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The DSP is also upgradeable; I haven't heard many reviews of the most recent firmware, but the V2.0 ish is worthwhile.

No surprise, eh? http://www.charliefowler.com/ or http://charlieontheloose.blogspot.com/ if you've not heard of Charlie And http://www.mountainmadness.com/about/staff.cfm if you've not heard of Christine

Nor does her Hitachi

But it's Alaskan BS!

http://www.alpinist.com/doc/ALP18/newswire-charlie-fowler-christine-boskoff-missing-tibet Renowned American climber Charlie Fowler and high-altitude mountaineer Christine Boskoff have gone missing in Tibet. The pair had been on expedition since the autumn, and had managed the first ascent of the oft-attempted Yala Peak in early October. Fowler had written an email on November 7 that read, "We're in the town of Litang for a few days.... getting ready for one more trip into the hills. We just got back from attempting a peak I tried in '96 doing a film. Didn't make it that time due to complications with the film crew. This time the peak was a lot less icy (global warming?)... we got near the top but backed off due to scary conditions—thin snow over rock slabs. Had a blast climbing as far as we did, though. 'We did our best with dying,' to quote Chris. Now off to one more different area to try a 6000-meter peak and a smaller one, then traveling back doing the tourist thing." The pair traveled to Tibet's Genyen area November 9 and were due to return November 25. Several files discovered on Fowler's computer show that he had a clear intention to head south to Dechin to attempt an unnamed, 6509-meter peak. The hike into this peak would take two days from Dechin and is therefore a feasible objective given the amount of time they had left before their December 4 flight home. advertisement When Fowler and Boskoff failed to return to the United States December 4, a cautionary note was raised among friends. In the time since, the concern has focused on developing a search team and strategy. American climber Jon Otto, who has extensive experience in the area, has been retained to lead the efforts. The search leaders sent a team to Litang on December 14 to investigate the town for clues about the Ameicans, but found no information regarding any stays in local hotels. It is possible Fowler and Boskoff stayed with a family or in a farmer's field; Boskoff had also cited a monastery at the base of the 6200-meter Genyen, so searchers are also considering this location. The U.S. Consulate General has asked the provincial Foreign Affairs Office to coordinate a search with the local foreign affairs office and local police. They have sent two groups around the town of Litang to ask if anyone remembers seeing the Americans, and are checking with hostels, monasteries, bus stations, and the Litang Climbing Association. They have also requested more specific information about their travel plans and when they would gone to climb the mountain. As of December 11, the weather was reported as -10 degrees C, with no recent unusual weather activity. The chief of Zhangla, the last village before Genyen, was contacted December 9, but said that no climbers had been known to go recently to Genyen. The Sichuan Mountaineering and the Ganzi Mountaineering associations have also been contacted, but as no climbers had registered for a climbing permit, no information was forthcoming from this source. A blog has been launched to provide information about the search: http://fowlerboskoff.blogspot.com/ All expenses associated with the Fowler-Boskoff search effort are at this moment not covered, so Telluride Mountainfilm has opened a new account under its non-profit umbrella to accept tax deductible donations. The account is titled The Fowler-Boskoff Search Fund. It is a Wells Fargo account and the account number is 1736253632. All checks should be made to Mountainfilm in order to qualify for tax deductibility. Checks can be deposited at Telluride's Wells Fargo drop box next to its ATM in the Wintercrown Building breezeway or at the Wells Fargo branch in Mountain Village. Checks should reference the account name and/or number. Checks will also be accepted at the Mountainfilm office at 109 East Colorado Avenue (above The Toggery) or may be mailed to Mountainfilm, PO Box 1088, Telluride, CO 81435. The Wells Fargo routing code for in-coming wires to the Fowler-Boskoff Search Fund is 121000248. As friends wrote this morning, "Lets hope [Chris and Charlie] are happily seeking nirvana and drinking chang with Buddhist monks in [the monastery at head of the Genyan valley], waiting for the weather to break.

Even the bullshits bigger in Alaska

Turn yourself into a mirrored ball, dipshit.

