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The kids and I were out looking for Halloween costumes today and Josh found a blue morph suit. Josh has talked about getting a morph suit for quite some time, he liked how he looked in it but said it wasn't very comfortable. The deciding factor for me was the price- $50.00!!! Oh well, he has a picture in it and that counts for something in my book!
In Berlin, the sun is not the thing you see the most. So when it's out, everyone enjoys the numerous parks everywhere, to do what they all would do home. I guess I have a bit of everything in this frame ;-)
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KONY 2012 is a film and campaign by Invisible Children that aims to make Joseph Kony famous, not to celebrate him, but to raise support for his arrest and set a precedent for international justice.
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DIRECTOR: Jason Russell LEAD EDITOR: Kathryn Lang EDITORS: Kevin Trout, Jay Salbert, Jesse Eslinger LEAD ANIMATOR: Chad Clendinen ANIMATOR: Jesse Eslinger 3-D MODELING: Victor Soto VISUAL EFFECTS: Chris Hop WRITERS: Jason Russell, Jedidiah Jenkins, Kathryn Lang, Danica Russell, Ben Keesey, Azy Groth PRODUCERS: Kimmy Vandivort, Heather Longerbeam, Chad Clendinen, Noelle Jouglet ORIGINAL SCORES: Joel P. West SOUND MIX: Stephen Grubbs, Mark Friedgen, Smart Post Sound COLOR: Damian Pelphrey, Company 3 CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jason Russell, Bobby Bailey, Laren Poole, Gavin Kelly, Chad Clendinen, Kevin Trout, Jay Salbert, Shannon Lynch PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Jaime Landsverk LEAD DESIGNER: Tyler Fordham DESIGNERS: Chadwick Gantes, Stephen Witmer
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This papercraft is Joy, the protagonist of the 2015 Disney/Pixar film Inside Out, one of the five emotions inside the mind of Riley Andersen, the paper model is created by Kfenix. The size of finished model is about 450 (H) x 193 (W) x 141 (D) mm. There is also a simple version Joy paper toy on...
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After missing the first two days of Texans training camp before agreeing to a five-year, $14 million contract Saturday, outside linebacker Brian Cushing is eager to get on the practice field today with his new teammates.
Cushing, the first-round draft choice from Southern California, is getting $10.435 million in guaranteed money to become the starter on the strong side and help improve a defense that ranked 22nd last season, including 23rd against the run.
“I’m just relieved and excited to have this done,” Cushing said. “I’m ready to play football and help the team win.”
Cushing (6-3, 262) was in Los Angeles when agent Tom Condon reached the agreement with general manager Rick Smith and director of football administration Chris Olsen.
Cushing’s contract could be worth a maximum of $18 million over five years.
In the fifth year of his deal, there’s a clause that could earn him an additional $4 million in an escalator bonus.
Odds are that Cushing’s contract will be extended before he enters the fifth season in 2013.
Smith and Olsen will have all eight of their draft choices under contract when the Texans take the field for the third day of two-a-day drills at their Methodist Training Center.
“It’s very important to have him signed,” coach Gary Kubiak said. “Rick and Chris were up at 3 in the morning trying to get it done. They’ve done a good job.
“Brian’s two days behind now, but he didn’t miss anything we did in the offseason program, so that’s a good thing. He wanted to be here while we were working on the contract, but he couldn’t.”
Rookies who have signed with the Texans report a week early for conditioning and meetings before practicing for the first time with the veterans. Cushing wanted to report with the rookies.
He was working out at Reliant Stadium last week when the Texans had to explain league rules that forced him to leave.
Cushing took what turned out to be a quick trip back to Los Angeles. He returned to Houston on Saturday afternoon.
Texans coaches are excited to get him on the practice field.
“We’re going to put the pads on (Sunday morning), and I know he’s chomping at the bit to get out there,” Kubiak said.
After the Texans used the 15th pick in the first round on Cushing, they inserted him into the starting lineup. He impressed his coaches in the organized team activities and minicamp.
