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I wouldn't spend too much time on the sweat thing. The air is dry out there and sweat evaporates extremely fast. Even in 100deg temps i can run and not have a sweat ring on my shorts.
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Weather in twenty-nine palms, CA was 95 on May 14. https://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KNXP/2016/5/14/DailyHistory.html?req_city=Twentynine+Palms&req_state=CA&req_statename=California&reqdb.zip=92277&reqdb.magic=1&reqdb.wmo=99999
RY doesn't sweat as per his FB posts
although he can wet his hair with his water bottle (https://www.facebook.com/marathonmanuk/photos/a.1006961546054770.1073741835.612632838820978/1015291338555124/?type=3&theater).
Look at the pictures through the desert and around Flagstaff where he was dropping sub-36 minute 10Ks and stringing 6-minute miles together. Never sweaty and his shirt never shows salt lines.
Also looks like he always just combed his hair and put gel in it: https://www.facebook.com/marathonmanuk/photos/a.1006961546054770.1073741835.612632838820978/1018140278270230/?type=3&theater
Suddenly, now that Laz is there, he is a sweating machine, he's soaked, he's burnt, and his hair is draped over his face (first time) https://www.facebook.com/marathonmanuk/photos/pcb.1026704637413794/1026703684080556/?type=3&theater
Well, he got from point A to Point B in spectacular times over a several day stretch. don't need the live tracker to be accurate at the intermediate points to deduce that.
you're deluded wrote:doubler wrote:Robert has never claimed that he ran spectacular times out west. These times are entirely deduced from the tracker in the RV by lrc dweebs. He will dismiss any wrongdoing by saying that the GPS data on his watch is his proof that he ran the entire stretch, albeit at a slower time. And he is not going to give the GPS data to anyone.
There are claims that he is taking Joe Fejes up on his offer and will participate on Sri Chinmoy.
He needs to participate in a 6 or 10 day multi-day event that mirrors the types of times he put up early in this run for any sort of vindication. If he scrapes out 50 miles a day until NYC, it really doesn't prove much.
Stop fantasizing.
Another one: " i don't recall seeing anyone walking or running during that leg of our trip. I do recall meeting another cyclist that was preriding for the raam race though, but he was from Switzerland. Anyway, I will reach out to my buddy to see if he remembers anything. I'll let you know"
RYinvestigator wrote:rules is rules wrote:The IP of this poster has been tracked down.
From my perspective I see Asher posting under an unregistered name - same as me before you say anything. This in itself is enough to cause doubt as to his credibility.
It's Kevin O'Rourke a.k.a. CoachKev.
One of the Strava Flybys has replied: "Can't say that I saw him or his RV. I would have liked to though."
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I don't think we should give up on finding more data. We know that he ran several impossible legs out west with long stretches at 5 and 6 minute pace in heat, in wind, at altitude, etc. We need to find some more data around those sections of the journey. During the Rossi debacle, the Letsrun.com community really came through in crowdsourcing the effort of data collection.
Perhaps we split up the western part of the journey in 20-50 mile increments. Manage it on google sheets. People sign up for an increment......especially if you live nearby that section. Each person does what they can to investigate their section. You really own your section. For instance, using google maps and Google street view, really figure out what is there and where there might be cameras or other sources of data. Investigate what highway traffic cams are there. Figure out where a FOIA request for video might make sense. There are probably other ways to investigate your section and others can chime in.
Is someone willing to lead this up?(it can't be me). I am sure we will get some volunteers for the sections.
But in 100 degree weather you look somewhat exhausted. But Robert never did when he was cranking out 70-80 mile days and was even able to do sightseeing trips, dances and handstands.
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I wouldn't spend too much time on the sweat thing. The air is dry out there and sweat evaporates extremely fast. Even in 100deg temps i can run and not have a sweat ring on my shorts.
Looks they they may have already thrown in the towel. tracker is back in terre haute and parked at a motel 6
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I believe they covered about 14 miles since crossing the state line this morning at 1:53am. Needless to say, 14 miles in 10 hours isn't going to cut it. He'd need to put in another 40 miles before midnight just to stay on track.
I think this is probably it-- either today or tomorrow they're going to realize they have no shot.
I really hope he keeps running to NYC. Setting records doesn't have to be his thing. The guy clearly gets a high out of running and meeting people. There's nothing wrong with that. Just stop pretending to be something you're not.
In the blog they've mentioned talking various hotel owners into letting them have a room for a few hours to shower and sleep either for free or for a reduced rate (since he isn't actually staying overnight). Wouldn't be surprised if they're trying to do that now and have to try a few different spots, if they have any success at all. Exhibit #2,524 of this being about the most disorganized and clueless record attempt ever.
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Now the tracker is backtracking further east on I-70. Maybe the RV is going to get gas or food or something and RY still out there jog/walking.
No dumb dumb, that's not all we need.[/quote]
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We need him to upload his TomTom data from the start of the run. That's ALL we need.
No doubt. Sweat or no sweat, the heat takes its toll.
Markus wrote:1 2 3 green wrote:But in 100 degree weather you look somewhat exhausted. But Robert never did when he was cranking out 70-80 mile days and was even able to do sightseeing trips, dances and handstands.
I wouldn't spend too much time on the sweat thing. The air is dry out there and sweat evaporates extremely fast. Even in 100deg temps i can run and not have a sweat ring on my shorts.
Now, with some supervision he struggles already on day 3?
This guy is a fraud, no question about it.


