more mountaineering type pursuits. I'm grateful for my previous skiing experience. I think there's a pretty even split amongst kids skiing and snowboarding at the resorts. Tele seems to be more appealing for people who don't like to jump although there are some tele'ers that can rip it up in the air. A friend has been teaching his kids and one wanted to go straight to snowboarding after starting out on skis. It's possible that the kids will decide for you. Whatever you decide make sure it's fun.

Some ice/mixed stoke for some of you. 3sEm_j5fqqw Story at http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/winterdance07

ourstolenfuture.org on polycarbonates MalDaly at supertopo pointed out this website so I did a quick search on Nalgene and found the page linked above. It advises to avoid polycarbonates if possible but if you do use them avoid washing them with harsh chemicals (eg. dishwasher, bleach). I don't think it's a real issue for healthy adults but not good for pregnant/wanting-to-be-pregnant women and infants.

No, just prostate cancer.

Somebody's been spending too much time on icanhascheezburger.

Maybe this should go in the Freeshiezone. FVd7rJjyMPQ

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A friend of mine did his ACL in like that one season. He's charging as hard as ever now. You'll be back.

I wasn't much of a Dolls fan, and never followed Johnny's solo stuff. Anything in particular you recommend? I recently saw the documentary "New York Doll" which primarily focused on the bass player, Arthur Killer Kane, who was working in a Mormon genealogy library in the LA area, and follows up through a Dolls reunion show in Britain. Really great film, interesting folks and history. I hadn't realized that the Dolls started in 1972, way way ahead of their time. People talk about The Ramones and Sex Pistols being wellsprings of the genre, but it's clear that the Dolls both pre-dated and influenced them. Don't forget the Forgotten Rebels hailing from Hamilton, Ontario. They formed in around 1977 and toured a lot with the Ramones AFAIK. In their wiki entry they're described as "one of punk's most gleefully racist bands". Bomb the Boats

I have a hell of a time saying Josune Bereziartu.

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Maybe the person who scrubbed it should fill it back in with all the moss, mud and lichen they pulled out of it and let you have at it then. There should be a little respect for the work put into it above just wanting to have they're name in a guidebook.

I found the articles on this site informative: http://climbingwalls.net/training.html The links on the left lead to even more information. Last winter I tried following a 4-3-2-1 cycle from Hoerst's Training for Climbing with moderate success. I'm a little wary of his pushing of the HIT program especially given my current climbing level. Seems like a good way to get hurt since I don't really know what I'm doing.

I don't think this is really something that the community can decide on. There's a long history of snaking lines so there's no real precedent. The person who found the line might be happy to let someone else get on it as long as they could name it or something. They may rather chop the bolts than let someone else free it. I'd just talk to him. It sounds like you know him on some level.

Maybe we should have a music by CC'ers spray session.

I'm in the still with the play triangle in my chest. Glad you liked it. I've seen posters for Scroto Baggins; I'll have to check them out. Here's another from the same show. Jeesh, that was over a year ago. How time flies. 6ALLXy6Zd14

[shamelessselfpromotion] My band's called the GLIM Project. I hadn't looked on youtube before but there are actually few clips there. This one's the most punk of them I guess. (I'm on the right with the SG) gdgnANIRak0 We have some songs up on myspace.com/glimproject as well [/shamelessselfpromotion] I haven't seen STREETS but have Worms. It kicks ass. There's not a lot of punk bands up here. Mostly Meshugga, Radiohead type stuff and crappy art rock.

Alright Bug, we get it! I'm sorry I bumped this thread.

I was inspired after reading Our Band Could Be Your Life and insisted on recording my bands last album on our own as much as possible. I bought a cheap digital recording box, cheap studio monitors and a cheap Chinese tube mic. We recorded the drums at a studio and did the rest in my bedroom. We were pleasantly surprised at how well it came out and so are most people who listen to it. It probably cost 1/10 or less of what it would have cost to do it all in a studio and we had more control and less pressure in figuring out how we wanted it to sound. We got the CD's printed through a collective in Canada and set up distribution through CDbaby.com in Portland. We paid it all off in a few months of gigging. Our tour of Switzerland on the other hand is still in the red. DIY is getting easier and easier. I know bands in Vancouver BC that have spent $10,000 to $60,000 to record and album in studio with a producer. I couldn't justify that cost given our draw. Hopefully we haven't added to the crap to sift through.