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More muscle, with eye on ChinaBy Bill Gertz
Published April 20, 2006
The Pentagon is engaged in an extensive buildup of military forces in Asia as part of a covert strategy to strengthen and position U.S. and allied forces to deter -- or defeat -- China.
The buildup includes changes in deployments of aircraft-carrier battle groups, the conversion of nuclear-missile submarines and the regular dispatch of bombers to areas close to targets in China, according to senior Bush administration officials and a three-month investigation by The Washington Times.
Other less-visible activities that are part of what is being called a "hedge" strategy include large-scale military maneuvers, increased military alliances and training with Asian allies, the transfer of special-operations commando forces to Asia and new requirements for military personnel to learn Chinese.
President Bush approved elements of the first phase of the strategy within the past several months. The key architect is Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld. The State Department's point man on the strategy is Deputy Secretary of State Robert B. Zoellick, who has led three rounds of strategic talks with China in the past several months.
Mr. Bush will express U.S. concerns about China's hidden military buildup during his meeting today with Chinese President Hu Jintao, but will not discuss the hedge strategy, administration officials said.
Officials said the objective of the Asian buildup is to dissuade China from becoming a hostile power and to have the military capability to swiftly defeat the communist nation in a conflict using military forces that are forward-deployed in Asia or are available to be moved on short notice from Alaska, Hawaii, California and elsewhere.
Bush administration national security officials said most of the military moves are being carried out in ways designed to avoid provoking Beijing. Masking the buildup is not strategic deception, they said, but is part of what is called strategic denial: playing down the focus on China and highlighting the global nature of overall U.S. military transformation.
"I'm partly saying to them, 'Look, if you, the Chinese, are not transparent as you grow and you become more influential, and you add to your military, you will recognize that others are going to respond to that,' " Mr. Zoellick told The Times. "And if you are not transparent, if you're not emphasizing cooperation with people, they're going to respond in ways that build their defenses, not only their own military defenses but how they work with others."
Japan, Australia, India and nations in Southeast Asia also share U.S. worries about China, he said.
A senior defense official involved in Asia policy said the rapid force transformation that Mr. Bush and Mr. Rumsfeld approved will take place in three to five years. It will give U.S. forces in Asia and other parts of the world much more power and speedier response times to international crises, whether they involve China, North Korea or Iran.
The island of Guam in the western Pacific Ocean is a key element in the plan because strategic bombers deployed there can reach targets throughout Asia within three hours. A total of $5 billion is being spent to improve the U.S. territory for ships, submarines and bombers.
Much of the force enhancement involves naval weaponry. For example, the Navy is reorganizing the operating methods of aircraft-carrier battle groups in ways that will double their ability to project power. Once transformed in two or three years, the Pentagon can dispatch four carrier battle groups at once in Asia. In the past, because of maintenance schedules and crew limitations, only two carriers were battle-ready on short notice.
Other planned naval enhancements in Asia include the deployment to Guam of attack submarines and the addition of two strategic missile submarines, and perhaps as many as four. The converted boomers, as the missile submarines are called, each will be outfitted with up to 150 cruise missiles.
The large missile submarines also will play a key role in moving special-operations forces covertly to conflict areas in Asia. The Pentagon is considering the deployment of the 1st Special Operations Group to Japan, officials said. Marine commandos also are being readied to be able to counter the spread of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.
Adm. Michael Mullen, chief of naval operations, said concerns about China are "fairly significant, and I think it's fair to say that it's growing."
To meet the challenge, the Navy will add one more carrier battle group to its Pacific Fleet. Additionally, it is shifting 60 percent of submarine forces to the Pacific and Asia in the next few years.
"Obviously, the outcome I seek is one of peace and security and stability," Adm. Mullen said during a recent breakfast with reporters. "There are just a lot of questions about the significance of the Chinese investment in missiles, in submarines, in ships, in technology, in capabilities that make you wonder, 'Why so much so fast?' And clearly, putting ourselves in what I would call a strong deterrent position is very important."
The buildup by the Air Force in Asia includes plans to upgrade Anderson Air Force Base in Guam so strategic bombers, including B-2 and B-1 bombers, can be based there for faster deployment. The bomber forces will be part of Air Expeditionary Forces that are moved there routinely on temporary but regular deployment.
The defense official said the bomber forces, which are equipped with a large number of precision-guided bombs such as cruise missiles and Joint Direct Attack Munitions, are "creating a capability that is exponentially more powerful in a new location."
"I don't think that is missed by people [in the region]," the official said, noting that North Korea already has protested bomber deployments in Guam.