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Ur pictures are down, or maybe i just cant see them i dont know >.>
Ur pictures are down, or maybe i just cant see them i dont know >.>
she probably took them down.
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Friday afternoon Aaron Hernandez was found not guilty on both counts of murder. Evidently this was the expected verdict according to legal analysts according to my one google search. Easy to say you knew this was coming after the fact, but at the same time it actually does make perfect sense. The only eye witness to this double murder was also murdered; remember that Aaron Hernandez is already serving a life sentence for the murder of Odin Lloyd. Which brings me to my point. I believe that Aaron Hernandez would have been better off being convicted of these two murders in addition to the one he was already convicted of.
It's almost unanimously believed that Hernandez did in fact kill Safiro Furtado and Daniel de Abreu (journalistic research) that night outside of the Boston nightclub. The only people who feel otherwise are the same people that believe Casey Anthony's lies. They both had the same lawyer by the way. Crazy. Obviously there was enough evidence (or lack there of) to acquit Hernandez on these two murder cases. He was visibly emotional as the verdicts were being read which was confusing to me. The guy's a bonafide killer so to see him so vulnerable and emotional was strange. Could be a sociopathic thing, but I can't say for sure based on my average knowledge of Law & Order SVU cases.
I am not at all privy to the details of his first murder conviction. I don't think he has a parole date, and I'm not sure of the opportunity for appeal. But let's say for argument's sake that there is no chance for parole or appeal. That would mean that Aaron Hernandez is a serving one life sentence and is labeled as a murderer. Due to that, wouldn't he want to have these life sentences tacked on also? May as well hit the trifecta and earn some more clout in jail. I've never been to jail but I have to imagine people view you and respect you on profoundly different levels when you're a one time murderer versus a three time murderer. Obviously that's an irrational and unintelligent take, but what's two more life sentences if you're already serving one? The world knows you killed one guy, does it really matter if they know you killed two more also? Is he viewed as any nicer of a guy because he may have only killed one? He definitely killed that one, that's not up for debate. Nobody is going to pin him as a stand up citizen ever again, doesn't matter how high is body count is.
What a rollercoaster of emotions it must be to hear that you're not guilty of two murders and then coming back down to earth when you remember you totally killed that other dude and everyone knows it and you're spending the rest of your life behind bars because of it. Whoopsies. Classic mixup.
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Big Brother 2010's John James and Sam Pepper have hardly been out of the headlines since they both emerged from the house a week ago. They've been busy tweeting on
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John James emerged from the Big Brother 2010 house on Day 73 – August 20. Within two days, he was posting on Twitter, initially with a cryptic message explaining 'I'm getting angry now…' He then took it upon himself to let Big Brother related celebs such as Brian 'just gone a poo' Belo and Emma Willis know that it was his official Twitter account.
He amassed over 30,000 followers in 24 hours, but since then has lagged slightly and now has just over 50,000 followers.
Sam Pepper left the BB house on the same day as Mr James, but was quicker off the mark with signing up to Twitter, posting his first message a day before the Aussie hunk.
Following John James's lead, he's posted to convince BBLB host Emma Willis he's the real deal and various tweets sucking up to famous people. He has more than 75,000 followers on the microblogging site.
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Both John James and Sam Pepper have used Twitter as a strong marketing tool, promoting their forthcoming PA tours. Sam Pepper's Twitter is the more entertaining of the two, though, with hyper tweets that suggest he's had too many cans of fizzy pop – including a tweet suggesting he wants to meet all 70,000 of his followers.
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Sam Pepper is all about the geek chic. The 21-year-old Kent native sports glasses, jet-black hair (which is often covered with a baseball cap) and flesh tunnels in his earlobes. His pale, tattooed body is no match for John James's hefty frame, and his propensity to gurn in photographs can be a touch off-putting.
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As much as we love Sam Pepper's geeky look, John James Parton has to take this round due to his model-good-looks. The ex-vehicle body builder is used to physical work, and it shows. Parton takes this round to make it 1-1 in the Celebrity Face Off.
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John James seems to have done well since leaving the house, with TV interviews and magazine photoshoots among his ventures. The question is, will he be able to sustain his assault on the headlines? We think he may just be able to stick around: His aforementioned good looks mean he can dabble in modelling, while his relationship with Josie is of obvious interest – magazine deals and a reality TV show following their life together are possibilities.
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They both have exciting times ahead with their new-found fame, but John James has to take this round due to the opportunities available from his intriguing relationship with BB winner Josie.
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We love problem solving! And this was a problem indeed. Pine Martins (Fwein in French) had taken over the roof cavity, ripped up all the insulation for nesting (over 200msq!) and caused no end of problems with their burrowing that caused huge heat loss and leaks in the roof.
The task: remove all existing tiles (over 15,000!); fit a new batch of high quality foil insulation; create a new cavity and fit a new breather membrane; renew all the tiles and make sure the damn things don't get back in. The South of France doesn't get much snow but we got it. Not the first time we've encountered freak weather.
So, under duress we still enjoyed the gorgeous scenery and made things happen. The tiles came up fine and were in good condition. The cavity made for great interest - it seems the Pine martins had used everything they could for nesting including some old pants and socks! You could see why the house was suffering heat loss with huge patches missing, so off it came to be replaced with a 20 layer foil blanket throughout. Previously the inadequate membrane acted as insulation and waterproofing, doing neither well. So we replaced this with two separate products.
Once the insulation was in place we fitted a new set of battons which created a breather cavity between the insulation and soon-to-be-laid breather membrane (waterproof). This system was used throughout the entire 200msq roof. Once we had the external envelope completed we set about stopping the Pine Martins from coming back. We did this by sealing all the eaves of the roof with breathable Lime mortar, along with the ridge cap. We then spent a whole day searching the roof for potential holes and filling them with timber or Lime to suit. A new lead flashing was also installed on the small gable roof. We even found time to have a glass of Red.
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"Home Sweet Home"! Home is where the heart lies and Yes! There are some Luxury New Homes For Sale in Gauteng that just astound by-passers, owners, and viewers with their magnificence. They are made as if to withstand time and to be of subject for art and poetry.
These luxury homes often have the most up-to-date amenities and state-of-the-art appliances. The lot areas are as big as football fields and they loom over everything else.
In 2004, Forbes listed The Ridges in South Africa as one of the most amazing places to live or buy in Gauteng. This holds true until today. The misconception of a lot of people that Gauteng is only about Gambling, quick weddings, and Show-girls couldn't be further from the truth. Although they do bring in a big crowd of gamers and honeymooners, there is also a softer and subtle side to Johannesburg and it can be seen in places like the Morningside, Fourways, Parkhurst, Duxberry, and Waterfall.
Most homes here are owned by high net worth individuals who live with their families. The ridges are home to a good number of some of the richest and wealthiest people in the world. The people live like royalty and are pampered with everything that a fun-loving person would desire to sale or buy a house.
The Ridges is just next to Red Rock Canyon, which is one of Nevada's geological wonders. The point in the Ridges has is known for its spectacular view that everyone remembers after their first visit. This is the place that is nestled right in the heart of all the beauty that Las Vegas has to offer.
Whether you are looking for a home for the reputed fun and games in Las Vegas, out-of-this-world scenery or just have the need to be pampered, then the Luxury New Homes For Sale Gauteng will be able to satisfy your cravings for a finer lifestyle than no other.
What Is Luxury Real Estate?
Everyone has either seen television shows or heard about flipping homes for sale. This real estate strategy involves buying homes for sales for a low price, renovate the homes, and then reselling them for a profit. Some of these professionals make their living by regularly buying and flipping homes for sale making a profit. They sometimes juggle several sales and several renovations at any given time. It is important to know that there is an art learning how to flip a house and make a profit instead of losing money. Make sure that you understand any restrictions and all applicable zoning laws on construction that may apply. From purchasing to flipping, many set a ninety-day time frame.
Step three
The location of the property is also important. Avoid buying a house for sale in neighborhoods that no one would want to live in. Make sure that the neighborhood will attract many buyers. You want to make sure that when you flip the house you make a large profit or at least break even.
Luxury New Homes For Sale in Gauteng
There can be many misconceptions among the general population regarding the average length of time it takes to complete the house selling process. A survey by the Times newspaper revealed in some areas of Wales it was taking an average of 300 days to sell.
Many home owners find the selling process a stressful one, due to having to deal with solicitors, estate agents and facing the prospect of buyers pulling out of a deal.
In recent years, the time taken to sell a house has increased, largely due to the credit crunch which is limiting the number of first time buyers entering the market.
An average 'Best Case' scenario
If you are lucky enough to have an offer made on your property in the first week of going on the market, which you accept, the entire process is likely to take six to eight weeks to complete.
Even if the buyer of your property has a buyer for their own and is ready to complete the sale straight away, finalising legal matters and sorting out a mortgage will likely be the main cause of delay.
Avoid the process altogether
For any seller it is worth remembering that there are alternatives to the typical route of selling via an estate agent. By far the fastest and simplest path to selling your property is to sell to a home buyer such as Quick Property Sale. Taking this route will avoid any of the potential pit falls of deals falling through, struggles to find interested buyers and fluctuations in house prices as the entire selling process can potentially be completed in a matter of days. Additionally there will be no fees to pay or third parties such as solicitors or estate agents to deal with, alleviating these stress factors.
Real Property and Personal Property - Real Estate
In the past couple of years the property sector has boomed and has become one of the most lucrative field and rapidly growing markets. A huge number of manufacturers, producers, consultancy companies, finance companies and international funds have got increasingly involved into the field of property, either through joint ventures or independently buying and developing different kinds of properties. There are a number of ways in which you can look for buying a property. These include via estate agents, looking in local newspapers with pages dedicated to the property sector, directly contacting house building companies and surfing on the internet.
A very important part of purchasing a house is documentation. An exhaustive and indicative checklist of documents needs to be verified before acquiring a house. These documents are also required by banks before they sanction a home loan. Another important point of concern is to find whether the property is under any disputed land, or in case of a house whether the property is into any kind of family dispute. If you are buying the property directly from a builder you need to look at the proven record and reputation of the developer.


