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Best of the Decade in Jazz
Category: Pulse! Pulse!
My first best-of-the-decade list was a defensive reaction to the frequently revived notion that jazz is dying, or worse. Those kinds of negative notions were swirling again in 2009, so I decided to look back at the recordings that had caught my ear over the previous ten years.
That list, which you can see here, included a few of improvised music's old guard (Ornette Coleman and Cecil Taylor) but above all, it captured some recordings made by rising stars like Dave Douglas, Nels Cline, and Maria Schneider, who don't have to take a backseat to anyone you can name who was active in the previous two decades. That top ten illustrated that jazz was alive and well, and the fact that Cline and Douglas appear again on my best of the following decade is an indication that these artists have staying power to rival the sturdiest of their predecessors.
This new list also points to the ascendancy of younger musicians like Marcus Strickland and Kris Davis, who are carrying on the tradition.
It's my hope that this prompts your own discovery of some gems that might've evaded your attention.
Nels Cline: Lovers (Blue Note) 2016
For more than 20 years, multifaceted guitarist Nels Cline put together a list of highly personal "mood music" that depicted love, lust, and loss in all their shapes and variations. Over time, compositions were added and removed from the list, but a few, like Sammy Fain's "Secret Love" and Jimmy Giuffre's "Cry, Want" stood the test of time. The curated collection also reached beyond the expected to include pieces like Sonic Youth's "Snare Girl" and fellow guitarist Arto Lindsay's "It Only Has to Happen Once." To communicate the depth and breadth of his list, Cline assembled 22 musicians -- ranging from family members (his twin brother Alex and wife Yuka Honda) to players like cellist Erik Friedlander and bassoonist Sara Schoenbeck. The result was a brilliant, expansive set that provides an extremely deep listening experience.
Dave Douglas: Brazen Heart Live at the Jazz Standard (Greenleaf Music) 2018
Trumpeter Dave Douglas is a perennial on my year-end top-ten lists, but it's almost always for one of his various studio projects. This 26-song/eight-set live box captures his 2015 quintet -- tenor saxophonist Jon Irabagon, pianist Matt Mitchell, bassist Linda May Han Oh, and drummer Rudy Royston -- at the very peak of its game, performing compositions from its three studio albums. It's fascinating to hear the band work its way through its book of tunes, stretching out some nights and powering through on others. As I wrote in DownBeat: "Douglas consistently has put together bands that highlight textural complexity and distinctive voices, but this quintet stands among the very best of his many projects. Irabagon, in particular, has an exceptionally simpatico relationship with the trumpeter, and his intelligence and wit shine through on everything he plays." It's no exaggeration to say that this is one of the best live jazz collections ever released.
Vijay Iyer Sextet: Far from Over (ECM) 2017
Long known for his exceptional trio, pianist Vijay Iyer's sextet immediately caught people's attention because it combined a great frontline -- trumpeter Graham Haynes and saxophonists Steve Lehman and Mark Shim -- with longtime rhythm section collaborators, bassist Stephan Crump and drummer Tyshawn Sorey. Several of the pieces on Far from Over make sonic references to Miles Davis's work from the late '60s and mid-'80s, layering electronic keyboards and horns over either floating or funk rhythm, while two others -- including a dedication to poet Amiri Baraka -- are turbulent commentaries on life in the era of Donald Trump.
Kris Davis: Diatom Ribbons (Pyroclastic) 2019
If forced to choose, I would nominate pianist Kris Davis as the most impressive improvising artist of this decade. Her career began to blossom when, after living in New York since 2001 and recording eight albums, she formed a quintet with violist Mat Maneri, saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock, bassist Trevor Dunn, and drummer Tom Rainey. Increasingly, her peers in New York have recognized her highly distinctive voice and understated confidence. Released in 2019, Diatom Ribbons is the kind of album that signals a musician has reached a new level: a multilayered jewel box that includes compelling contributions by such high-profile artists as guitarists Marc Ribot and Nels Cline, vocalist Esperanza Spalding, and drummer Terri Lyne Carrington. I can't wait to see what the next decade brings from Davis.
Myra Melford: Life Carries Me This Way (Firehouse 12) 2013
It's highly ironic that Chicago-born pianist Myra Melford's career really began to explode after she side-stepped into academia and moved to northern California. She was making fresh, distinctive music for years before that; melding her love for blues piano, her explorations of Indian music, and her extraordinary ability to improvise into music that sounds like no one else. A solo recording captured with intimacy and clarity, Life Carries Me This Way contains threads of all her influences, and illustrates the breadth of her talent.
Nik Bärtsch's Ronin: Awase (ECM) 2018
After falling in love with successive releases by this Swiss band, I finally was able to see them live in mid-2019, and they more than lived up to how Manfred Eicher presented them on disc. Using repetitive, highly percussive cells, the quartet weaves in and out of Bärtsch's melodies in a way that alludes to both the hypnotic work of Phillip Glass and the propulsive urban dance songs of Talking Heads. This is a recording that stayed on my personal heavy rotation list for weeks.
Gato Libre: Forever (Libra) 2012
Here's one I guarantee you won't find on any other list; it slipped beneath the radar when it was released, too. Blame that on the prolificacy of Japanese keyboardist Satoko Fujii and her husband, trumpeter Natsuki Tamura, the fact that their band Gato Libre is so different than their typically brazen avant-gardism, or just poor distribution for a Japanese label. Hushed and wistful, the compositions on Forever are built on shifting ostinatos or broadly spaced single notes, and Fujii's spectral accordion accompaniment is melancholic and haunting. If you want something to take your mind away, hunt down this recording. It's very special.
Marcus Strickland: Triumph of the Heavy, Volume 1 & 2 (Strick Muzik) 2011
A tremendously wide-ranging, two-disc set that melds a live trio show and a quartet studio session, this DIY project helped cement Marcus Strickland as one of the leading reed players and composers of his generation. The leader's refusal to cleave to expectations -- mixing tempos and moods like a DJ -- kept this fresh, while the occasional nod to Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, and Wayne Shorter reminded the listener of Strickland's reference points.
Lucian Ban Elevation: Songs from Afar (Sunnyside) 2016
There is an alluring timelessness to the music created by pianist Lucian Ban's Elevation quartet on Songs from Afar -- the group's third album for Sunnyside. Perhaps that's the effect of mixing traditional Romanian folk songs -- two of them sung with authenticity by Gavril Tarmure -- with a band that can sound like it's channeling John Coltrane's quartet. It might also be the fact that the group, which expands to a sextet with the addition of Tarmure and violist Mat Maneri on one of two versions of a traditional wedding song, plays without artifice, whether they are mining Transylvanian folklore or paying tribute to Sun Ra.
José James : Yesterday I Had the Blues: The Music of Billie Holiday (Blue Note) 2015
Singer José James's career has been all over the place in the past decade, but he's never been better than on this exceptional 100th birthday tribute to Lady Day. Backed by a first-rate rhythm section -- Jason Moran, John Patitucci, and Eric Harland -- James avoided the usual pitfalls of anniversary tributes through effective gender reversal and the skillful blending of his husky voice with his bandmates. Perhaps the greatest triumph in this flawless recording was the way James succeeded in transcending the lyrics -- achieving that rare goal of transforming the human voice into a horn -- yet still making every word count.
. . . James Hale
jamesh@soundstagenetwork.com


Fast trains from Leicester to Ely take around 1 hour and 29 minutes, covering a distance of approximately 98 kilometres. There are frequent services on the rail route between Leicester and Ely.
1. Are there direct trains from Leicester to Ely?
Direct trains from Leicester to Ely have been found.
We usually find around 19 direct trains on the route from Leicester to Ely every weekday.
2. How long is the train journey from Leicester to Ely?
The Leicester to Ely train travel time is normally about 1 hour and 29 minutes, whatever time you make the journey.
3. What are the Leicester to Ely train times and schedule?
On weekdays the earliest direct train to Ely is usually scheduled to depart Leicester around 06:15 and the last train is around 21:18. This is the same at the weekend.
What's the Leicester to Ely train price?
The earlier you book the better, and the cheapest tickets we've found for trains from Leicester to Ely are $12.39.
When to book Leicester to Ely train tickets?
Trains in the UK usually open for booking around 3 months in advance. If booking is not yet open for your dates then you can set a booking alert to receive an email on the day that the cheapest tickets are released for your journey from Leicester to Ely by train.
Which train companies operate between Leicester and Ely?
CrossCountry is the train company that operates on the route from Leicester to Ely.