“We like his presence on the ball,” Kubiak said, meaning Cushing has a knack for finding the ball and making plays. “He’s playing over the tight end, and we’re going to ask him to do a great deal. We think he can handle it.
“Brian’s very athletic. He’s physical against the run. He can rush the passer. He can drop into coverage. We brought him here for a reason, and we’re going to put him to work real fast.”
Frank Bush, who is in his first season as defensive coordinator, has to make calls that maximize Cushing’s strengths. The faster Cushing learns, the quicker Bush plans to utilize all his talent.
“We’re going to try to take advantage of all his talent,” Bush said. “Because he’s such a talented kid, there are a lot of things we can do with him.”
The coaches say they think Cushing has everything it takes to become a star at his position.
“Brian can turn and run with the tight end,” Bush said. “He’s big and strong enough to strike them at the line of scrimmage and nullify some of their speed down the field, so we’re comfortable with him in coverage.
“His ability also gives us a chance to be aggressive toward the quarterback. He’s a big guy who’s shown he can get there.”
out and about, abroad in the big city. shopping,walking, talking. seeing, doing, being. this time is all we have, use it well.
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I visited this old abandoned farmhouse yesterday.
As I was going upstairs I noticed those red woman shoes in the stairway.
I wonder who left them there...
Nicole and I closed up the shop at 6:00pm. Quickly sorted the rack and gathered provisions for the coming adventure, then ventured forth towards a pending adventure.
The goal: Climb The Angel’s Crest, a glorious adventure up the northern arete of the second peak of the Stawamus Chief. I had climbed this route a couple months back, but I was keen to get a chance to lead some of the pitches Dan led last time.
After catching the last ferry out of Victoria, and stopping briefly in Vancouver, we arrived at the trailhead on the logging road sometime beyond midnight. We were eager. We wanted to be early, and neither of us wanted to wait in lines. We wanted to be first on route, so we slept in the car, awoke before dawn, and an amazing day ensued.
What followed was one of the best days of rock climbing I have ever experienced! The weather was perfect, the rock was impeccable. It was one of those days when our cheeks hurt from the perma-grins we wore all day. If there was one word to describe it, it would have to be this: Elation.
After quickly sorting the rack, and opting to leave behind a second rope in favour of a bigger rack (we decided there was no WAY we were going to bail today, we were going to top out), we began the hike up the trail at about 6:30am. It took us about 15 minutes of walking through the forest floor to get to the base of the first pitch, a low 5th bushy, rooty, scramble. This brought us to a ledge and the beginning of the climb proper. Nicole took the sharp end and led this 5.7 groove which involves tree climbing and offers big gear and a piton. This brought us to the lower cruxes. A glorious 5.10b finger crack (the famed Angel Crack), which I led with much glee, and a short but solid 10c pitch. Some 5.7 climbing takes us up to the base of another steep 5.10a that begins with face climbing and leads into a glorious small finger crack high above the forest floor. The exposure really began in earnest at this point!
After giving Nicole back the rack on this gloriously small ledge-with-a-view, she led the next pitch. The guidebook says 5.5, but I'd give it 5.7. This took us to the halfway point: A narrow shelf between the expanse of Squamish and the north gully. The next pitch, pitch 8, ran at about 5.10a. It offered a good mix of face climbing and involved a committing step up onto a slabby arete and a narrow crack up to a lovely groove which I giddily climbed with a huge grin on my face. At this point this day is getting too good to be true.
This brought us to the Sasquatch Ledge. A narrow, vegetated ledge that runs across the top of the Sheriff's Badge. As we still had not been caught up to by other parties, and had some time, we belayed each other out onto it... The exposure here is massive, but dampened by the massive amount of bushes. Onward we went...
The next pitch ran at 5.9 and was another nice little corner finger crack into some face climbing to deposit us in the hanging forest. Here we coiled the rope and gathered our stuff for a five minute walk/scramble up to the base of the aptly named Acrophobes Towers. Halfway up this forest, there is a totem pole. The story of how it got here is really neat to read, and it can be found *HERE*. We snapped some photos, marveled at the sight, and the logisitics of hauling this thing up here, and carried on...