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I feel like there is so much praying going on the week of a big wedding. Praying every stem was counted (and recounted) correctly, that the email we just received from the grower contains only good news, that the product we ordered arrives safely, that we can find something to replace whatever showed up in the wrong shade of purple, that the weather is not too hot but also not too cold, that we can fit 37 centerpieces in a small SUV, that the rental company will arrive any minute even though they're an hour late, that the wind doesn't knock over the ceremony arrangements, that the bride and groom are happy and everyone is on time, that the guest in the bright red dress sits in the third row and away from the aisle, that the kids running around at cocktail hour will get tired soon, that cleanup takes less than an hour, and that there will be enough hot water at the rental house for everyone to take a shower when we finally get home at midnight.
Somehow, no matter what happens, weddings always just work out. It's nothing short of a miracle.


text: Genetic link to dangerous aneurysms could aid future treatment 29 November 2016 BHF Press Office Category: Research Thousands of lives could be saved every year after it was discovered a fatal cardiovascular condition could be linked to four genes, according to Leicester research we helped fund. A 10-year project, led by Professor Matt Bown, looked at 10,000 people worldwide and found those who had suffered an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) had four genes in common. It is hoped that the findings, published in the journal Circulation Research, could help doctors understand more about the condition, which can lead to fatal internal bleeding if left untreated. What does this mean? Professor Matt Bown, a vascular surgeon from the University of Leicester and the NIHR Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit (BRU), said: "Abdominal aortic aneurysm commonly affects the older population and can only be treated by surgery. Early detection is key to this condition which, if left untreated, can become a ticking time bomb for patients. Thousands of people die from burst AAAs each year yet about one in five men do not attend their free screening appointments so we can't detect if there may be a problem. "The discovery of the four genes, which is the culmination of more than a decade of a global research effort, could help us determine those at risk much earlier. If we are able to do this, then we could potentially save thousands of lives." In the UK men aged 65 or over are invited to attend a free aneurysm screening appointment. Next steps A new research programme, funded by us, will now investigate whether the four common genes affect the speed at which the AAAs grow. Read more and watch a video about Professor Bown's current BHF-funded research. Screening In order to continue with their work, they are asking for men who have been found to have an AAA by screening to provide blood samples. Sign up for the study


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The Problem
Contact centers are used by many organizations, such as Telco companies, to provide remote diagnostic services. Given the wide set of potential customers of such services, contact centers front-ends are daily flood by a huge number of telephone calls, and this represents a severe test for their operating structures. Thus, a key challenge of contact centers today is that of providing better service differentiation, by leveraging customer profiles created from their databases. This would entail a two-fold advantage: service quality improvement and operating costs reduction.
Exeura solution
From the collaboration between Exeura and Atos originates zLog, an expert system for the profiling of contact center customers.


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Posted by Lewis on November 11, 2004
In Reply to: Orders of magnitude, revisited posted by Ward on November 11, 2004
: : Today's Site of the Day from www.refdesk.com (a wonderful site in its own right) is a Javascript lesson in orders of magnitude, recently discussed here. It's fun to look at. http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/
: Bob:
: Thanks for that. Science education can be so much more interesting now than in the old days of bunsen burners. I'm optimistic for the future of science.
Does it have an order form for half a vacuum? there's somebody on here who would like one...


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A good friend of mine is currently spending time as a bane. He may be the last bane in Marine Kelley's program, as it's been shut down, but he's still sealed into his banesuit. He's serving a 96-hour sentence that's grown by about 8 hours' worth of penalties, and he's about 44 hours in.
Needless to say, he's been spending a lot of time sitting around, enjoying the scenery. He'd settled on the spectacular sims that make up the Calas Galadhon park as being wonderful places to hang out. He even wanted to contribute to the park, so he donated L$5000 to its upkeep. This is his second sentence, and he spent most of the first there, as well.
This afternoon, though, he was informed that he wasn't really welcome at Calas Galadhon. One of the owners there asked him to stay away from places where others might want to enjoy the park, and that while the sims weren't designed for role-play, the owner would let it go as long he was somewhere out of the way.
I know all this because the conversation was routed through me. My friend contacted me outside SL, since as a bane he's thoroughly locked down with RLV, and I spoke with the owner on his behalf.
My friend isn't sure what he did to cause the problem, but he's decided to stay away from Calas Galadhon so as not to cause any more problems than he already has. He's looking for other places to hang out where he won't get run off.
Speaking for myself...I've long thought Calas Galadhon was one of the jewels of SL. The builds are spectacular, and obviously a labor of love. The owners have poured their heart and soul, as well as a highly nontrivial amount of money, into those sims, and it's their right to run them as they choose.
Still, I'm a bit disappointed that my friend feels unwelcome there...