Ocean, Sky and Khaki: 7SEP09 What to send/What not to send?
7SEP09 What to send/What not to send?
Mandie, a veteran care package sender has been looking for where to send packages to Aussies for a long time. I received an email from Mandie who has compiled a list of what to send and what not to send from her experience sending care packages to Marines and to someone she knew in Timor.
We'll start with this list and there'll be a link to this post on the side bar (see "Links to info posts in this blog"). It will have a date when it is updated so that when things are added we'll just change the date.
Send a letter with an email address and even a self addressed envelope so the troops can reply.
If anyone has any more items to add please enter them in comments and they will be added to the compilation above. We will endeavour to find other items in the blog and add them, too.
Another thing a recently returned soldier said they miss overseas is newspapers, even old ones. I realize they are a bit bulky to send, but it's worth thinking about. My own brothers always want to know the sports news when they are travelling out of Australia, so maybe even sending the sports section or something might be good.
Everything else this soldier mentioned is in your list, but he did say specifically that chapsticks are a hit.
Good list. Covers just about everything my mob in the 'Ghan have asked for.
Please note the point about magazines. Sports, motoring, etc are OK, but pr0n will result in the whole parcel being ratted at the border and things being removed. Big problem.
One other additional item, go to the local $2 shop and fill spaces with Aussie flag stickers, pins, small flags, kangaroo pins, transfers, those crappy little furry koala clips that you would be embarrassed to be seen with, anything kitschy, small lightweight that can be traded to furrin troops for their crap, and/or given away to kids.
Food, lollies, twisties, potato chips etc (aka) "jack rations" are especially welcome.
The diggers are not going to get fat and lazy given the job they are doing and the conditions they work in, so don't fuss about calorie counts.
Thanks to all who have sent off parcels. I know they are appreciated by the diggers, but most of all it is knowing that the 'civvies' back home in Oz know and care about them.
I've been sending a packet of salted peanuts with each parcel ... but having noted the "no nut biccies" in the list, am now wondering if these are a no-no????
Speaking strictly for myself, BH, I suspect that the restrictions on nut bikkies and the like would be more of a cya exercise to counter peanut allergies.
Those tend to be rather nasty.
In any case, those receiving packages tend to share the contents, and if there had been adverse reactions then you'd probably have heard about it.
If they're big enough and ugly enough to be serving their country overseas I'd assume they're capable of reading labels.
I also doubt that anyone with a severe allergy to something as simple as peanuts would be allowed in the services.
I have read on a Defence Force site that parcels addressed to 'An Australian Soldier' will not be delivered.
I would imagine that members of the miliary would be screened for any food allergies as that condition would preclude them from service. Think about the logistics of catering for someone with an allergy... not possible, too hard.
Just another thing about chewing gum.
I spent a couple of weeks in Darwin years ago in March/April. I used to chew gum then and discovered that the sugar coated gum like juicy fruit and PK melted inside and wasn't chewy.
I'll amend the post with this, but stick gum is the best.
I was hoping to send a care package to soldiers in Afganistan, but I'm a bit murky on something. I wanted to send drinking chocolate along with small containters of long life milk, my question is: in that sort of a climate wouldnt the milk go bad en route or something?
Long life milk is fine, just remember that 1L weighs a little over 1KG.
The drinking chocolate will go down well, it's coming into winter over there!
You can get the smaller 200ml (I think) longlife milk packs, but careful of the weight.
I usually just send the choc/coffee/tea and sugar sachets, hoping they can score milk! If I do send milk it's the jigger packs, but sometimes I send the larger ones.
It says no clothing other than socks. I was hoping to add so e undies to my parcel, is that ok? And what about headache tablets containing ibuprofen?
No drugs are required, they can get headache tablets from medical. Undies are a personal thing and I wouldn't send them. There's a reason for no clothing, it's to do with fire and safety.
L is for "lots of lollies"


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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
By J.K. Rowling
Genre: Outils pédagogiques
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling | Conversation Starters
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Readers beware. The brilliant, breathtaking conclusion to J.K. Rowling's spellbinding series is not for the faint of heart--such revelations, battles, and betrayals await in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows that no fan will make it to the end unscathed. Luckily, Rowling has prepped loyal readers for the end of her series by doling out increasingly dark and dangerous tales of magic and mystery, shot through with lessons about honor and contempt, love and loss, and right and wrong. Fear not, you will find no spoilers in our review--to tell the plot would ruin the journey, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is an odyssey the likes of which Rowling's fans have not yet seen, and are not likely to forget. But we would be remiss if we did not offer one small suggestion before you embark on your final adventure with Harry--bring plenty of tissues.
The heart of Book 7 is a hero's mission--not just in Harry's quest for the Horcruxes, but in his journey from boy to man--and Harry faces more danger than that found in all six books combined, from the direct threat of the Death Eaters and you-know-who, to the subtle perils of losing faith in himself. Attentive readers would do well to remember Dumbledore's warning about making the choice between "what is right and what is easy," and know that Rowling applies the same difficult principle to the conclusion of her series. While fans will find the answers to hotly speculated questions about Dumbledore, Snape, and you-know-who, it is a testament to Rowling's skill as a storyteller that even the most astute and careful reader will be taken by surprise.
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Why is this catholic report (Causes and Context study of priest pedophilia) a major setback in the movement towards Church accountability?
1. The conflict of interest created by the funding.
2. Limited and untrustworthy data.
Mary Celeste has written many times about her being raised a catholic and the pernicious effects it has had on her life. She is a wonderful and passionate writer who expresses herself with wit and charm and I urge people to read not only her entire dismantling of this catholic funded, catholic approved, catholic biased report here but her other essays and posts and comments from her links.
I'm right there with you, Celeste.
I write this blog (Choice in Dying) because I want to see laws regarding assisted dying become the norm. I believe that opposition to reasonable and compassionate assisted dying legislation is almost entirely religious — though there are some outriders in secular movements which, for inadequate reasons (see my own criticism of Jennifer Michael Hecht), oppose assisted dying legislation, or at least would limit it in serious and, I believe, unjustifiable ways. This is only one example of religious regressive effect on law and society. It is a simple one, but it is characteristic.
In the last little while, Eric has revisited Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion and has tackled many of the most critical reviews about it to see if they carry forward a good argument against its central thesis, that god is a delusion – the term meaning belief in the absence of corroborating evidence. Eric's posts are always very well written and I urge readers to check them out. I know I am far richer for reading the thoughts so eloquently expressed by this highly articulate man. And I am not alone. Many of the commentators are just as literate and sharp and add their distinctive voices and styles to the very high quality of this site.
From his latest post about H. Allen Orr's review, Eric addresses the topic of my post, namely, why do gnu atheists go after something that apparently brings so much comfort to so many? Where's the harm in believing in that which has no corroborating evidence? I think he addresses in the following some of the very points raised by various commentators here at QM.
It is widely thought that being forthright and deliberately offensive about the poverty or religion makes it impossible for Dawkins, and those who think like him, to engage in cooperative efforts with so-called "people of faith". Since liberal religious believers often remark that Dawkins is overturning god beliefs which they do not themselves hold, there is no reason why this should be so. Even if Dawkins thinks that these "believers" belong to the Neville Chamberlain school of apologetics, enabling the worst kinds of religious believing to do their damage to others and to the world at large, there is no reason for them not to make common cause with Dawkins in an effort to diminish the harm that religion can do. If they do not think that extremist forms of belief, even mildly extremist forms of belief, are not dangerous, then they simply are a menace to the future of humanity. If they are not, they should forthrightly say why they reject such forms of belief, and why they cannot associate with them, or allow their own more liberal beliefs to be a flag of convenience for extremists who claim to speak in the name of the religion they apparently share.
There are, I should think, at a rough estimate, millions of people who are caught between the devil and a hard place, people for whom religion is empty and meaningless, but who are bound to religious traditions and religious affirmations which they dare not, for many reasons, publicly question. If doubt is an essential part of religious faith, as so many of Dawkins' detractors claim, then this doubt must have carried many of them over into real, corrosive doubt, even though they remain trapped within networks of beliefs and believers which they feel unable to escape. Providing subtle distinctions in such a context would not help. It would bind the believer that much more inescapably to the wheel of affirmation and reaffirmation, however desperate they may be to escape the trammels of religious belief and the sometimes cloying web of religious community.
Whether a world without religion would be a better one is certainly worth asking. Whether Dawkins is a bit naive in supposing that it would be greatly better may certainly be discussed. But that religion is now, at this present time, a threat to world peace and human rights, seems to me irrefragable. The religious believe that they have final answers to some of our most pressing social and personal problems. For some, obviously, religious answers do provide the basis for personal revaluation and change. The real problems arise when religion interferes uninvited in the lives of others, and the problem is that religion simply cannot help itself. Since it believes in moral absolutes which must be applied whatever the consequences, religion is in the forefront of forces which would limit human freedom and subvert open societies.
This is why gnu atheists continue to do what we do: criticize that which is in desperate need of criticism, namely, pointing out the danger and refusing to respect the delusions of faith.
How can real scientists pretend that accommodationism between science and religion has any integrity?
Natalie Angier writes that she has a god problem. Although that may be true, it's not quite the subject she tackles in this brilliant article: her problem is understanding how scientists can on the one hand complain about scientific literacy and respect for such science as evolution yet on the other one pretend accommodationism that privileges religious belief from the same kind of critical thinking that informs good science are compatible positions… except in terms of concerns about access to grant money… if one wishes to promote the kind of thinking that leads to appreciating our best science. Like evolution.
In other words, for horoscope fans, the burden of proof is entirely on them, the poor gullible gits; while for the multitudes who believe that, in one way or another, a divine intelligence guides the path of every leaping lepton, there is no demand for evidence, no skepticism to surmount, no need to worry. You, the religious believer, may well find subtle support for your faith in recent discoveries—that is, if you're willing to upgrade your metaphors and definitions as the latest data demand, seek out new niches of ignorance or ambiguity to fill with the goose down of faith, and accept that, certain passages of the Old Testament notwithstanding, the world is very old, not everything in nature was made in a week, and (can you turn up the mike here, please?) Evolution Happens.
What happened after the Rapture?
How does religion unite people?
It doesn't, but why let what's true interfere with a good belief?
Now let us watch the overwhelming tide of condemnation of these people from the true Christians who are nice people who wouldn't stand for this sort of bullying behavior.
Perhaps we should await an accomodationist to show up to tell us this could have been avoided if only atheists were more civil?
A scholarship has been set up in Damon's name for those who think taking a principled stand against religion promoted in the public domain is the real problem.
What do we do to keep from lying to ourselves?
This site posts about these lies all the time and continues to urge that we respect the knowledge science produces. That may sound very reasonable and perhaps even self evident in almost every area of our lives where the results of science have produced practical and beneficial applications we can rely on. The screen in front of you is just one.
But it's much more difficult to convince anybody to continue to respect the results of good science when it contradicts or appears hostile to our privileged biases and comfortable prejudices and favoured perspectives. We switch mental gears to rationalizing why this exemption is allowable in order to keep them safe and sound from the harsh glare of sceptical and critical thinking that drives good science. It's important that we begin to recognize that our motivations for doing so are thus questionable (hence the blog label).
Many of the posts I have made are about religion – probably the single most powerful bias we as a society privilege from critical review. But I have also posted about other biases many of us have… from questioning the anti-vaccine movement to dowsing, from what is ironically called complimentary and alternative medicine to misogynistic cultural practices… and tried to show that the same method of privileging faith-based beliefs from critical review through weak rationalizations is also prevalent in many areas of our lives. It's all the same thing and we are all susceptible to its easy charms.
But this privileging carries with it an inherent danger from recognizing what is knowable and true… out of preference to believe what is not necessarily true but what we believe is knowable and true. And nowhere is this danger more important to recognize than in looking at the results of climate science and respecting its conclusions.
The effects of allowing greenhouse gas emissions to continue rising while we pretend that the science is inadequate to even be able to draw good conclusions about what this means carries with it the cause of significant climate change. Our inaction – for whatever reasons we may think we have through our rationalizations and privileging our favoured beliefs about the topic – carries with it a considerable cost to everyone now and in the future. The cost of this change will be enormous in many ways, not least of which is an increased threat to human life and well being not just for us but for generations yet unborn. What these effects will be specifically is very difficult to calculate but we know enough to know that doing little will mitigate it not at all. If we wish to mitigate the effects, the very first step is to recognize that we even have a problem about which we can actually have an effect.