Additionally, the Pentagon plans to build a new long-range strategic bomber in the next 15 years that will have the capability to conduct deep strikes in Asia with a large number of precision-guided munitions.
The U.S. ground forces' role in the Asia strategy will include repositioning forces in the Western United States, Japan and Guam. The Pentagon plans to dispatch the headquarters of the Army's I Corps, now based at Fort Lewis, Wash., to Japan in the coming years to be ready to fight in Asia.
The Marines also are moving the headquarters element of the Marine force from Okinawa to Guam. The transfer is part of a force realignment in Japan, but a Marine general revealed last year that the deployment to Guam will have the added benefit of protecting the headquarters against a decapitating missile attack from China or North Korea.
Missile defenses also play a role in the strategy. The current system -- designed to stop long-range missiles from North Korea -- will be adapted in the coming years, both through U.S. enhancements and development of a Japanese missile defense system.
The force restructuring has been accompanied by public statements by high-ranking U.S. military and civilian defense officials who have tried to minimize the U.S. activities and emphasize that China, which itself is involved in an aggressive arms buildup, poses no immediate threat.
The low-key approach is similar to China's strategy of building up its forces in ways designed to avoid provoking the "hegemon," what China has used as code for the United States in its internal military and Communist Party writings. Outwardly, China continues to insist that its military and economic growth pose no threat.
"The Chinese, tragically, have brought this on themselves," said Michael Pillsbury, a China affairs specialist who first identified China's covert anti-U.S. strategy for the Pentagon several years ago. "Their history and culture make it impossible for China to accept American leadership and forces them to use secrecy and subterfuge in their buildup, while ignoring Secretary Rumsfeld's appeals for openness."
Other elements of the hedge strategy include development of systems that will be capable of countering Chinese space weapons, which are viewed as a future threat. The Pentagon also has directed the military to develop Chinese-language skills and to have a cadre of Chinese speakers available if the military needs to "surge" its ability to communicate in the language. The requirement was couched in terms of learning several other languages as priorities, as well, including Farsi and Central Asian languages.
Adm. William J. Fallon, commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific, declined to directly address the China elements of the hedge strategy. In an e-mail exchange, Adm. Fallon said the force "transformation actions presuppose neither a specific potential adversary nor discrete threat."
Military exercises in Asia also will play a key role in the hedge strategy. The Navy this summer plans the largest aircraft-carrier exercises in the Pacific in decades. Naval maneuvers slated to begin in June in the western Pacific will include three carrier strike groups. Each group includes at least three warships, an attack submarine and a support ship.
Two carrier groups then will participate in Pacific Rim exercises in July near Hawaii. Those will include forces from Australia, Japan, South Korea, Chile, Peru and other nations. An August naval exercise will include an Atlantic Fleet carrier.
Additional military exercises are being held with U.S. friends and allies. For example, the Navy's 7th Fleet currently holds 100 exercises per year and will increase that number. It will include exercises with India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Australia, the Philippines, South Korea and Japan.
"The Chinese or anybody else has to ask themselves: 'What is it the Americans are doing differently now with their carrier battle groups ... that allows them to do this now and will allow them to do it any time they want to?' " the senior defense official said.
The answer is different operating procedures, including a changed maintenance schedule and "crew swapping," in which crews on ships are replaced with fresh, land-based sailors to allow for longer deployments.
"You're creating a capability that you didn't have before just by the way that you're operating the same basket of assets you had before," the official said. "So this is a big signal. Now is this a hedge? I guess it's a hedge that says we can't predict where we're going to have to fight, so we're going to have to be organized differently."
All branches of the U.S. military also have been conducting secret war games that use China as an adversary. The war games have been kept secret to avoid alerting the Chinese.
Officially, the branches are told to conduct exercises at higher rates than they did in the past and to consider a range of adversaries, including China. The true purpose, however, is to be prepared to respond to a Chinese military move against Taiwan, an attempt by China to seize oil-rich territory in Russia or Southeast Asia, or to control strategic sea lanes from the Middle East to Asia, defense officials said.
Mr. Zoellick said his talks with the Chinese have been helpful in trying to persuade China to become a responsible "stakeholder" in the current U.S.-led international system but that Beijing's doubts remain.
The Chinese are wary of the current international system and recognize U.S. leadership of it but have not accepted the sole superpower role.
"I don't get a sense that they don't feel they can work with the United States," Mr. Zoellick said. "But I think they, of course, want to assess under what terms and whose rules." China's questions "really go more to stakeholder in an international system and who defines the system," he said.
Copyright © 2006 News World Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.