When we saw the Acrophobes, we were in awe. These gigantic teeth-like spires shoot up out of the ridge like knife blades, and the exposure is immense! On the left, a huge drop into the gully. On the right, an even bigger drop way down to the valley below.
We ate lunch here, talked for a while, smiled and laughed, and eventually decided that I should grab the rack and lead the pitch. While the protection is sparse, the climbing is easy. And the position is nothing short of incredible! I think both Nicole and I took far longer than we needed to to climb this, and both of us laughed, grinned, and smiled our way through the traverse. A short rappell of the high tower, followed by a scamper through a notch, brought us to the base of pitch 11, a loose and exposed 5.8 that offeres both good and bad protection is a very airy setting. Rope drag was a big issue here, and in retrospect I will bring some massive slings net time to mitigate this. After bringing up Nicole, we looked back along the route, we could see a party down below on the top of the acrophobes. It looks far more exposed from above. Wow!
Next was a 5.7 that starts with another couple moves up a tree and in to a very large (BD #3) crack, that leads up to a hyper-exposed slabby arete that tops out at the most exposed belay ledge of the climb, a 30cm wide ledge on a vertical wall high above the valley floor. Fun!
Next came the crux. a 10b that feels move like a 10d the first time leading it. It was glorious! It involved pulling a bulge to start, then either a wide hand crack or shallow finger cracks that take you up to a roof. Pulling this move through the roof is spectacular! I looked at my feet mid move, and could see nothing but the treetops 700m below! After this move its a solid mix of laybacks and jams to the top of the pitch.
After this, we enjoyed the view for a bit from our last belay ledge, then crawled (!!!) the narrow and exposed ledge to the final chimney pitch. This was so fun to lead! Super easy but mega awkward. I laughed my way up the whole thing, as I used a variety of both graceful and grace-less techniques. But I did eventually top out, and let out a massive yell of glee upon doing so, then quickly set up belay to bring up Nicole. She arrived 10 minutes later, and a celebration ensued. We just climbed Angel's Crest! What a day!
All in all, we took our time, all 12 hours of it. Despite this, we still felt like we had the route to ourselves; the other parties always a ways behind. It was a spectacularly enjoyable day! We waled the last little bit to the main second summit, then down to a nice viewpoint. Here we smiled and laughed and talked of the greatness of the day. Sipped some summit whiskey, and made our way down, vowing we will return to climb more... and soon. :)
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Liza out getting some fresh air this afternoon. Hard to believe my wife and I have had her for more than 2 years now.
Ooooppppssss!!! Of course, I planned to focus on the flower in the foreground, but the auto focus thought otherwise... Still, I just love the colors here... :)
Here is my next shot from the London 2012 Olympic beach volleyball session that we attended. This is the American pair of April Ross (in the red hat) and Jennifer Kessy (in the white hat) during their round of 16 match against Simone Kuhn and Nadine Zumkehr of Switzerland. The US pair won the match. The final score was 2-0 (21-15 21-19) and they then went on to take the silver medal.
Each evening of the games we logged on to the ticketing website and attempted to get tickets for various events that had more tickets being released. After entering the details of what you wanted you had to leave the PC for around an hour while it went through the motions and then decided there was nothing left! On just the one occasion tickets came available....and I almost fell off the sofa. So at 11.30pm the night before we secured three tickets for the beach volleyball. An afternoon off work was swiftly arranged and off we went.
When we arrived we found that our tickets (block 211, row 31, seats 212-214) were for the press area that had been released when it was realised that they wouldn't be used. The view was very good and we watched one women's and one men's match. Both were close, but not quite close enough and were finished in 2 sets each rather than going to three.
EOS 40D ~ 70-200L @ 200mm ~ 1/5000 ~ f2.8 ~ ISO100 ~ Av mode.