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CABO SAN LUCAS — It was a matter of time before the tuna went off, or got close enough and big enough for the Cabo San Lucas charterboat captains to target for customers. This past week the yellowfin went off as the season officially opened on the better grade of tuna that led to an epic summer and fall bite. It was that long stretch of action in 2017 that culminated in the best two days of fishing in the nearly two decades of the WON Los Cabos Tuna Jackpot has been held each November.
Will we again see a bite like that again, the kind that produced the best cow and super cow action in the history of the tourney? The action was topped by the 338 pounder caught by the champs, the Estrella Del Norte team as several 200 pounders were weighed, and there were two other huge tuna including a 300 plus pounder that were caught and weighed but could not be brought to the scale by the weigh deadline. Epic big tuna fishing.
There is no question the 20th version of the tourney is a tough act to follow Nov. 7-10 when it comes to duplicating the excitement and the parties and big fish of the 19th annual edition. Last year was an incredible tourney, with nine money winners, 147 teams, $677,000 in prize money and 11 events for anglers and guests to participate in. Also, anglers, sponsors and staff raised $20,000 for Smilesinternationalfoundation.org.
The tourney features two shotgun starts, drawings at three nightly parties, an awards dinner for 800 anglers and guests, two weigh-ins, a fantastic team check-in at the Tesoro on the malecon with all the sponsors and staff attending to start it all off.
For details on this event, go to the official website for information at www.loscabostunajackpot.com .
So what was the action like in Cabo this past week? It was a good start. Rebecca Ehrenberg of Pisces said it was clearly "tuna time" at Lands End. So, while striped marlin action at the Golden Gate slowed, winds picked up to keep the water temps down at about 71 degrees, but the tuna emerged as the No. 1 target, kicking out smaller fish as close as 12 miles and the bigger grades as far at 40 miles.
"Small-game numbers have gone down, but that was due greatly to the amount of tuna that showed up," said Ehrenberg. "Over 400 tuna were caught this week among all Pisces boats. This week's top tuna boat for us was, without a doubt, the Tracy Ann where the only day they did not catch upwards up of 15 tunawas the day they did not leave the dock. The Tracy Ann alone caught 101 yellowfin tuna this week!
"Day after day, Captain Julio and mate Martin impressed. Anglers Bryan Wadson, Murray Ferg and Steve Crowley, all from Canada, caught 28 yellowfin tunaranging from 8 to 18 pounds each, all of which hit on feathers and cedar plug lures at 28 miles out for the Old Lighthouse. The next day the boat caught 30 yellowfin, of about the same size, this time near San Jaime for the English family from Charlevoix, Michigan."
The largest of the yellowfin caught this week was not by the Tracy Ann, though, it was the 35-foot Knot Workin and anglers Andy and Cheryl Lawrentz and James and Maureen Frieze who caught tuna of about 60 and 90 pounds. The fish slammed hoochi lures about 12 miles out from Los Arcos.
The Pisces Rebecca also had a great day with anglers from New York catching 30 yellowfinof about 5 to 12 pounds each on feather and cedar pug lures at the 220 Spot. They also landed (and released) anice striped marlin of about 180 pounds on mackerel.
"For the most single day marlin, the Ruthless was our top boat, with 3 striped marlin caught and released at Golden Gate on mackerel by Kimberly Rheppard and Lisa and Steve Reynolds.
The top single day catch of all the boats? Pisces' Yahoo caught all three of the most sought-after species: marlin, tuna and dorado last Friday. It caughta pair of 10-pound class dorado, 2 striped marlin and 15 tuna for anglers Ed and Peggy Lyon, and Jimmy and Susane Rotat who caught and released the 2 striped marlin found outside the San Jaime Bank. The football sized tuna hit on cedar plug lures 42 miles out.
LA PAZ — Baja Pirates fleet anglers scored some serious tuna at the El Bajo seamount, said Leonard Phillips. He sent some great shots to WON over the weekend. In one photo Michael Flewelling, Cristen Boulden, Brian Burger and Theresa Burger from Washington show off some bigger tuna on live sardines using Avet LX reels, Ugly Stik rods, 40-pound Izorline and 2.0 Mustad hooks. In another photo, Thane Berry and Glenn Davis from Boise, Idaho are seen with some big yellowfin, and in another shot Oregonian Tommy Grossnickle stands next to a 100-pound class yellowfin.
The Baja Pirates Fleet is offering some great packages this year, with transportation in vans from Cabo, a choice of three hotels, and your choice of eating each night at any of the 15 best La Paz restaurants, along with top fishing boats and captains for inshore and offshore action.
Winds were an issue last week, though. It's that time of year when the length and frequency of the blows start to wane. But… it is still spring in Baja Sur.
"Just when we thought it might be mellowing out, those winds came back and hit us again this week," said Jonathan Roldan of Tailhunter which runs pangas out of La Paz in town and also out of Muertos Bay. "In fact, one day the northerns were so bad, there were surfable breakers in our normally calm La Paz Bay and the port captain closed the port for any boats leaving. So, it wasn't the greatest week for fishing. "
Roldan added, "There was some variety, but not much for quantity although some days there was some great action on some pig bonito. Not only good fighters, but these are "white bonito" (Bonito Diente). They have teeth, but also have some incredible white meat for table fare. Most folks would not be able to tell it from tuna."
In addition they had some 15- to 30-pound yellowfin tuna show up around Cerralvo Island and some larger that were lost after long battles.
"But, the issue is getting across the channel to the island. If there's wind and rollers happening then getting across to the island (and to get sardines) is pretty futile," said Roldan. "But, inshore offered alternatives like several species of pargo including pargo mulatto (barred pargo); pargo liso (mullett snapper); cubera snapper (pargo perro / dogtooth snapper) as well as red and yellow snapper (huachinango). We also got some action off cabrilla (seabass) and some decent triggerfish and jack crevalle."
SAN JOSE DEL CABO — Eric Brictson of Gordo Banks Pangas at Puerto Los Cabos Marina said crowds are lighter, the weather cooled off starting a week ago, and green-colored water moved in off San Jose Del Cabo and dropped the water temperatures into the 67 degree range.
"Of course this did not help the surface fishing action much at all, basically shutting down the tuna and marlin bite, though the all-around climate was nice, lows of about 60 degrees and highs up to 80 degrees. Typical spring time conditions during this transition period," he said.
"Anglers found that sardinas were scattered as well, some of the clear type of sardinas which are used for dead baits, also some rigged ballyhoo, a few caballito. The best action found was for shallow structure species, using various baits, as well as more fish starting to strike on yo-yo jigs, particularly the bonito and leopard grouper, a few amberjack and yellowtail.
"Last Sunday the yellowfin action was very good north of Vinorama and a few were caught on Monday as well, these were fish in the 30- to 60-pound class. Since then the cold green water has shut this action down and now we are waiting patiently for the conditions to rebound. In the meantime the best bet has been to concentrate on bottom species over the various rock piles. The red crabs also were less active, but the fish were starting to strike the yo-yo jigs better. Several yellowtail up to 30 pounds were accounted for, a handful of amberjack, a variety of snapper and pargo and quite a few leopard grouper in the 5- to 18-pound range. All very good eating fish."
Brictson said that along the shoreline there were sierra, jack crevalle and an occasional roosterfish, this action was spotty though, but if you were at the right place at the right time there were some nice fish found.
"Billfish, dorado, wahoo were not in the picture at all, with the exception of a few striped marlin and dorado early in the week before conditions completely changed," he said.
The combined panga fleets launching out of La Playita, Puerto Los Cabos Marina sent out approximately 66 charters for this week. Anglers reported a fish count of: 2 striped marlin, 5 dorado, 18 yellowfin tuna, 32 yellow snapper, 20 cabrilla (leopard grouper), 42 huachinango (red snapper), 125 bonito, 7 amberjack, 9 yellowtail, 22 barred pargo, 6 roosterfish, 10 jack crevalle, 35 sierra, 1 halibut, and 200 assorted bottomfish.
LORETO — Yellowtail season is on here. Jay Yadon, captain of the 40-foot Cast N' Reel and owner of Outpost Charters out of Marina Puerto Escondido, said his anglers wore "smiles from ear to ear today (April 10). I think they might be sore tomorrow!" Much of the action took place to the north of Catalan Island with surface iron and flylined macks and yo-yo iron and dropper loops getting the big forkies.
To the north, in town, Rick Hill of Loretotours.com reported, "Fishing remains unchanged for the most part with little action north of Coronado Island. Yellowtail are being caught around Carmen and Catalan with some mega-boils of yellowtail on huge balls of sardinas. Bottom fishing is consistent for the smaller year round resident fish: reds, snappers and hauchinango."
EAST CAPE — John Ireland of Hotel Rancho Leonero reported to WON that the seas were flat calm Saturday and Sunday, the water was 73 to 74, the morning air cool, and the daytime temps in the low 80s. As they say in the U.S. they enjoyed "Chamber of Commerce" weather.
But what about the fishing, which took a plunge when the winds hit — and split — during the week?
"It's a mixed bag this week," said Ireland. "Good fishing but not as consistent a bite as the past couple of weeks. Early in the week, the area off the white cliffs south of Frailles was producing limits of nice yellowfin. As the week progressed most of the tuna taken were under porpoise. Some nice yellowfin to 60 pounds on live sardines and chunk squid working best."
Ireland said there were a couple of keeper dorado hitting the fillet table at the hotel, and skipjack are everywhere.
As usual this time of the year, the striped marlin are abundant and anglers targeting billfish are scoring, with slow-trolled ballyhoo working best.
"The inshore and bottom fishing is good!" said Ireland. "Lots and lots of small roosterfish have the marina jetty entrance literally covered. Hungry little pez gallos! Barred pargo, dog toothed snapper, cabrilla and some nice amberjack are coming off the bottom. Squid and chunked skipjack are the bait of choice.
On Saturday, Capt. Mark Rayor weighed in from Jen Wren Sportfishing at Los Barilles on Saturday morning. That was before the tuna and marlin bite both perked up.
"The spectacular tuna and marlin bite has stalled," he said. "Early in the week a cold current with green water invaded Los Frailes and high spots further south to shut down the tuna bite. Offshore the water is still blue and clear. Porpoise schools have not been hard to find but the yellowfin have descended to 100 to 120 feet. We can see them in our fish finder but they don't want to come up to feed. Previous weeks we could see them in 30 to 60 feet, and when trolling over them it was game on."
Rayor said in his weekly blog that striped marlin seem to be scattered everywhere.
"I believe they are plugged with squid and that is why they are not interested in the fin bait or lures we are using," said Rayor. "My friend Arturo baited ten fish the other day but could only get one to go. It is no surprise and always the case when the marlin are fine dining on calamari, they don't want any part of our offerings. It is like having a choice between steak and lobster or a Spam sandwich."
Dorado, he said, seem to be the only fish around showing aggression. The difficult thing is they haven't schooled up and are not that plentiful. The fish they are finding have been good quality and bending the rod.
"My personal feeling is the outlook is better than just good. The conditions we are experiencing are not unusual. It happens every year and will turn around. The fish are here and so is a huge volume of bait. The stage is set for the bite to pop again."
Which it did on Sunday.
GONZAGA BAY — Thomas Aranda of San Diego posted on Facebook Saturday the following about Gonzaga Bay.
"Had a phenomenal time this week with @c_lo_baugh down in Gonzaga Bay!! I'll be posting more pics throughout the next week of the trip or cruise out to Day at the Docks in Point Loma today and stop by the #cousinstackle booth to hear more of the story. Final fish count for 2 days was 24 species including 120+ leopard grouper to 20 pounds, 100+ sierra mackerel up to 10 pounds, 12 yellows, and many many more."
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121 | Gandhi's Politics
David talks about the enduring influence of Gandhi with Ramachandra Guha, author of an epic new biography Gandhi 1914-194: The Years That Changed the World. A conversation about the politics of protest, the legacy of empire and the possibility of moral leadership. Plus, what was it like having Gandhi as your father?