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Stow's family is upset that we posted the video, showing Stow in a verbal altercation with a Dodger fan. The Dodger fan, Juan Banda, claims Stow had loudly said, "I rather eat my own feces than a Dodger dog."
A rep for the family tells TMZ, "There has been enough hurt and pain for Bryan, his family, friends and especially his two young children." The rep believes we suggested Bryan's attack may have been warranted.
The rep says, "Banter is expected at any sporting event. Violence should not be. Bryan is not a violent person. That shows as he remains seated, hands up as someone is in his face yelling. Over what? Comments about a hot dog?!!"
So... the reason why he got himself beat up isn't as important as the beat down itself then? Idiotic logic - 'not saying he got what he deserved, but, if he shut his mouth up, nothing would have probably happen to him...
You dont kick someone brains in over a hot dog comment.
It's quite possible that Bryan Stow was shooting his mouth off. And pissed someone off. No matter what, his beating was completely unjustified. But it's possible that Stow is not quite the angel everyone thinks he is. And perhaps his family should realize that.
Obviously the violence was not warranted and the perpetrators are scum that need to be behind bars. That being said... it is generally a bad idea to piss people off for no reason. If I (as a white person) were to go into a minority neighborhood and started shouting racial epithets I wouldn't deserve to be beaten into a coma, but I'd be stupid to not think that it could happen.
So I guess the family did not want the general public to see that Bryan was not the angelic person they have portrayed him to be.
Well if it matters, personally I would rather eat feces than a dodger dog too. Dodger fans are insane. I was at an Angels vs Dodger game and I can't even tell you how many fights were started in the parking lot by Dodger fans. L.A. shouldnt be allowed any sports teams, they don't know how to play nice. i.e- Lakers, Dodger, Raiders..


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Art Education 242
ARTE 242: Secondary Art Education Theory and Practice
Credit Hours: (3) Two hours lecture, two hours laboratory.
History, philosophy, principles, practices, and materials of teaching art in public secondary schools.
Detailed Description of Content of Course
Art 242 is a multi-faceted course which prepares prospective art teachers with the knowledge and skills necessary to the assumption of the responsibilities associated with the public school classroom. Course content will include:
1. Class experiences in the construction of curriculum according to specified form and S.O.L. content.
2. Readings and research regarding the intellectual, manipulative and emotional characteristics of secondary school age children.
3. Development of curriculum units and sequences which address specific needs of adolescent exceptional students.
4. Laboratory teaching experiences in the Art 242 classroom and in Art Laboratory Schools, or in some cases, as volunteers in area community art programs.
5. Guided experiences in the instructional use of traditional and innovative materials, techniques and equipment.
Detailed Description of Conduct of Course
Through lecture, demonstration, observation, assigned reading and research, the student will be led toward an intellectual appreciation of the historical, philosophical, procedural and curricular processes involved in secondary classroom art. Course requirements also include the development and subsequent teaching of art units consonant with the Standards of Learning for Art. (This has been accomplished through cooperation with the Council for Community Enrichment and other local groups, but will soon be accomplished in a Laboratory Art School conducted in the Department of Art). Art 242 will meet for four or more hours each week in classroom or teaching laboratory.
Goals and Objectives of the Course
Students will be prepared to become professional art educators with the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to the planning and implementing of secondary school art activities, contemporary philosophical bases for art education decisions, special student requirements, and a knowledge of various types of art materials and their safe use in the classroom.
Assessment Measures
Performance assessment will be based upon scores on tests and examinations, grades on assigned research or projects, evaluation of curriculum development skills, observation during instructional periods to assess both professional skills and the ability to work harmoniously and cooperatively with peers and others involved with the art education process.
Assessment processes will include the assessment of:
1. The ability to apply a knowledge of the intellectual, manipulative and emotional development of secondary school age children to the planning of model curriculum units in art.
2. The ability to use materials, concepts, and practices appropriate to the secondary classroom to teach previously developed units.
3. The ability to use art experiences and a positive classroom atmosphere to enhance positive self-image development.
4. The ability to employ art experiences to stimulate the development of expressive and descriptive language skills.
5. The ability to employ effective content/concept delivery methods (audio/visual/demonstration) in art instruction.
6. The ability to utilize classroom management and organizational skills to enhance the quality of classroom time.
7. The knowledge and ability to evaluate and accommodate secondary age exceptional children.
Other Course Information
This is a required course in the Bachelor of Science in Art Education program in the Department of Art, and is also required of others seeking certification.
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NEW CONCORD, OHIO, September 24, 2011 - The Muskingum University football team stunned ninth-ranked Ohio Northern University Saturday afternoon, 27-7.