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Earth > Americas > North America > United States of America > Washington (State) > Seattle
Seattle is a city in Washington State.
1.1 University District
1.2 Capitol Hill
2 Identifying Transportation Options
3 Hitching In
4 Hitching Out
5 Public Services in Seattle
6 Useful Links
7 Trashwiki & Nomadwiki
Downtown Seattle skyline as seen from West Seattle.
Seattle is the largest city in the State of Washington, northernmost major metropolitan area in the United States, and one of the largest on the West Coast of North America. With a population of about 618,000 and a metro population of 3.5 million, it is the 23th most populated city in the United States. Seattle is also home to the most diverse ZIP code (98118) in the country, with 59 languages spoken within it's borders.
Seattle is situated on the beautiful Puget Sound. Seattle is just a few hours east of the Olympic Nation Forest, home to some of the world's largest temperate rain forests, and is also about 1 1/2 hours west of the Cascade Mountain Range. Seattle is served by many different transit agencies (King County Metro is the main transit agency in the city, along with Sound Transit/Snohomish County Community Transit/Pierce County Transit/Washington State Ferries) offering buses, trains, light rail, tram lines, bus rapid transit, and ferries. One bonus for weary travellers is the downtown ride free area, which serves all of downtown Seattle until 19:00 daily. All buses are free of charge in the ride free area. Link; however, is not.
There is plenty to do and see in Seattle if you are not just passing through. Of course you will want to visit the world famous Pike Place Market or Seattle Center, but those are not the only attractions for travellers. Seattle is very welcoming to travellers as it is a city of transplants. Venture out of downtown and you will be very happy that you did. Take a bus out to Wallingford and see Gas Works Park on Lake Union or head on over to the Republic of Fremont (the centre of the Universe) and visit the Troll under the Aurora Bridge. Sample the delicious (and cheap!) foods in the International District and lounge around in one of the city's many parks.
The major highways and freeways in Seattle are:
Interstate 5 going North/South
Highway 99 going North/South (Do not even attempt to hitch on 99 -aka Aurora- you will get nothing but frustration)
State Route 520 going East/West
Interstate 90 going East/West
Location of the University District in the city of Seattle.
The Intersection of NE 45th St and University Way NE (the Ave.).
The U-District is home to the University of Washington, UW Medical Center, and one of the largest neighborhood populations in Seattle. This is a good destination for hitch hikers looking to make connections or just a quick ride. It is also also widely known throughout the city to be a center for a large transient population. Most hitchers, homeless, buskers, gutter punks, and what-have-you usually center themselves around University Way, also know as "The Ave." In turn, these people have come to be known by locals as "Ave Rats." The U-District is an ideal place for hitch hikers due the wealth of clean public restrooms on the University of Washington campus, the food bank on 47th St and 15th Ave (One block east of the Ave), and there is a semi permanent tent city directly adjacent to the food bank. There is also an abundance of diverse foods, grocery and drug stores, and bars for those of you with a bit of change in your purse. You can also crash in Odegaard Undergraduate Library if you look enough like a student.
The main thoroughfares in the U-District are the Ave/Brooklyn Ave/Roosevelt Ave/15th Ave (North/South) and 45th St/Campus Parkway (East/West).
Transit in the U-District is some of the best in the city. Downtown is a 15 minute bus ride away during most hours. Buses run on regular schedule usually until 01:00 or 02:00 on weekdays, the U-District is one of the only neighbourhoods with Owl (night) buses running through it. Owl buses run overnight, usually about once an hour.
Location of Capitol Hill in the city of Seattle.
A partial view of Capitol Hill with Cal Anderson Park in the foreground and a partial view of Downtown and a full view of Belltown in the background.
Now, the University District is not the only place in Seattle to find hitch hikers, buskers, and the like. Capitol Hill is another area of town frequented by hitch hikers. Capitol Hill is the city's most densely populated neighbourhood, centre of gay rights, and home to many Seattle artists, musicians and travellers. Due to it's diversity and wealth of parks, Capitol Hill is an ideal place for hitch hikers to crash, get a bite to eat, get a drink, or just hang out. The proximity to downtown is also hard to beat. A multitude of bus lines (including an Owl bus) run through Capitol Hill and Central Link light rail is a 10 minute walk down the hill. The First Hill Streetcar will be arriving on Capitol Hill in 2013 and the University Link light rail line will be following in 2016. Adjacent First Hill also has world class medical facilities, including Harborview Medical Center (The Northwest's only Level 1 trauma centre).
Dick's Drive-in on Broadway.
The main thoroughfares on Capitol Hill are Broadway/15th Ave (going North/South) and Pike St/Pine St/Denny Way/E John St/Madison St (Going East/West). Your best bet to score some cheap food is on Broadway. Many hitch hikers and buskers hang out in front of Dick's Drive-In on Broadway. Cheap burgers and open until 02:00. The best parks to sleep in would be Volunteer Park (Located in a very affluent part of Capitol Hill) and Interlaken Park. Ask any local and they can point you in the right direction.
Tip: The best public restrooms on Broadway are located on the third floor of Seattle Central Community College.
Identifying Transportation Options
Below are examples of what you will see public transportation-wise in Seattle:
King County Metro Bus; providing city bus service and service for the entire county
Sound Transit Bus; providing city, and intra-county express bus service -North/South/East
Community Transit Bus; providing bus service to/from Snohomish County to the north
Pierce Transit Bus; providing bus service to/from Pierce County to the south
Sounder Train; providing rail service for the Puget Sound region. Major hubs are Seattle, Tacoma, and Everett
Central Link Light Rail Train; providing subway/elevated/at-grade light rail service in Central/SE Seattle, Tukwila, and Sea-tac (University Link line providing service to Central/NE Seattle coming 2016)
Seattle Streetcar - South Lake Union Line (First Hill-Capitol Hill line coming 2013)
Bus Raipd Transit
Community Transit Swift BRT; rapid transit line in Snohomish county via Highway 99
King County Metro RapidRide BRT (2010)
Washington State Ferry; providing service to Seattle, King County, Snohomish County, Kitsap County, Island County, and San Juan County
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King County Water Taxi; providing service to Central/West Seattle and Vashon Island
Hitching In
Seattle is a big city, so it is a common and popular destination for many drivers, regardless of the time of day or night. Hitchhiking in Washington State is illegal along the freeways, but not along on-ramps. There are "No thumbing" signs along I-5, so if your ride can't take you all the way to Seattle, make sure that he/she at least drops you off at an off-ramp, near the next on-ramp. There are also many good rest stops along I-5, which can make picking up a ride easier. If you are coming from the south you can easily catch a bus into Seattle if need be once you hit Tacoma. Busses depart from downtown Tacoma to downtown Seattle frequently and it is a 30 minute ride. Coming from the north, you can also catch busses from Everett to downtown Seattle frequently.
Hitching Out
There are generally two options when hitchhiking out of Seattle:
Southbound I-5 onramp at NE 45th St and 5th Ave NE.
You can take a bus, BRT (starting 2010), express bus, light rail or train out to a suburb (Bus 594 will take you to Lakewood, which is decent when going south. Federal Way is another opportunity. Going north? Everett is good as well) and try to hitchhike from there. AdventureSauce got a ride from Federal Way in November 2011 in less than 30 minutes. Great ramp. Good traffic. 5.50$ to get out there on a bus and the light rail. This is the most common way out, since hitchhiking out of big cities is not popular. However, trying to hitchhike out of a low-income or high-crime suburb or city (such as Tacoma or White Center) may be even harder than hitchhiking out of Seattle city-proper.
There are exceptional on-ramps to I-5 in the University District, from within Seattle. amylin got a ride from Seattle to Portland from the on-ramp to I-5 South at NE 45th St & 5th Ave. There is a busy intersection at this point, in which vehicles stop and make turns onto the on-ramp, from 3 directions. The space for cars to pullover is not the best, depending on the amount of parked cars. The onramp going North at this same location is also recommended, and many hikers use it to get to Vancouver, British Columbia (There is also a Vancouver, Washington. To minimize confusion all road signs for Vancouver, British Columbia are labeled "Vancouver, B.C."). The only drawback to this location is that there are frequently homeless people, who beg for food or money, nearby, and drivers may be reluctant to pick up hitchhikers in the presence of so many "unpresentable" people.
TBF also got a direct ride to Portland from this spot in Dec 2016, holding a big sign with lots of decorations. The homeless people from the neighborhood were enforcing a 30-minute rotation where one person could stand on the ramp begging for money at a time, and switch people every half hour. When I first stood near the intersection where there's a pullout on the left side, a guy approached me and told me that I would have to wait my turn to join the roto. They were all very friendly and warned that the junkies hang out at the next ramp north. The next guy in the roto didn't mind me hitchhiking while he begged for money further down the ramp, and I got a ride to Portland in about half an hour. It might be better to stand on the right side of the road (for drivers--left side for hitchhikers) because then you're more visible to cars coming from any direction.
Matt&camy tried another option.
On Mercer Street and Fairview, cars are coming from three different directions and there are stoplights. They're either going south or north. The cars coming from the opposite direction of the freeway can pull over on a very small parking area. We got a ride to Portland in about 10 minutes with a sign.
for hitching NORTH to Vancouver: you can take bus 510 or 512 from the downtown (4th & Pike, 4th & Union, 6& Olive way, University district) for 3.75$ all the way to Everett. Takes about one hour. From Everett main station you need to walk for about 15-20min until the on-ramp to I-5 (on Everett Ave). Pretty good spot, there's a shoulder for cars to stop, enough traffic coming in.
If you're heading South on I-5: Oregon is a state where it is legal to walk on the highway.
If heading to I90, the first truck stop is at exit 34 in North Bend, reachable by public busses. It is a great place to get a lift long distance.
Public Services in Seattle
Emergency Services and Ending Homelessness
Food Banks Serving Seattle and King County (PDF)
Urban Rest Stop - A great place to clean up for free
Seattle Couchsurfing Group
Capitol Hill Couchsurfing Group
Freegan Eating - A Guide to Dumpster Diving in Seattle
Trashwiki & Nomadwiki
nomad:Seattle trash:Seattle
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Ah, summer. It's a magical time. The days are slower, the weather is fantastic (here in the Midwest anyway - sorry, Southern readers!), and everyone seems happier. Are you taking the time to soak up some sun and enjoy all that nature has to offer? If you aren't outdoors-y enough for camping or hiking, try going on a picnic! Food always tastes better in fresher air, and with a DIY waterproof picnic blanket under your legs, you may never want to eat inside again.
If you've ever gone on a picnic, you'll know the ground is almost always wet. Grass soaks up moisture, and staying seated on the earth for too long gets a little... damp. This DIY picnic blanket has a vinyl backing to keep moisture away from your lunch.
Cut your fabric and vinyl to the same size - however large you want your waterproof picnic blanket to be. This will differ with what you need out of your blanket. Some blankets are square, some are roughly the size of a twin-sized sheet. I cut mine smaller, since I only needed enough room for two people to fit on it. If you want a blanket larger than the width of either your fabric or vinyl, you may need to sew two pieces together to make a larger piece.
Lay the fabric and the vinyl together, right sides facing in. Pin along all sides.
Sew the fabric and the vinyl together with a straight stitch, but leave a 5-inch opening on one side. Through this opening, turn the blanket right-side out.
Turn the edges of the opening inside the blanket, and pin in place. Next, topstitch all edges of the blanket, closing the 5-inch opening as you go.
When sewing with vinyl, a small adjustment needs to be made to your sewing machine. Vinyl doesn't slide smoothly under the foot of the machine like regular fabric does. To help move the vinyl along, lay down two strips of masking tape on either side of the feed dogs (the part under the foot that moves the fabric). Do the top-stitching with the vinyl sitting on the bottom, and the regular fabric on top.
The blanket is done! If you'd like to create a strap to keep the waterproof picnic blanket rolled up tightly when not in use, you can do so with a bit of elastic and some more vinyl. Cut a 3-inch piece of elastic, and then cut a strip of vinyl twice as wide as the elastic, but a little shorter than the circumference of the blanket when it is rolled up.
Making the strap requires another slight adjustment to the sewing machine. As the strap has vinyl facing out on both the top and bottom, you will need to add masking tape to the foot of the machine too. Take two small strips of masking tape and stitck them to the underside of the foot - make sure you leave an opening for the needle to pass through.
Fold the vinyl in half lengthwise, and position the elastic on one end. Stitch the elastic in place with a straight stitch, and carry the seam down the open side of the vinyl. Fold the strap in half, and stitch the other end of the elastic into the opposite end of the vinyl. Carry the seam up the other side, and tie off.
Seriously though, this gorgeous weather we've been having in the Midwest makes me want to move the dining room outside permanently. You really can't beat a picnic in the park.
You'll need something to carry your new blanket in - learn how to make a picnic basket backpack!
@Sanda - Thank you! The vinyl was picked up in a clearance bin at my local Jo-Ann fabrics last summer, so unfortunately I can't provide a link. However, I always seem to find lots of pretty vinyls in the discount section of my fabric store. Hope that helps!