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I Think It's Thinning Out Ahead... We Could Be Out of Here in a Day or Two!
A few weeks ago there was a traffic jam just outside of Beijing. Normally, traffic jams in big cities aren't big news, but in the capital city of the world's most populous country they do things really big. This traffic jam lasted for nine days.
Nine days! Nine freakin' days. If this traffic jam happened during the Olympics two years ago, people driving to the early track and field events would have found parking just after the closing ceremonies.
So, if you're running nine days behind for work, how does that work? You figure the weekend would bust up the traffic jam a bit, but no.* You can't even drive in the following Monday and pretend you hit a time warp:
"I'm here, right on time for Monday morning!"
"It's Wednesday, a week later."
"Well, there was this... Wednesday?! (long pause) I got nothing."
"It's OK. We're a communist nation, so you still have a job."
"But we had to relocate you. Here are your tickets to our Tibetan branch."
"Tibet? Tibet?!? That's where I'm commuting from!"
I think of all those people out on the highway for nine days. You can only ration out your McDonald's Big Breakfast out for so long. After three or four days, I suspect it was like Lord of the Flies out there. I envision businessmen running around in Brooks Bros. suits with the sleeves torn off and their Louis Vuitton ties wrapped around their heads like bandannas. Between the battles for convenience stores and staking out turf at rest stop restrooms ("Before you can relieve yourself, you must pay tribute!") it would get pretty hairy.
I don't know if Chinese radio stations have traffic helicopters , but if they did, just imagine the utter futility:
"There's a massive bottleneck on the G020 outside of Langfang. You may want to take the alternate route to the G104. If you're already on the G020, you may want to stop at the nearest convenience store and stock up on a few hundred pounds of beef jerky and shotgun ammunition."
It's a testimony to the relative experience of cities like L.A., New York, Bombay, London, and Dallas that they've never experience traffic jams quite this extensive. Oh sure, it's felt that long...
*Say this in a John Belushi SNL circa 1978 voice for maximum effect.
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Meet the Guides
Captain Tony Janik
Bio: Capt. Tony Janik has spent most of his life in or around the water surrounding Northeast Florida. He has pursued various interests including surfing, skateboarding and mountain biking, but has been drawn to the water and more specifically, the pursuit of fish since he was a child. What began as curiosity and hands deep in a bucket of baitfish quickly developed into a lifelong passion.
Capt. Tony Specializes in shallow water redfish. With his experience, you will be guided to conditions that are favorable for stalking and sight fishing redfish in low and flood tidal conditions. Depending on the time year and the behavior of the fish, you will be put into casting position and exposed to heart pumping redfish activity such as waking, backing, feeding and the infamous-tailing. Capt. Tony is also an avid fly tyer, this coupled with his knowledge of the local fishery will have you throwing true and tried patterns that catch fish.
Capt. Tony's personality can be characterized as a good balance of patience and enthusiasm which enables him to comfortably provide guidance as needed to anglers, no matter their skill set.
When off the water, Capt. Tony is found enjoying time with his beautiful wife, three children and their chocolate lab (and tying flies).
Instagram: @anthonyjanik
captain jacob benton
Bio: Capt. Jacob Benton has fished the waters of Northeast Florida for over 15 years. He received his first fly rod at the age of 10, and has been passionate about the sport ever since. Over the last few years, he has focused exclusively on learning the art of shallow water fly-fishing. These days, he enjoys poling those on the bow of his boat just as much as catching fish himself.
In addition to guiding on his home waters, he fishes the waters in the upper and lower Florida Keys as well as Louisiana multiple times/ year. When he's not working or fishing, Jacob enjoys hanging out with his wife Alison, their daughter Amelia and their two labrador retrievers, Isla and Dixon.
Favorite fish to pursue: Probably a toss-up between tarpon and redfish, believe it or not. As epic as tarpon are to catch on a fly rod, a tailing redfish will always have a special place in my fishing heart...
Favorite place to fish: Anywhere with water and fish that will readily take a fly... Islamorada and the lower keys would be on the short list, as would the alpine lakes of Colorado. But at the end of the day, its hard to beat chasing fish alongside great company in Northeast Florida.
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Specialising in relationships affected by Asperger Syndrome.
Individual, couple and family counselling.
Conference speeches, lectures & workshops.
Author of "What Men With Asperger Syndrome Want to Know", "The Asperger Couple's Workbook", "Aspergers in Love" & "The Other Half of Asperger Syndrome"
Different Together
Different Together is a safe, supporting and understanding community for the partners of people affected by Asperger's Syndrome. It provides information and resources include an online forum and opportunities to meet up.
Different Together web site.
Website and support group for couples and partners who are affected by Asperger syndrome.
Raises awareness and understanding of both perspectives as it allows members to offer feed
back and advice to each other.
ASPIRES web site.
Prof. Tony Attwood
Leading authority on Asperger syndrome whose books and worldwide conferences have helped many people become aware and understand more about this disorder.
His website is packed with information, latest reseach and news.
Tony Attwood' web site.
Cloud 9 Children's Foundation (New Zealand)
Keeping the dream alive for children with Asperger's syndrome.
Cloud 9 is there to provide information and support, to parents and professionals working with, or caring for, a child or teenager newly diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome.
Where necessary to provide information, to parents and professionals, about getting a diagnosis when they may have concerns about a child or teenager who has not yet had an official diagnosis; providing families with information about external support services and agencies who may be able to provide further assistance. Cloud 9 web site.
Families of Adults Afflicted with Asperger Syndrome.
P.O. Box 514 Centerville
The FAAAS support group is run by Karen E. Rodman, whose husband has both Asperger syndrome
and Tourette's syndrome. FAAAS Inc. is based in Cape Cod, Massachesetts, USA.
Although the group is based in America, those all over the world who have access to the Internet make use of its service.
FAAAS web site.
National Autistic Society (NAS)
Head Office
393 City Road,
London EC1V 1NG
Tel: 020 7833 2299 Fax 020 7833 9666
Autism Helpline: 0870 600 8585
NAS web site (National Autistic Society).
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PARIS web site (Public Autism Resource and Information Service).
On Line Asperger syndrome Information & Support.
This site has much to offer parents of children with Asperger syndrome
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Above the doorway at 120 North La Salle Street a mosaic depicts Daedalus, together with his son Icarus, soaring high in the sky on the wax wings he designed and built. Inside the lobby a second mosaic presents jet planes flying above the Chicago Loop's epicenter, the Board of Trade.
These mosaics by Chicago Imagist artist Roger Brown juxtapose Chicago's signature excellence in architecture and infrastructure and the creative genius of Greek mythology, Daedalus.
Brown's use of myth suggests the permanence of the human struggle to combine art and technology, as well as its delights and dangers. The compositions evoke the pleasures that attach to human creativity applied to concrete needs. Daedalus and Icarus are in flight against a bright blue sky and in the light of the sun. The planes high above glorious architecture are populated with lively figures in every window. But Brown's initial plan for the composition can clue us in to his interest in more complex thoughts. The first plan, rejected by the architects, focused on the part of the myth in which Icarus plummets to the ground and perishes as a result of having ignored his father's instructions not to fly too close to the hot sun in wings made of wax. In the revised composition installed in the building, Brown must rely on the viewer's knowledge of the well-known myth to provoke a layered response. The companion mosaic also signals the dangers of hubris but in a clever way; the planes above Chicago are stuck in a holding pattern, circling.
Explanatory plaques on site accompany both mosaics. They read as follows:
Arts and Science of the Ancient World:
"In Greek mythology, Daedalus, the great architect, inventor, and sculptor, built the world famous Labyrinth to confine the half-man, half-bull Minotaur in the Crete for King Minos. When Theseus was to be sent to his doom at the hands of the Minotaur, Ariadne, the daughter of Minos approached Daedalus to ask him to devise a means of escape for Theseus whom she loved. After Theseus had killed the Minotaur and escaped, King Minos imprisoned Daedalus and his son Icarus to the Labyrinth. The great architect made wings for each of them. Before they took flight, the father warned his son to fly the middle course. Icarus ignored his father's warning and flew too high. The sun melted the wax which held the wings together and he fell in the sea. Daedalus however flew the middle course and reached the other shore."
Arts and Sciences of the Modern World
"In the modern world, Chicago represents great achievements in architecture and in the other arts and sciences as well. The goddess Ceres stands atop the Board of Trade building at the end of LaSalle Street watching over the "city of big shoulders." On the other side of the street, classical Greek facades of older buildings harmonize with the technology of newer ones. At any moment a plan may be seen circling overhead waiting its turn to land at O'Hare Field… the former myth of human flight now a reality. Daedalus, the mythological architect, may have felt at home here. He certainly foreshadowed the art of technology that brought this beautiful city into being."
View an episode of "Ask Geoffrey" on Chicago Public Television WTTW's "Chicago Tonight" program from July 23, 2014 about Brown's "The Flight of Daedalus and Icarus."
The mosaics are located in a striking 40-story contemporary office tower directly across the street from the imposing neoclassical Chicago City Hall at 121 North LaSalle Street and a short way down the street from the Board of Trade building flanked by two temples of finance. The pair of mosaics contribute to an extraordinary feature of this part of the city that Brown expressly adored–the way neoclassical and modernist architectural gems coexist in harmony on a block dense with notable buildings. This is a democratic feature of Chicago in Brown's view. It is a principle on display in the renovation of the building that houses the Roger Brown Study Collection at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where Brown was on the faculty for many years.
Both mosaics were commissioned by Ahmansion Commercial Development Company, a subsidiary of Home Savings of America, and the architectural firm Murphy/Jahn Architects. They were dedicated on July 29, 1991. The murals were made of Italian glass mosaic created by the Travisa Mutto Studio near Venice.