O'Bernhard Franz, is that you?

that's my line you thieving conservative

You were looking for the tuna roll graphic, right?

Not that it matters, but it was 6% of gross income a few years ago. Did they raise it? perhaps - could well be inconsistencies. I was told 10% gross by a former member recently.

If you don't have any money, how can you donate it to charity? It's not selfish, it's reality. Climbing is selfish, but he seems to think that important

Give it up underworld. People live in the coastal megapolises because that's where employment is. If everyone live in the Midwest the job market would be so depressed nobody would have money to donate to charity. JayB- I disagree that religious donations are done without a tangible benefit, or at least parse tangible differently. Christian religions (a vast majority of the US donations) offer eternal redemption - this provides a tangible mental benefit to many. Notice the bulge around the middle there?

JayB- most churches "highly suggest/require" tithing of their members (you know, the people who attend more than Christmas and Easter) - for the mormon church it's 10%. My earlier point with the picture of the Gulfstream was that many churches have much higher overhead than other charities (and that overhead is subject to much less scrutiny - witness the head of the Getty Trust who was fired because the Getty purchased him a $100k SUV. Apparently $10 million Gulfstreams are ok for preachers). No, the key element isn't giving away your money; if that were true we'd be lauding patrons of stripclubs who give exorbitant tips in the hopes of some action. underworld - I suggest you look at the average workers "lavish" home in a coastal megapolois. Perhaps they don't want to commute 4hrs a day from some cheap Central Valley shithole. Some people have to pay the taxes in this country - you'll note that the Blue States receive less than they pay out in taxes, where the Red States receive more than they pay out (headed by Alaska!). Perhaps the blue states wish for more federal government spending because they see so little of it?

the free market has incentivized them to move there. This study also neglects socially beneficial underemployment - teachers, social workers,etc.

Mr Delay and Mr. Hastert to the podium please. Churches reserve their gifts for members; the arts allow anyone who views them to partake in their gift. In that I see a fundamental difference KK.

Sweet - so now it's time to really clamp down on all the visiting climbers at Smith Rock, the Tetons, City of Rocks, Yosemite and Joshua Tree. I vote for an extra $100 fee for all residents of Washington.

Yes, there is something to that, but there's also something to many liberals living in high cost of living areas and therefore having less disposable income. San Francisco, Washington, New York, none of these are cheap - especially compared to conservative heartlands like Texas. All in all, as reported, this looks to be one of those studies where the author found what he wanted to find.

And that picture is from Benny Hinn the Charlatan himself

I really liked Dennis Hasterts tits

well la de da. i noticed that you classed yourself with other liberals. the difference is that you put your disclaimer at the end of your thought. i would never kill a liberal, stupid people will kill themselves off. what's funny is that i have met more liberals that are republicans and they don't even realize it nor want to admit to it... sorry for being realistic, next time i just send some fake ass idealistic liberal bullshit your way. wish i could say that i agreed with one side, but things just appear to be grey in my world. perhaps you are still in school or just graduated and you just got brainwashed by some liberal proffesor. when jesus was hanging from the cross he looked up and said forgive them for they know not what they do. you know, you are ruining porn for me pink.

it's like the right that excuses Skilling and Lay. Fairweather- I'd give a fuck if you'd ever been to Chile.

the media is full of liberals, it all makes sense to me now. so why does Fox suck so bad?

The author did, however, consider churches and other religious organizations charities There are plenty of mormons tithing 10%, I don't consider that charity.

Parque Pumalin is quite cool, but if you've only 4 days ex-Santiago I'm not sure how much you'll see. The ferry only runs a couple of days a week and it's rather remote. That applies to the Futalufu and BioBio as well; anything down the Carreterra Austral is out there. You'll likely spend the majority of your time getting there in 4 days. If you at all can, extend it by a week, at least. The lake district is pretty - but avoid Pucon, it's a dump filled with package tourists. A friend of mine was in Lauca around August; the huts are rather flexible in opening, but it was a good time. Around Santiago Valparaiso is very cool, but it's not mountainous.