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BRITISH comedian Sacha Baron Cohen tricked US congressmen into supporting a programme that would give toddlers guns in his controversial new show Who Is America?
The Ali G star, 46, was filmed speaking to politicians who supported a fictitious proposal to teach three-year-olds how to use firearms.
His new Channel 4 show sees him pose as an Israeli anti-terror expert Colonel Erran Morad who gets politicians to voice support for his fake "Kinderguardians" scheme.
The project includes a fake video featuring children's songs and "gunimals" - weapons adorned with soft toys - that would help kids confront the school shootings that have plagued the US for the past decade.
Republican congressmen Dana Rohrabacher and Joe Wilson along with former Senate Republican leader Trent Lott enthusiastically back the idea.
Walsh said: "The intensive three week Kinderguardian course introduces specially selected children from 12 to 4 years old to pistols, rifles, semi-automatics and a rudimentary knowledge of mortars.
Wilson said: "A three-year-old cannot defend itself against an assault rifle by throwing a Hello Kitty pencil case at it.
Lott commented: "I support the Kinderguardians programme. We in America would be wise to implement it too.
"It's something we should think about. About putting guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens, good guys.
The seven-episode series launches on US channel Showtime on Sunday and will hit UK screens on Monday.
Those shown endorsing the fake scheme, including the politicians, had not seen the finished show ahead of its Sunday premiere.
Showtime and Sacha Baron Cohen both declined to comment on the series.
Rohrabacher, Wilson and Lott did not immediately reply to requests for comment late on Saturday.
Walsh said he had been asked by a documentary crew to read lines from a teleprompter endorsing various supposed Israeli innovations, including the idea of arming four-year-olds to defend themselves against terrorists.
He told CNN he was a fan of Baron Cohen and said: "I'll probably laugh at myself. He's a funny guy because he gets people to say stupid things."
Who Is America? marks Baron Cohen's first television project in a decade after he launched his comedy career as subversive white rapper Ali G.