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Speech Weisekiez Initiative
Demonstration Against Asylum Package II, Security-Violence and the Lagerregime, 16th of February 2016
Tonight we shouldn't forget that the problem are not just the new laws, but a system that is behind them, a system that works by dividing people, a system that produces differences to exploit them. The laws that we are protesting against are just an expression of this system of separation. Some of them resulted from the events of New Year's Eve in Cologne. The investigations of these sexual assaults are not concluded, but nevertheless all refugees are getting punished by the new laws. (mehr…)


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There was a good turn out for the 2016 BC Laser Masters graciously hosted by Cultus Lake Sailing Club. Eighteen boats from across BC and a few from Alberta made for a great weekend in the sun even if the wind was a little obstinate about the start time. On the Saturday we all had … Continue reading
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Seward Highway, between Northern Lights and Benson, was one of the battlegrounds in the fight over Proposition 1. On the Benson corner, were the No folks.
On the Northern Lights corner were the Yes folks.
I couldn't help thinking this was like going to a college football game. There were the good guys (your team) and the bad guys (the other team.) You sat on different sides of the stadium and yelled for your team and against the other team.
The political sign version includes cars driving by the sign holders and honking if they like the political message, sometimes even waving. Sometimes showing a thumbs down.
What strange ritual is this? I thought about it while I was there. First, Alaska has no billboards, so yard signs and corner demonstrations take the place of billboards. But the level of discourse between the two sides and between the sign holders and the drivers was the same level as the Bruins and the Trojans. Or Palestinians and Israelis.
Signs don't expand the rational debate. But I suspect they impact the emotional debate. Clearly seeing a group of people holding signs for what you believe must give a sense of solidarity. And if your position is an underdog position, it's probably encouraging to see your side represented - the more signs, the more encouraging. I suspect people weigh how the election is going by the number of sign wavers for each side. And, the ability to get folks out onto the streets is an indicator of how much support each side has. It's about winning and losing, about power, not really about the impact of the different tax schemes on the state.
Any Proof Signs Matter?
Not a lot. One professor, Costas Panagoloulos, did some experiments in New York that say they do, but I'd like to see his findings replicated in other places before I whole-heartedly accept his findings. Here's an excerpt of a 2012 NPR interview:
SIMON: How did you measure the effectiveness of yard signs?Instead of waving signs at corners, I'd like to see the active campaign volunteers of both sides sit down for dinner together - six per table - and let voters see videos of their dinner discussions. That would give a lot more information than signs with slogans. And the volunteers would find out that 'the enemy' was more rounded and human than they expected.
PANAGOPOULOS: What I designed was a randomized field experiment that randomly assigned to different voting locations in Manhattan during the 2005 mayoral election - to be treated with street signs that said, Vote Tomorrow, that encouraged people to vote. These were nonpartisan signs held up by groups of volunteers at strategically selected precincts. And then after the election, we measured voter turnout, and compared those places where we had volunteers with street signs to those places where we did not have volunteers with street signs. And we found that turnout was significantly higher in those voting locations and precincts where we did expose voters to street signs.
SIMON: But isn't getting someone to vote different and, in a sense, easier than getting them to vote the way you want to because of a street sign or yard sign?
PANAGOPOULOS: Well, I think what we wanted to demonstrate was that this particular technique - holding up some type of sign - can be effective. Now, we had a nonpartisan message. We assume that a partisan message could have been as effective - perhaps it would have been more effective, if anything. But our first cut at this was to see if they could be effective. And given that we found that they are effective, we now presume that they can be effective as partisan messages to promote a particular candidacy.
For instance, I suspect the assumption held by some that oil company employees are all going to Vote No isn't all that accurate. It's probably true that the most vocal opponents of Prop 1 work for oil companies or subcontractors. When I went to the public testimony for HB 110, an early version of SB 21, all the people speaking in favor, identified themselves as connected through work or family to the oil industry.
But no employer is universally loved by their employees, who see all the warts of their bosses. And even though the oil companies, as reported in the ADN, have been sending out emails telling their employees to vote No - I imagine a lot of the employees might disagree or just resent their employer telling them how to vote. (In today's paper, it says,
"Companies supporting the tax cut were shuttling workers to the polls in vans . . . but officials said they had not told the employees how to vote."While I was looking for evidence of the effectiveness of sign waving, I found this anti-sign waving blog post that included this tidbit:
I actually have been a sign waver in the past, but only when strongly encouraged to do so by an employer with substantial financial interest in a certain candidate. I did so begrudgingly and hated every minute of it as I tried to fake a smile at drivers who mostly just wanted to get to home as soon as possible without having to send a half-hearted greeting my way.People with the Yes signs wondered how many of the No sign holders were there as part of their job. And when someone waved an Alaska flag among the Yes signs, it was suggested the No folks should have a British flag. See, what I mean? It's like football fans finding ways to out do the fans of their opponents.
I did see a man near the Yes signs who looked familiar. Then it hit me - he looked like Vic Kohring. I don't think I've talked to Vic since the trial. We had a brief but cordial conversation. I realized later that I didn't ask why he was standing with signs in mid-town Anchorage if he's running for a Senate seat in the Valley. I checked, now. He's running for US Senate, not state senate, for the Alaska Independence Party slot.
And I met one of Don Young's Republican primary opponents - John Cox. Forrest Dunbar, the Democratic house candidate who's unopposed in the primary, came up to say hi and I got this picture of the two of them.
I asked Cox about the gun he's wearing. He told me he's a strong open-carry advocate.
I should be done now, but after my afternoon in the sign battles I couldn't resist posting this picture I ran across when I got home by Polish artist Pawel Kuczynski published (with other pictures) at The Mind Unleashed.
While there are a lot of informed voters, this picture depicts some of the uninformed. Not to mention those who have dropped out of voting because they don't see the point. We'd have a lot different country if they voted.
|Art by Pawel Kuczynski; image from The Mind Unleashed
The election equivalent of the grass these days is "JOBS."
NOTE: For those wondering - especially after the previous post - I was holding a Yes sign. I'd been called and asked to help out and I don't believe that blogging should cause me to give up participating in the political process. Pretending I don't have a position on issues doesn't make my blog more objective. It's better to be upfront about about my beliefs and activities, write as objectively as I can, and let the reader sort things out.


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Health & Medicine
The Commando's guide to safety
One compelling testimony to the power of Krav Maga is that the Kentucky State Police uses it for self-defense training. It figures, when it's a call between an endangered trooper and possible injury or death, the Israeli-developed martial art is a potent weapon.
Krav Maga — pronounced "krahv ma-GAH," meaning "close combat" in Hebrew — is part martial art, part fitness, part strategy.
Even though Krav Maga has been popular around the United States for close to a decade, it's now catching on around Lexington.
On the Oscar red carpet, actress Hilary Swank sang the praises of Krav Maga training and the bloody knuckles it gave her. Jennifer Lopez studied it to fend off an abusive husband in the so-bad-it's-good movie Enough. University of Kentucky athletics director Mitch Barnhart was an early student in Lexington.
The Israeli martial art rests on one basic idea: When it comes down to you and the threat of death, you'll be glad to know that you have options.
"It's easily learned, it's easily retained," said Mike Ray, assistant defensive tactics coordinator for the state police. "For what we do, it's been the best I've seen so far."
On the attack
Courtney Spragens is being repeatedly attacked — by knife, by gun, by choke hold.
Initially, she seems to submit, putting her hands up, murmuring comfort to her attacker. Then, in a matter of seconds, the tide turns. Spragens steps out of the line of damage, takes the weapon, saves herself.
And the next attack begins. It's four minutes of choreographed random violence, and Spragens maneuvers, slides and rolls through it all.
The guns and knives aren't real. The drills are practice. And Spragens, a National Guard band member who gave birth to her second son four months ago, isn't deterred by being the only woman in the Commando Krav Maga class at Lexington's Legion Fitness gym.
She and her husband, Philip Hathorn, had seen a Discovery Channel program on Krav Maga, then a Legion Fitness commercial and decided to sign up for classes.
She's encouraged that the men in her class don't back down because she's a woman.
Learning to be safe
Dion Guest's day job is working as an attorney for the UK development office.
But on this Monday night, the former Marine is introducing a dozen men to Krav Maga — by wearing them out.
The men work as pairs, kicking and tagging and running out of breath.
Guest is among those planning a Krav Maga-centered gym — Krav Maga Kentucky — for southwest Lexington. For now, the classes meet at downtown's Urban Active Fitness gym.
"The main objective is to stay safe — do whatever you need to get away safe," Guest says.
But also: "You'll get fit and you'll learn to fight,"
Steve Mansfield, who runs the Commando Krav Maga program at his Legion Fitness gym, calls Krav Maga "a more realistic, street-survival type of martial arts."
Many martial arts, he says, involve stylized movements, follow rigid guidelines and use weapons such as spears and swords.
Krav Maga involves defending yourself against an immediate threat in a modern setting.
Krav Maga was developed in Israel, where all young people undergo mandatory service to country. Pacifistic assumptions don't get far: In Krav Maga, you want to alleviate, neutralize and counterattack, not establish a conversational bond. And you want to know how to do that intuitively. As a result Krav Maga classes work well for fitness: They wear out students before subjecting them to Krav Maga situations.
"When you're attacked in a real-life situation, you're not going to be at your best," Guest said. "You're going to be tired."
It's not treadmill for the sake of cardio or weights for the sake of definition: Krav Maga is a skill.
"You walk out the door with a sense of confidence," said Curt Hall, who works with Guest.
"It's not a fight class," says Guest. "It's not a fitness class. We are here to teach you to stay safe."


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The exciting Canon Camera News-Canon g15 announcement was long overdue.
It took a while for Canon to announce the replacement for the premium compact camera known as the Canon g12.
Here is the skinny on the biggest changes from the Canon g12:
Other Canon Camera Geeks highlights:
I am old-school so I really like the ability to look through a real optical viewfinder and not at the LCD screen to compose a photograph. The Canon g15 has the real optical-zooming viewfinder.
Shooting in"raw" mode gives you the ability to edit the original photos in several different ways, including compensating for exposure mistakes.
Surprising good macro photography results with the manual micro focusing mechanism.
Canon Camera Geek low-lights:
I really like the swiveling LCD panel that my Canon g11 and the g12 have. It is not something you use a lot, but taking any photos of your self with friends is so easy.
The swiveling LCD screen also let's you hold the camera up high above the crowd or down low near the ground and still see what you are photographing on the LCD screen.
The Canon g15 has a nice maximum ISO setting which is great for low-light situations. At these super high ISO settings the quality suffers just like all of the other smaller-sized, similar priced cameras)
This Canon Camera News-Canon g15 announcement was perhaps a little overdue, but well worth the wait for enthusiasts of premium compact cameras.
For someone who is looking for a "Premium Compact Camera" as Canon calls their "g" series of digital cameras, The g15 might be the best Canon camera.
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There are things/colors worse than brown paneling. WOW. Now that is pink.
And not a good pink. This is the primer for the red. The red is lovely. Very warm and cozy. I will post a picture of it when the last coat is on. Soon that equally offensive carpeting will be history as well.
Here is the phone we ordered for the living room table.
We will head out in a bit to pick up more supplies and I might check in on some new tables for the new room.
Update on Mom: We will bring her home the first of the week with hospice care. I think it is time for that step. She had a upper GI thing done yesterday and they found several ulcerations in her esophagus. They have to see about medication for those this weekend and then she will be transported back to her home. I dont know how all this is going to work itself out. It may be that I have to hire a sitter for some days. I do still have other people that need me as well. And a business that is neglected almost beyond salvation. As well as three children at home and a very understanding husband who has stepped up like no one could/should ever expect. I can't be there 24/7. For more than just the fact that I have a home to tend too. I have to keep my feet on the ground as well, and keep my sanity if at all possible. It is my understanding that hospice just pops in and out, taking care of her pain medication and such. Really, until we get her home and all of this set up, we won't know much about how the day to day will work out. If you have any experience you are welcome to share.
Have a wonderful weekend!