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Did You Pray For The Destruction Of The Airline & Space Industry During MASS For The Second Sunday of Lent?
The darksome atmosphere is as a prison to the demons until the judgment day. They carry fire of hell with them wherever they go. The devils besought the Lord not to cast them into the abyss; for they asked for this, deeming it to be a punishment for them to be cast out of a place where they could injure men. Hence it is stated,They besought Him that He would not expel them out of the country. St Thomas Aquinas
"In the year 1864, Lucifer together with a large number of demons will be unloosed from hell Our Lady of La Salette 19 Sept. 1846 (Published by Mélanie 1879)
The demons of the air together with the Antichrist will perform great wonders on earth and in the atmosphere, and men will become more and more perverted. Our Lady of La Salette 19 Sept. 1846 (Published by Mélanie 1879)
For the time has come when the most astonishing wonders will take place on the earth and in the air. Our Lady of La Salette 19 Sept. 1846 (Published by Mélanie 1879)
"Our wrestling is not against flesh and blood; but against Principalities and Powers, against the rulers of the world of this darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in the high places." Ephesians 6:12
Did you pray for the destruction of the air and space industry this past Sunday during Mass?
INTROIT Ps. 24:6, 3, 22:
Remember, O Lord, Your compassion and Your mercy are from of old, that my enemies may never rule over us.....
The Air & Space Industry violates God's laws by flying above the set boundary of 15 cubits above the mountain tops. So I guess that's puts us in the habitat of demons and I guess that means that the demons (or our enemies) rule over us up there above 29,050ft
COLLECT O God, You see that we are completely powerless of ourselves. Protect us from bodily and spiritual dangers, so that we may not be harmed by physical misfortunes and evil thoughts.
Protect us from bodily and spiritual dangers?
Does that protection apply to us when we violate God's laws 24/7?
I bet not!
To be blunt the Air & Space industry serves Satan.
Satan has tempted man to violate God's laws in flying above the 29,050ft boundary.
There will be a price to pay for violating God's laws.
Why should modern man be allowed to continue to violate God's Laws?
Aren't most NASA Scientists Godless?
You would think God would punish these men and their wicked work.
Let's see how effective our Prayers are. for this week....
Two reasons found in the Summa of St. Thomas Aquinas why man is not allow above 29,050ft boundary:
1. Question 74. The fire of the final conflagration
Is any cleansing of the world to take place?
Will it be effected by fire?
Is that fire of the same species as elemental fire?
Will that fire cleanse also the higher heavens?
Will that fire consume the other elements?
Will it cleanse all the elements?
Does that fire precede or follow the judgment?
Are men to be consumed by that fire?
Will the wicked be involved therein?
2. Question 64. The punishment of the demons
Whether our atmosphere is the demons' place of punishment?
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Forum Index > Trail Talk > Road Conditions / Closures
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Official Sites - source of much of the information here
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest - Alerts and Notices Road and Trail Conditions
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest - Current Conditions
Olympic National Forest - new Current Conditions page is now available
Olympic National Park - Current Road Conditions hotline 360-565-3131
Mt Rainier National Park - Current Road Conditions hotline 360-569-2211 press 2 then (2 for current road conditions or 3 for anticipated opening/construction projects)
Gifford Pinchot National Forest - Alerts & Notices
Washington State DOT - Mountain Passes
Naches Ranger District - Conditions
Wenatchee River Ranger District - Conditions
In general, post in alphabetical order by common road name within each section unless there are more natural geographical groupings (e.g. North Fork XXX, South Fork XXX)
Corral Pass (FS 7174) ?
Chinook Pass (SR 410) website
Mowich Lake Road (SR 165) Mowich Lake, Spray Park, Echo/Observation Rock
Snow free to the Paul Peak trailhead gate, snow-covered the rest of the way to Mowich. Limited parking at the trailhead due to snow and deep wheel ruts. (4-5-2014)
Stevens Canyon Road per MRNP website and Road signs:
Grand Park back door (06/19/2014) - 73 Huckleberry Creek is OPEN Watch for logging trucks. Will be CLOSED JULY 2 from 6 am - 5 pm
Talapus (9030), Mason Lake (9031)?
As of late November 20, 2015 Road 9030 off I-90 to Ira Spring trailhead (Mason Lake) has a partially downed tree which your vehicle will probably fit under just after the beginning of the unpaved section. 9030 was partially blocked by a downed tree just beyond the junction with road 9031 but someone drove past it. Road 9031 (Talapus Lake TH) has been cleared to trailhead - thanks to the man in black who did the work manually with an Axe! Any further updates appreciated.
Tinkham (55), Garcia (9020) ?
Middle Fork Snoqualmie Road (FS 56) Mailbox TH, Taylor River TH, Dingford Creek TH, Goldmyer Hot Springs
05/01/2019 Road is open to the gate at Dingford Creek trailhead. Paving is complete to the Taylor River bridge as of October, 2017. The Taylor River trailhead road washed out just past the junction and is blocked by jersey barriers. The Middle Fork road from Taylor bridge to Dingford has numerous large and deep potholes, several small and two significant stream crossing dips. All are passable by vehicles with good clearance. The Goldmyer Facebook page often has updated conditions for snow levels in winter.
North Fork Snoqualmie Road (FS 57) Bare, Dog, Goat, Phelps, ...
10/01/2014 A $75 permit is required to access Hancock Timber lands along the North Fork road. The road is public and you can drive through Hancock lands to reach FS areas for free, but you can't park and climb Fuller or visit other attractions on their land without the permit. There was active logging on the North Fork in 2014 so the road has been graded and was in better shape than usual most of the summer.
05/01/2016 The USFS has blocked the road at the junction of the road heading up Lennox Creek. This adds about 3 miles of road walking to get to the Bare Mountain trailhead or other destinations up Lennox Creek
Rocky Run (FS 4832) (no date?)
Construction along I-90 has a stretch just past the Rocky Run bridge extra bumpy but passable to sedans. The spur (136 per Google Maps) to the backdoor TH is extra brushy but save for a nasty water channel right at the beginning and some moderate rutting about halfway in is still more or less drivable. Extra clearance would be good, don't take a car you don't want to add pinstripes to.
Teanaway
North Fork Teanaway road (9737) (5.3.2014, Opus) Driveable to nearly 4.5 miles past end of pavement, just beyond Johnson Medra trailhead. Potholes in the first 2 miles, better road after.
Teanaway Middle Fork (NFD 113)
Jack Creek Road (9738) Snow-free to 4,400ft (5/12/2018)
Stafford Creek Road 9703 (5.17.2014, Opus) Snow free to the Miller Creek trailhead at the end. Rough in places.
Beverly turnpike road (1391) (5.3.2014, Opus) Appeared snow free from main road
Jungle Creek (FS 9701) Teanaway Butte, Way Creek trail, Jungle Creek trail
6/19/11 (still true?) There is a "Road Closed" barrier 1.5 miles from the Twenty Nine Pines turn off. The problem is a partially washed out culvert but the road is still passable to a high clearance vehicle and in good condition from there all the way to Liar's Prairie.
6/12/16 There is a "Road Closed" sign at the beginning of the road. If there was a wash-out at 1.5mi, it has been repaired. Would need a high clearance vehicle with AWD to continue past the bumps and mud puddles at 1.7 miles.
6/3/11 Cle Elum Trails - road closures - the following Roads on the Cle Elum Ranger District are CLOSED due to ROAD DAMAGE
Taneum - Manastash Area
FSR 3350 - South Cle Elum Ridge Road closed at mp 1.6 to junction with Road 3350-119. It is unlikely that this road will open to public travel in 2011.
FSR 33 - Taneum Road - Closed mp 3.9, Taneum Guard Station to Road 3350-119 Junction.
FSR 3100 - Manastash Road - Closed mp 1.6, Manastash Sno-Park to Road 3111 Junction. It is unlikely that this road will open to public travel in 2011.
FSR 3120 near 3100 Junction. Damage reported. It is unlikely that this road will open to public travel in 2011.
FSR 3100 near Buck Meadows. Damage reported
FSR 4517-117 - Granite Creek Road. Damage reported
Cle Elum Valley - FSR 4308 - French Cabin at 120 Junction.
Swauk and Liberty FSR 9707 - Pole Patch Road - two areas - First near spur 115, the second is near 4WD319.
Red Top Road FSR 9702 5/18/12 Reported to be open but a large truck was stuck in the snow in the middle of the road. The road is rough with patchy snow about a mile after the junction with FSR 9738
Teanaway Ridge/Jack Creek (FS 9738) ?
Mountain Loop
Mountain Loop Highway, Open, plowed winter of 2014 for Oso slide and Darrington access.
Green Mtn Road (FS 41) - Tupso Pass, Three Fingers, Closed @ mile 8.6 due to damage to South Fork Canyon Creek bridge. No time line for repairs. Approx 10 miles to trail head @ Tupso Pass
FS 4110, Green Mtn., Pot holed..more like craters. 6/4/14
FS 4111, Canyon Lake, Closed at mile 0 due to wash out. 6/4/14
FS 42, Mt Pilchuck, April 20, 2014, both gates open; half-mile of snow before trailhead.
North Fork Sauk Road (FS 49), 7-20-2012, OPEN July 20 2012 yes its true
4096 Bedal Creek 10/27/12 High clearance recommended, brushed out.
Call the Darrington Ranger District at 360-436-1155 for current information
Segelsen Road (FS 18), Call the Darrington Ranger District at 360-436-1155 for current information. www.fs.usda.gov/mbs Pugh (2095), Closed (seasonal)
Straight Creek Road (FS 27), Snow free to Crystal Lake/Meadow Mtn trail head. Lots of snow at Rat Trap Pass. 5/24/14
Suiattle River Road (FS 26) - Access to Glacier Peak Wilderness, opened Oct. 25, 2014. Also 6-mile spur to Green Mt. trailhead
Tenas Creek Road (FS 2660), Closed @ mile 4 due to washout. 12/7/15
Whitechuck River Road (FS 23), Open
C-Post Mt Higgens access. April, 2014: Flooded and closed due to Oso slide. Earlier, closed at mile 0.6 due to Illegal garbage dumping.
Highway 2 & Leavenworth
FSR #62 and roads to Persis trailhead - 02/13/2015 Gate reported CLOSED
Sultan Basin Road, ?
Beckler River Road (FS 65), ?
Chiwawa River Road (FS 6200) Phelps Creek TH, Spider Gap, Buck Creek Pass, ?
Icicle Creek Road (FS 7600) - Chatter Creek, 4th of July Creek, Icicle Creek, Snow Lakes In Winter, usually closed to wheeled vehicles past the 8 Mile Road junction.
5/12/14 - Open all the way to the end of the road.
Eight Mile Road (FS 7601) - Enchantments, Colchuck Lake Usually closed in winter to wheeled vehicles.
5/14/17 - Gate is open
North Cascades and Baker, Mt Baker Ranger District
Church Mountain (FR 3040), Open to end in 2015
Welcome Pass (FR 3060), ?
Canyon Creek (FR 31) Repaired and reopened. Nov. 2013
Nooksack Road (FR 34), ?
Deadhorse Road (FR 37), ?
Middle Fork Nooksack (FR 38), ?
Glacier Creek (FR 39), Fall of 2013, Road is fixed and open to Heliotrope Ridge trailhead.
Thompson Creek (FR 3910)
North Cascades Highway (SR 20), closed (April 2014)
Cascade River Road (FR 15), ?
Sibley Creek, Hidden Lake (FR 1540), ?
Illabot Creek Road (FR 16), 3/17/19: can drive with high clearance to 2.0 miles from hwy 530 before road is covered in slushy snow.
Due to a fire there is no longer a shelter at Marble Mountain Sno-Park.
Forest Road 10 2012. Closed. Mitchell Peak north access - from DNR: "While the forestland is managed by DNR, the only access road to the trailhead—10 Road—cuts across private landownership, and the new landowner has gated and closed access to the road just east of the intersection with the S-1000 Road. DNR does not have a recreation easement for recreation access across this road. DNR land managers are working on a solution.In the meantime, the only access to Mitchell Peak trail is from the North Siouxon Creek Trailhead, in the southern part of the Siouxon Block. The distance from this trailhead to the top of Mitchell Peak is about 13 miles."
Olympic National Park - see current road conditions.
Mount Baldy, Maynard Burn, Tyler Peak - FS 2870/120, ?
Mount Ellinor, FR 24 and 2419
07-01-11From the T-intersection near Lake Cushman to the intersection with FR 2419 that heads up to the Mount Ellinor THs, FR 24 has many, deep potholes that are difficult to avoid. Some deep potholes on FR 2419.
Mount Jupiter Road
05-20-11 Gate not far uphill from the powerline road was open on 05-20-11 and was able to drive all the way to the TH. Road is very rough with lots of 2-3 inch diameter sharp basalt. HOWEVER, the road is supposed to be closed, as I found out from people who had walked up to the TH. When I went by the gate there was no sign barring access, but upon exiting I found that someone had turned the sign around so the warning against access was not visible. Active logging is being done on the north side of Jupiter Ridge, and if you drive in when the gate is open, you risk being stuck inside behind a locked gate when the loggers leave for the day, or, maybe worse, meeting a logging truck on the road
Yakima County/ Naches Ranger District
S. Fork Tieton Road 1000
4/13/17 - Closed due to flood damage. Closed at intersection of 1050 road, washout is at Mile Post 11, approximately 1 miles before Conrad Meadows. Date of washout to be fixed is by Nov 1 2018 according to the district ranger.
wildcat 1306 road is closed ~.5 miles below lightning lake as of fall 2013. Repair work eexpected to begin in 2020 according to a forest engineer.
McDaniel Lake/Buck Lake Road No. 1502 closed due to bridge wash-out approximately 1 mile past the junction with road 1500. This cuts off access to road 1509 and 130. The road is supposed to be fixed by Nov 1 2018.