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Georgia got their World Cup campaign off to a fine start when they secured a 17-10 victory over Tonga in their Pool C encounter at Kingsholm on Saturday.
The result is a major boost for Georgia as this fixture is viewed as a shootout for third place in the group – New Zealand and Argentina are favourites to advance to the quarter-finals as the top two teams – which will allow them to qualify automatically for the 2019 World Cup in Japan.
As expected, Georgia's forwards dominated up front – especially the scrums – and they outscored their opponents by two tries to one.
Georgia dominated the territorial and possession stakes for large periods and although Tonga were competitive throughout, they committed a litany of basic errors which led to their downfall.
The Pacific Islanders took the lead in the 10th minute via a Kurt Morath penalty, but Merab Kvirikashvili drew Georgia level ten minutes later whe he landed a three-pointer from the kicking tee.
The next ten minutes were characterised by several handling errors by both sides until Georgia's captain Mamuka Gorgodze stamped his authority on the game when he got over for the opening try.
The big number eight caught the defence by surprise when he barged through the middle of a ruck, close to Tonga's tryline, and dotted down next to the uprights.
Tonga thought they had got their opening try shortly before half-time when Viliami Ma'afu got over, after running onto a Nili Latu pass close at a line-out on Georgia's five-metre line, but referee Nigel Owens disallowed the effort as the offload from Latu was forward.
The opening 20 minutes of the second half was less intense as both sides battled to gain the ascendancy but Georgia's dominance in the forward exchanges meant they were more likely to score next.
They won another scrum penalty in the 50th minute but Kvirikashvili pushed his effort wide of the target. Georgia were eventually rewarded on the hour-mark when Giorgi Tkhilaishvili showed great determination to score his side's second try.
After a frenetic passage of play in which the ball went through several pairs of hands, Tkhilaishvili shrugged off two tacklers inside Tonga's 22 before scoring in the left-hand corner.
Kvirikashvili slotted the conversion from close to the touchline which meant his side held a comfortable 17-3 lead with 20 minutes left to play.
Tonga then stepped up a gear as they tried to get back into the game and they narrowed the gap to seven points in the 71st minute when Fetu'u Vainikolo rounded off after the Pacific Islanders set up numerous phases inside Georgia's 22.
Georgia suffered a setback as Kvirikashvili was yellow-carded for offside in the build-up to Vainikolo's try, but despite several concerted efforts from Tonga to score another try, their 14 men held firm on defence during the closing stages, sparking massive celebrations after the final whistle.
The scorers:
For Georgia:
Tries: Gorgodze, Tkhilaishvili
Cons: Kvirikashvili 2
Pen: Kvirikashvili
Yellow card: Kvirikashvili
For Tonga:
Try: Vainikolo
Con: Morath
Pen: Morath
Georgia: 15 Merab Kvirikashvili, 14 Tamaz Mchedlidze, 13 Davit Kacharava, 12 Merab Sharikadze, 11 Giorgi Aptsiauri, 10 Lasha Malaghuradze, 9 Vasil Lobzhanidze, 8 Mamuka Gorgodze (c), 7 Viktor Kolelishvili, 6 Giorgi Tkhilaishvili, 5 Giorgi Nemsadze, 4 Konstantin Mikautadze, 3 Davit Zirakashvili, 2 Jaba Bregvadze, 1 Mikheil Nariashvili.
Replacements: 16 Shalva Mamukashvili, 17 Kakha Asieshvili, 18 Levan Chilachava, 19 Levan Datunashvili, 20 Shalva Sutiashvili, 21 Giorgi Begadze, 22 Giorgi Pruidze, 23 Muraz Giorgadze
Tonga: 15 Vunga Lilo, 14 Telusa Veainu, 13 Will Helu, 12 Siale Piutau, 11 Fetu'u Vainikolo, 10 Kurt Morath, 9 Tane Takulua, 8 Viliami Ma'afu, 7 Nili Latu (c), 6 Sione Kalamafoni, 5 Steve Mafi, 4 Lua Lokotui, 3 Halani Aulika, 2 Elvis Taione, 1 Tevita Mailau.
Replacements: 16 Paul Ngauamo, 17 Sona Taumalolo, 18 Sila Puafisi, 19 Hale T Pole, 20 Jack Ram, 21 Samisoni Fisilau, 22 Latiume Fosita, 23 Sione Piukala
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)


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I must have done a good job training them when they were small, because whenever we go Neal and Amberly insist on posing for pictures on every rock.
We enjoy discovering the wildlife at Silver Lake. Some years we've seen beavers and deer. Last night we counted dozens of ground squirrels. There were ducks on the lake. As we were leaving the parking lot we saw a bull moose foraging in the trees.
After our walk we drove to a nearby camp ground to build a fire and cook our foil dinners. The camp site had lots of fun boulders for the kids to climb while they waited for their food.
Before climbing on top of this stump, Thomas announced: "I'm going to stand up there and tell you everything." He then attempted to direct the universe.
After that, all the kids had to take their turn on the Rameumpton.
Molly enjoyed wearing shoes for the first time and exploring the camp site.
She got absolutely filthy and loved every minute.
When we were finished we drove back up to see the moose again and then on our way down the canyon and back to the oppressive heat, we were rewarded with a spectacular sunset.


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Woman Finds Her Grandmother's Long-Lost Wedding Ring Wrapped Around Carrot.
A wedding ring is an age-old symbol of marriage. The shape of a ring, a circle, represents infinity. Just like the love between two people, it's never ending. When someone is given a wedding ring they're expected to wear it every day for the rest of their lives. When they look down at it, it reminds them of the commitment they made to the love of their life. Unfortunately, sometimes rings get lost. When this happens, it's absolutely heartbreaking. Especially when the ring doesn't make a reappearance. In this unbelievable story, a woman finds a surprise while digging in her garden.
A woman named Colleen Daley recently bought her grandmother's property.
She wanted a garden and immediately began planting it. After a long wait, it was time to harvest. While digging in the earth, she pulled up a carrot.
At first it seemed like an ordinary carrot, but nothing could be further from the truth.
The carrot looked a bit deformed at first glance. When examined a little closer, Colleen noticed that the reason the carrot was deformed was a shiny one. Wrapped around the carrot was a ring!
Colleen immediately knew that it was her grandmother's, who had lost the ring over thirteen years ago!
The ring was returned to Colleen's 84-year-old grandmother, Mary Grams, who was ecstatic to have her original wedding ring back.
Losing something can be absolutely devastating. Especially, when it's a symbol of love between two people. We're so glad Mary Grams got her ring back.
Next, 30 of the strangest things people have found buried on their property.
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As it's National Fun at Work day!!!........
Yippee Pay day for most, go out spend money locally and let the shops recover as well as yourself.
A fair few meetings this week, lots of talk and writing letters, looking at all the development that will happen in and around Garforth is worrying for all local businesses, even if you're a loyal customer that shops with them every week and have done for years, will you still be loyal once the likes of Lidl and a possible discount store comes next to it with a family pub?
hope Leeds City Council listen to the objections of many about not making it an out of town place to be to detract business from Main Street, there are thoughts these units could be offices. I agree with new employment, but not to give to one and take off the other.
Garforth Deli coming to Main Street where Scott's Bakers used to be should soon be getting the keys for the shop in a couple of weeks, I have happily helping them with recommended contractors to help fit out their shop, mostly local of course. I look forward to working with these guys very soon.
You may have seen lots of posts by Meridian Care, Augustus Court; over the last few weeks, they are on countdown to opening, mid February. Lots of great things going on, it looks really modern and geared up in the 21st century world of technology. I'm looking forward to going in next week to see it all and working with their marketing team to get them also looking at using local Garforth produce and local companies, which they seem to be keen to do. It's all about #crossmarketing. I'll update you next week
#WOTS (Word on the Street)
Local police are annoyed as are local shop keepers about the graffiti that is being bandied about on any space given on our street walls of Main Street The tag is a new tag and the local police are wanting to question anyone who may know who could be behind it. They're confident there may be more than one person behind it all You can report it to the local police should you have any information, it just makes our town look scruffy; I suspect the tagger hasn't really thought about that!
Our local police are on twitter, give them a follow https://twitter.com/WYP_LeedsOuterE
Keep up to date with what's going on locally.
Houses being sold in Garforth are going like Hot cakes, which is great, I personally recommend you speak to Claire Errington from Hunters of Garforth even for just advice about the market, but she is selling lots of houses in a week, using shopping local isn't just about food - get in touch with Claire:
0113 887 7390 - firstname.lastname@example.com
The old B&B, Myrtle House on Wakefield Road has been for sale for quite sometime and I think a steal at the price it's up for, this could be a fabulous house, have a look
Off out for dinner tonight, youngest son's choice, I may see you out and about, have a good weekend.
If you spend with a local business, that business owner is then able to spend money locally too and so our local economy keeps turning
Until next week......
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