1504 road Rattlesnake closed about 1.5 miles from 1500 road. Unknown estimared repair date. This washout cuts off access to the rattlesnake trailhead.
Mount Hood National Forest
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Thursday June 27, 2019 15:35 PDT
Joint NPS-WDFW-USFS news release: Agencies to Begin Second Year of Translocating Mountain Goats From the Olympics to the Cascades
Agencies to Begin Second Year of Translocating Mountain Goats From the Olympics to the Cascades
Starting July 8, a coalition of state and federal agencies, with support from local tribes, will begin the second two-week round of translocating mountain goats from Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest to the northern Cascade Mountains to meet wildlife management goals in all three areas.
This effort is a partnership between the National Park Service (NPS), the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW), and the USDA Forest Service (USFS) to re-establish and assist in connecting depleted populations of mountain goats in the Washington Cascades while also removing non-native goats from the Olympic Mountains. Mountain goats were introduced to the Olympics in the 1920s.
"A project of this magnitude would be impossible without our partner agencies and the expertise and cooperation of hundreds of people," said Olympic National Park Wildlife Branch Chief Dr. Patti Happe. "The interagency collaboration and the support from everyone involved is extraordinary."
Area tribes lending support to the translocation plan in the Cascades include the Lummi, Muckleshoot, Sauk-Suiattle, Stillaguamish, Suquamish, Swinomish, Tulalip, and Upper Skagit tribes. Volunteers from the Point No Point Treaty Council, Quileute Tribe, Quinault Indian Nation, Skokomish Indian Tribe, and Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe will also be assisting at the staging areas in the Olympics.
In May 2018, the NPS released the final Mountain Goat Management Plan which outlined the effort to remove mountain goats on the Olympic Peninsula. The population of mountain goats at that time was estimated at 725. Both the plan and the associated environmental impact statement were finalized after an extensive public review process which began in 2014.
The first two-week capture period in September 2018 removed 115 mountain goats from the population in the park. An additional two-week period is planned for this year beginning August 19 through 30.
"Mountain goat relocation will allow these animals to reoccupy historical range areas in the Cascades and increase population viability," said Jesse Plumage, USFS Wildlife Biologist.
While some mountain goat populations in the north Cascades have recovered since the 1990s, the species is still absent from many areas of its historic range.
Aerial capture operations will be conducted through a contract with Leading Edge Aviation, a private company that specializes in the capture and transport of wild animals. The helicopter crew will use immobilizing darts and net guns to capture mountain goats and transport them in specially made slings to the staging areas.
While capture operations will be conducted throughout the park and national forest for both two-week periods, a few locations that are known to have a high number of mountain goats will be areas of focus for the capture crew. On the first two days of the capture period, the emphasis will be on the Klahhane Ridge and Appleton Pass areas. The Seven Lakes Basin area and the Lake of the Angels area in the southeast have a high number of mountain goats that the capture crew will be working to remove. In August, Mount Ellinor in Olympic National Forest will be an area of focus.
This year there will be two staging areas for each two-week period. For July and August, one staging area will be located on Hurricane Hill Road beyond the Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center in Olympic National Park. The other staging area will be located in Olympic National Forest in the Hamma Hamma area in July and switch to the Mt. Ellinor area in August. The staging areas will be closed to public access.
The animals will be cared for by veterinarians before WDFW wildlife managers transport them to staging areas in the north Cascades for release. To maximize success, goats will be airlifted in their crates by helicopter directly to alpine habitats that have been selected for appropriate characteristics.
WDFW plans to release the mountain goats at six sites in the Cascades in July. Three of the release sites will be staged from the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest (MBS). These release sites include the Chikamin area on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Preacher Mountain on the MBS, and Hardscrabble Ridge on an inholding owned by Forterra. Two release areas are near mountain peaks south of the town of Darrington on the Darrington District of the MBS. The other is near Mt. Index on the Skykomish Ranger District of the MBS.
Mountain goats follow and approach hikers because they are attracted to the salt from their sweat, urine, and food. That behavior is less likely in the north Cascades where visitors are more widely distributed than those at Olympic National Park, said Dr. Rich Harris, a WDFW wildlife manager who specializes in mountain goats.
"In addition, the north Cascades has natural salt licks, while the Olympic Peninsula has virtually none," Harris said. "We'd expect salt hunger to be lower in goats that have natural sources available to them."
Trail Impacts and Road Closures
Hurricane Hill Road, beyond the Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center parking lot, will be closed to all access during both operational periods. Hurricane Hill Road will remain open up to Picnic Area A on July 5 and July 6 during the setup of the staging area. The road will then be closed completely beyond the Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center from July 7 through 20 for mobilization, capture operations, and demobilization. This closure includes the Hurricane Hill Trail, Little River Trail, and Wolf Creek Trail. The Klahhane Ridge area will close temporarily on July 8 and 9 for visitor and employee safety during capture operations. The area of Seven Lakes Basin/High Divide/ Heart Lake/ Hoh Lake/ to Cat Basin will be closed to hiking and overnight camping July 7 through 11. The area of Lake of the Angels, accessed from Putvin Trail #813 off Forest Road 25 in Olympic National Forest, will be closed at mile 3 at the park boundary from July 9 through July 18.
For the July release operations on the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, land adjacent to the roadway at the junctions of Forest Service Roads 49 and 4920 will be closed from July 9 through July 21, 2019.
For the August capture operations, the Mount Ellinor trails system and Forest Road 2419 to Mount Ellinor, as well as Forest Road 2464 leading to Forest Road 2419, will be closed to the public starting the evening of August 18 until the morning of August 30.
For more information about mountain goats in Washington State, see WDFW's website at https://wdfw.wa.gov/living/mountain_goats.html.
For more information and updates on the project, visit www.nps.gov/olym/planyourvisit/mountain-goat-capture-and-translocation.htm.
-NPS-
Olympic National Park News Release
Staircase Road and Campground to Close Temporarily for Final Striping
Hoodsport, WA: Staircase Road and Campground will close temporarily Sunday, June 30 at 5:00 pm and reopen by the end of the day Monday, July 1 to complete striping on the road, campground, and overflow parking area. This will complete the road rehabilitation project that began in late March. This work is weather dependent and may not require the full day on Monday.
The road rehabilitation project is a partnership between the National Park Service and the Federal Highway Administration. The $1.3 million contract was awarded to Washington State contractor Conway Construction Company, Inc. of Vancouver, WA.
The contract included pavement rehabilitation, culvert replacement, paving of the overflow parking area, chip sealing the campground, sign replacement, conduit installation, and striping.
For current road and travel information, visitors should consult the park website at www.nps.gov/olym and call the recorded Road and Weather Hotline at 360-565-3131.
--NPS--
Location: What Verlot Forgot.
Went down the sunrise mine road yesterday, it's open to the TH and in good shape.
Go placidly amid the noise and waste, and remember what comfort there may be in owning a piece thereof.
Wednesday July 3, 2019 16:36 PDT
Lake Crescent Highway 101 Project Traffic Alert: Daily 2-Hour Delay for Permanent Striping Scheduled on July 15, 16 & 17
PORT ANGELES, WA: A daily two-hour delay on Highway 101 at Lake Crescent is scheduled for July 15, 16 and 17 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. These delays are necessary for the final centerline striping of the new road surface. This work is weather dependent and will be postponed to July 22-24 if necessary.
During the striping process, workers will be in the roadway removing the temporary reflective tabs from the centerline. The delay allows this work to be completed safely.
Outside of the two-hour delays, drivers should continue to expect the normal half-hour delays during weekday work hours. The fog line striping will be achieved within the normal half-hour delays with a pilot car guiding traffic.
During the two-hour delay:
· On July 15 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am: Barnes Point area/Lake Crescent Lodge will only be accessible from Highway 101 eastbound from Forks. Highway 101 westbound from Port Angeles will remain open up to mile marker 232/East Beach Road.
· On July 16 and 17 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am: Barnes Point area/Lake Crescent Lodge will be accessible from Highway 101 westbound from Port Angeles.
. On July 17 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am: Fairholme Campground and Camp David Jr. Road will not be accessible.
The Fairholme Hill area will be striped on July 18 using half-hour delays and a pilot car guiding traffic.
To avoid the two-hour delays, travelers should plan ahead to drive through the construction zone before 9:00 am or wait until after 11:00 pm. Access for emergency vehicles during the two-hour delay will be coordinated using established communication procedures with the traffic control supervisor.
Travelers to and from the western side of the peninsula can use State Route 112/113 as an alternate route during the delay. For traffic information in real-time check the WSDOT Traffic Alert website at https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/trafficalerts/.
This is the final season of the three-year road rehabilitation project. Work for 2019 included completing the guardrail replacement, paving the final 2-1/2" wearing surface, striping, sign replacement, and restoring the road width near milepost 229.
To avoid excessive impacts on summer traffic, the work to restore the roadway width and shoulder area in front of the rock wall near milepost 229 will begin after Labor Day. The work will require 4-hour delays from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Monday through Thursday beginning September 3. Final paving in the short section of road in front of the rock wall will also be completed at that time.
Drivers can find updates with current project information and alerts on the park website at go.nps.gov/LCHwy101Project and the Federal Highway Administration website at https://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/projects/wa/lake-crescent/. This project is being managed collaboratively by the Federal Highway Administration and the National Park Service.
The road along Lake Crescent's south shore was built in the early 1920s, replacing ferry passage across the lake. Today the road is part of U.S. Highway 101 and remains a vital transportation link and popular sightseeing route for visitors to the Lake Crescent area and the Olympic Peninsula. In 2015, over 420,000 vehicles traveled this road.
Friday July 12, 2019 14:30 PDT
Lake Crescent Highway 101 Project Traffic Alert: Daily 2-Hour Delay for Permanent Striping Postponed to July 22, 23 & 24 Due To Weather
PORT ANGELES, WA: Due to weather impacts on the completion of paving, the daily two-hour delay on Highway 101 planned for next week at Lake Crescent is now scheduled for July 22, 23 and 24 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. These delays are necessary for the final centerline striping of the new road surface. This work is weather dependent and will be postponed to July 29-31 if necessary.
During the striping process, workers will be in the roadway removing the temporary reflective tabs from the centerline. The delay allows this work to be completed safely. Outside of the two-hour delays, drivers should continue to expect the normal half-hour delays during weekday work hours. The fog line striping will be achieved within the normal half-hour delays with a pilot car guiding traffic.
On July 22 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am: Lake Crescent Lodge will only be accessible from Highway 101 eastbound from Forks. Highway 101 westbound from Port Angeles will remain open up to mile marker 232/East Beach Road.
On July 23 and 24 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am: Lake Crescent Lodge will be accessible from Highway 101 westbound from Port Angeles.
On July 24 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am: Fairholme Campground and Camp David Jr. Road will not be accessible.
To avoid excessive impacts on summer traffic, the work to restore the roadway width and shoulder area in front of the rock wall near milepost 229 will begin after Labor Day. The work will require 4-hour delays from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Monday through Thursday beginning September 3. Final paving in the short section of road in front of the rock wall will also be completed after the restoration.


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package cn.ieclipse.af.demo.sample.recycler.sort;

import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.TextView;

import com.google.gson.Gson;
import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder;
import com.timehop.stickyheadersrecyclerview.StickyRecyclerHeadersAdapter;
import com.timehop.stickyheadersrecyclerview.StickyRecyclerHeadersDecoration;

import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Locale;

import cn.ieclipse.af.adapter.AfRecyclerAdapter;
import cn.ieclipse.af.adapter.AfViewHolder;
import cn.ieclipse.af.adapter.delegate.AdapterDelegate;
import cn.ieclipse.af.demo.R;
import cn.ieclipse.af.demo.common.ui.BaseActivity;
import cn.ieclipse.af.util.PinYinUtils;
import cn.ieclipse.af.view.SideBar;
import cn.ieclipse.af.view.refresh.RefreshLayout;
import cn.ieclipse.af.view.refresh.RefreshRecyclerHelper;

/**
 * 类/接口描述
 *
 * @author wangjian
 * @date 2016/5/9 .
 */
public class SortRecyclerActivity extends BaseActivity {

    private SideBar mSideBar;
    private TextView mUserDialog;
    private RefreshLayout mRefreshLayout;
    private RefreshRecyclerHelper<ContactModel.HouseItemInfo> mRefreshHelper;

    StickyRecyclerHeadersDecoration headersDecor;
    ContactModel contactModel;
    MyAdapter adapter;

    @Override
    protected int getContentLayout() {
        return R.layout.sample_activity_recycler_sort;
    }

    @Override
    protected void initContentView(View view) {
        super.initContentView(view);
        mSideBar = (SideBar) findViewById(R.id.contact_sidebar);
        mUserDialog = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.contact_dialog);
        mSideBar.setTextView(mUserDialog);
        mSideBar.setFocusBarBackground(R.drawable.sidebar_background);

        mRefreshLayout = (RefreshLayout) view.findViewById(R.id.refresh);
        mRefreshLayout.setMode(RefreshLayout.REFRESH_MODE_NONE);
        mRefreshHelper = new RefreshRecyclerHelper<>(mRefreshLayout);

        adapter = new MyAdapter();

        headersDecor = new StickyRecyclerHeadersDecoration(adapter);
        // Header as ItemDecoration
        mRefreshHelper.setItemDecoration(headersDecor);
        // set Adapter
        mRefreshHelper.setAdapter(adapter);

        Gson gson = new GsonBuilder().create();
        contactModel = gson.fromJson(DataList.tempData, ContactModel.class);
        onLoadList(contactModel.lipro);

        mSideBar.setOnTouchingLetterChangedListener(new SideBar.OnTouchingLetterChangedListener() {

            @Override
            public void onTouchingLetterChanged(String s) {
                int position = adapter.getPositionForSection(s.charAt(0));
                if (position != -1) {
                    // mRefreshHelper.getRecyclerView().scrollToPosition(position);
                    mRefreshHelper.scrollToPosition(position);
                }
            }
        });

        adapter.registerAdapterDataObserver(new RecyclerView.AdapterDataObserver() {
            @Override
            public void onChanged() {
                headersDecor.invalidateHeaders();
            }
        });
    }

    public void onLoadList(List<ContactModel.HouseItemInfo> houseList) {
        if (houseList != null && !houseList.isEmpty()) {
            for (ContactModel.HouseItemInfo at : houseList) {
                if (at.title.length() > 0) {
                    // 解析出对应的拼音
                    String a = PinYinUtils.getPinYin(at.title).toUpperCase(Locale.US);
                    at.setSpelling(a);
                    // 获得第一个字符
                    if (a.length() > 1) {
                        a = a.substring(0, 1);
                    }
                    // 匹配A-Z就设置进去
                    if (a.matches("[A-Z]")) {
                        at.setInitial(a);
                    }
                }
            }
            Collections.sort(houseList);
            mRefreshHelper.onLoadFinish(houseList);
        }
    }

    public class MyAdapter extends AfRecyclerAdapter<ContactModel.HouseItemInfo> implements
        StickyRecyclerHeadersAdapter<RecyclerView.ViewHolder> {

        public MyAdapter() {
            registerDelegate(new MyDelegate());
        }

//        @Override
//        public int getLayout() {
//            return android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1;
//        }
//
//        @Override
//        public void onUpdateView(RecyclerView.ViewHolder holder, ContactModel.HouseItemInfo data, int position) {
//            holder.itemView.setBackgroundResource(android.R.drawable.list_selector_background);
//            ((TextView)holder.itemView).setText(data.title);
//        }

        // 实现以下方法,支持浮动头部
        @Override
        public long getHeaderId(int position) {
            return getItem(position).getSpelling().charAt(0);
        }

        @Override
        public RecyclerView.ViewHolder onCreateHeaderViewHolder(ViewGroup parent) {
            View view = LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext()).inflate(android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, parent,
                false);
            view.setBackgroundResource(R.color.black_cccccc);
            return new RecyclerView.ViewHolder(view) {
            };
        }

        @Override
        public void onBindHeaderViewHolder(RecyclerView.ViewHolder holder, int position) {
            TextView textView = (TextView) holder.itemView;
            String showValue = String.valueOf(getItem(position).getSpelling().charAt(0));
            textView.setText(showValue);
        }

        public int getPositionForSection(char section) {
            for (int i = 0; i < getItemCount(); i++) {
                String sortStr = getDataList().get(i).getSpelling();
                char firstChar = sortStr.toUpperCase().charAt(0);
                if (firstChar == section) {
                    return i;
                }
            }
            return -1;

        }
    }

    public static class MyDelegate extends AdapterDelegate<ContactModel.HouseItemInfo> {

        @Override
        public int getLayout() {
            return android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1;
        }

        @Override
        public void onUpdateView(RecyclerView.ViewHolder holder, ContactModel.HouseItemInfo info, int position) {
            MyViewHolder holder1 = (MyViewHolder) holder;
            holder1.tv1.setText(info.title);
        }

        @Override
        public Class<? extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder> getViewHolderClass() {
            return MyViewHolder.class;
        }
    }

    public static class MyViewHolder extends AfViewHolder {

        public TextView tv1;

        public MyViewHolder(View itemView) {
            super(itemView);
            // set item selector
            // itemView.setBackgroundResource(android.R.drawable.list_selector_background);
            tv1 = (TextView) itemView.findViewById(android.R.id.text1);
        }
    }
}

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£10.3m Keighley road works start
A computer-generated image of the Hard Ings Road dual carriageway
INITIAL preparatory work on the £10.3 million Hard Ings Road Improvement Scheme in Keighley has started.
Around 60 trees are currently being planted on behalf of Bradford Council by contractors WGC Landscapes Ltd. The planting in Victoria Park and on the roundabout near to the park is the first phase of replanting, to replace a small number of low-quality trees being removed as part of the scheme.
The ornamental native trees, including maple, lime, holly, cherry and mountain ash, will complement the established mature trees in the park. The programme has been timed to be as sensitive as possible to the local wildlife.
The road improvement scheme is funded through Combined Authority's West Yorkshire-plus Transport Fund and is designed to reduce journey times and cut delays as well as improve air quality for road users and residents alike. It will also allow greater control over the flow of traffic through this congested part of the town.
The scheme's main improvements include widening the road to two lanes in each direction and a new additional lane for traffic approaching the Beechcliffe roundabout on the A629, where new traffic lights will be installed.
There will be improvements to the junction of Lawkholme Lane including a new toucan crossing for pedestrians and cyclists, which will be co-ordinated with the new roundabout traffic lights.
Other elements of the scheme include the replacement of street lighting along Hard Ings Road with new more efficient LED lights, replacement pavements incorporating a new, shared cycle lane, improved access for allotment holders and new landscaping. Permanent digital Variable Message Signs will also be installed to improve the information available to drivers in the area.
The scheme will include slight modifications to the access to a number of businesses and the ambulance station. Measures will be put in place throughout the construction work to ensure that access is not compromised.
The embankment at the cricket ground, the A629 approach to and vegetation on Beechcliffe roundabout will be cleared and a further approximately 300 replacement shrubs and trees will be planted on completion of the works.
The initial preparatory work for this major improvement scheme is expected to take around eight weeks to complete. It will also involve the installation of the Variable Message Signs.
The main construction work is scheduled to begin in May and is expected to take around 58 weeks to complete. A public consultation for the scheme took place in autumn 2016.
The West Yorkshire-plus Transport Fund is supported through the Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership Growth Deal – a £1 billion package of Government investment delivered in partnership with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority to accelerate growth and create jobs across Leeds City Region.
For more information on the improvement scheme visit www.bradford.gov.uk or www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk and search for Hard Ings Road.


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Омар Ребахи (; ) — алжирский дзюдоист, представитель суперлёгкой весовой категории. Выступал за национальную сборную Алжира по дзюдо в период 1997—2009 годов, пятикратный чемпион Африки, чемпион Всеафриканских игр, чемпион Средиземноморских игр, победитель и призёр многих турниров национального и международного значения, участник трёх летних Олимпийских игр.

Биография
Омар Ребахи родился 2 сентября 1978 года.

Первого серьёзного успеха на взрослом международном уровне добился в сезоне 1997 года, когда вошёл в основной состав алжирской национальной сборной и побывал на чемпионате Африки в Касабланке, откуда привёз награду бронзового достоинства, выигранную в зачёте суперлёгкой весовой категории.

В 1998 году одержал победу на африканском первенстве в Дакаре.

На Всеафриканских играх 1999 года в Йоханнесбурге взял бронзу, кроме того, стал бронзовым призёром на международном турнире в Тунисе, выступил на этапах Кубка мира в Париже и Праге.

В 2000 году выиграл бронзовую медаль на домашнем чемпионате Африки в Алжире и благодаря череде удачных выступлений удостоился права защищать честь страны на летних Олимпийских играх в Сиднее. В категории до 60 кг провёл в общей сложности четыре поединка, из которых два выиграл и два проиграл, в частности в утешительных встречах за третье место был остановлен азербайджанцем Эльчином Исмаиловым.

В 2001 году победил на чемпионате Африки в Триполи, выступил на мировом первенстве в Мюнхене.

В 2002 году одержал победу на африканском первенстве в Каире, принял участие в Суперкубке мира в Париже.

На чемпионате мира 2003 года в Осаке остановился на стадии 1/16 финала, при этом был лучшим на международном турнире в Марселе.

На чемпионате Африки 2004 года в Тунисе взял золото. Благополучно прошёл отбор на Олимпийские игры в Афинах, однако на сей раз уже в стартовом поединке категории до 60 кг потерпел поражение от казаха Базарбека Донбая и сразу же выбыл из борьбы за медали.

После афинской Олимпиады Ребахи остался в составе дзюдоистской команды Алжира на ещё один олимпийский цикл и продолжил принимать участие в крупнейших международных соревнованиях. Так, в 2005 году он победил на африканском первенстве в Порт-Элизабете, став таким образом пятикратным чемпионом Африки по дзюдо, и одолел всех соперников на Средиземноморских играх в Альмерии. Отметился выступлением на мировом первенстве в Каире.

В 2006 году победил на международном турнире в Тунисе, стал серебряным призёром на чемпионате Африки в Маврикии.

В 2007 году в суперлёгком весе одержал победу на домашних Всеафриканских играх в Алжире.

В 2008 году выиграл бронзовую медаль на африканском первенстве в Агадире и отправился выступать на Олимпийских играх в Пекине, где в первом же поединке категории до 60 кг проиграл представителю Узбекистана Ришоду Собирову.

Последний раз показывал сколько-нибудь значимые результаты на международной арене в сезоне 2009 года, когда завоевал золотую медаль на международном турнире в Марселе и занял седьмое место на чемпионате Африки в Маврикии. Вскоре по окончании этих соревнований принял решение завершить спортивную карьеру.

Ссылки

 Омар Ребахи  — страница на сайте Международного олимпийского комитета

Дзюдоисты Алжира
Дзюдоисты на летних Олимпийских играх 2000 года
Дзюдоисты на летних Олимпийских играх 2004 года
Дзюдоисты на летних Олимпийских играх 2008 года
Чемпионы Африки по дзюдо

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Just Announced: 2015 Sylvia Charp Award for District Innovation in Technology
(VIENNA, VA., June 5, 2015)— THE Journal and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE®) are pleased to announce the winner of the 2015 Sylvia Charp Award for District Innovation in Technology: Surrey School District, British Columbia, Canada.
Named for the founding editor of THE Journal, Sylvia Charp, this award recognizes a school system for exhibiting effectiveness and innovation in the application of technology. The award focuses on both the progressiveness of the new technology/idea and the widespread implementation of it for all students in the system.
Surrey School District was honored with the Sylvia Charp Award for focusing its technology planning on transformative learning with the student at the center. All of the district's technology decisions are made in the service of the needs of learners and educators with a commitment to ensuring that all students can learn on any device, anytime, anywhere.
"I'd like to congratulate Surrey School District, the first Canadian district to win the Sylvia Charp Award," said Christopher Piehler, Editor-in-Chief of THE Journal. "Surrey's entry rose to the top not because of any flashy hardware, but because of the planning and accountability that are baked into every tech initiative the district has launched. Surrey is truly an exemplary district, and I am delighted to help share its story with the education community."
Surrey School District is led by Superintendent Jordan Tinney, Ph.D.; Dan Turner, director of information management services; and Elisa Carlson, Ed.D., director of instruction. They will be recognized at the ISTE Conference & Expo, June 28-July 1 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.
THE Journal is the premier resource for K-12 senior-level district and school administrators, IT administration and instructional technologists who make decisions and influence technology purchases for their districts, schools and classrooms. http://thejournal.com
About ISTE®
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE®) is the premier nonprofit organization serving educators and education leaders committed to empowering connected learners in a connected world. ISTE serves more than 100,000 education stakeholders throughout the world. http://iste.org
1105 Public Sector Media Group, a division of 1105 Media, Inc., provides information, insight and analysis to the Government IT and Education IT (FED/SLED) sectors. Our content platforms include print, digital, online, events and a broad spectrum of marketing services. 1105publicsector.com
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