The win, the first for Muskingum over a team ranked in the top 25 since 1995 when it beat #25 Baldwin-Wallace College 17-0, moved the Muskies to 3-0 overall and 2-0 in the Ohio Athletic Conference. The Muskies are currently in a three-way tie for first place in the league with Capital University and the University of Mount Union. The last time Muskingum started a season at 3-0 was in 1996. Muskingum hits the field next at Wilmington College on Saturday, October 1. Game time is slated for 2:00 p.m.
Muskingum scored 27 unanswered points to notch the huge upset victory. Ohio Northern grabbed an early 7-0 lead at the 11:21 mark of the first quarter on an eight-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Rue to Justin Wilson. The scoring drive was set-up by a Muskingum fumble on its opening possession.
Muskingum tied the game a 7-7 with a 10-play, 70-yard drive that culminated with sophomore quarterback Dalton Smith's four-yard touchdown run with 5:51 on the clock in the first quarter. Smith ended the game going 7-of-12 for 160 yards, one interception and two touchdowns. He also added 45 yards on the ground with a pair of scores.
The Muskies extended their lead to 13-7 (missed extra point) in the waning seconds of the first quarter on a 56-yard touchdown pass from Smith to senior running back Demetrius Bailey.
The Muskie offense continued its aerial assault early in the second quarter with a 45-yard touchdown pass from Smith to senior wide receiver Antowan Logan. Following sophomore kicker Caleb Carpenter's extra point, Muskingum led 20-7.
Muskingum capped off the scoring with a nine-play, 58-yard drive late in the third quarter that ended with Smith scampering in from three-yards out. The touchdown gave the Muskies a 27-7 lead.
The Muskingum defense, which leads the nation in sacks and tackles for loss, registered seven sacks for 44 yards, 10 tackles for loss for 48 yards and two interceptions for 61 yards. Senior linebacker Ethan Wetzel led the charge with 11 tackles and one sack. Senior linebacker Alex Thomas added eight hits and junior defensive lineman Steve Stooksbury racked up seven hits with one sack. Junior safety Tyler Richardson and freshman defensive back Ricardo Burks each had an interception.
Senior running back Palmer Smith led all rushers with a game-high 86 yards on 18 totes. He averaged 4.8 yards per carry. Bailey led the receivers with a game-best 81 yards on three receptions with one score. Sophomore James Washington had two grabs for 28 yards and Logan had one catch for 45 yards and a touchdown.
Ohio Northern was led by quarterback Tyler Rue who went 16-of-29 with one interception for 131 yards and one score. Justin Buenger, who entered the game as the third leading rusher in the OAC averaging 117 yards a game, was held to just 41 yards on 15 carries. Frank Thien led all receivers with seven receptions.
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Swansea kept the pressure on the Championship pacesetters ahead of next weekend's much-anticipated derby with Cardiff with a comfortable 3-0 win at Crystal Palace.
Goals from Scott Sinclair, Darren Pratley and Joe Allen mean Brendan Rodgers' side are four points outside the automatic promotion places in third, and six behind their Welsh rivals who moved to the summit with victory over Norwich.
By contrast Palace have won just once in their last seven league games and their worst start to a season for a decade has seen them slip to the bottom of the Championship.
Influential midfielder Darren Ambrose returned to the Palace squad for the first time since picking up a foot injury in August and was named among the substitutes.
Eagles boss George Burley made three changes to the side that lost 4-3 to Preston last weekend - David Wright, Adam Barrett and former Holland international Edgar Davids coming in for Anthony Gardener, Alex Marrow and Julian Bennett.
Ashley Williams, Dorus de Vries, Nathan Dyer, Orlandi, Allen and top scorer Sinclair all returned to the Swansea side after being rested for the 2-0 Carling Cup defeat at Wigan in midweek.
And on his return to the ground when he spent time on loan in 2008, Sinclair opened the scoring in the sixth minute with his 11th of the season.
Davids handled a cross from Angel Rangel and the referee's assistant flagged for a penalty, but advantage was played and Sinclair poked home from close range.
Sinclair's strike partner Marvin Emnes had an effort blocked in the area shortly after, while Palace had their first effort on goal in the 15th minute when Adam Barrett's dipping 30 yard drive went narrowly over.
Swansea's early dominance gave way as Palace felt their way back into the game and Kieran Djilali fired wide after exchanging passes with David Wright.
Palace lost Owen Garvan through injury moments before James Vaughan gave De Vries his first meaningful action in the 34th minute with a well-hit free-kick that the Swans goalkeeper stretched to hold.
The home side finished the half strongly but Lionel Speroni had to react smartly to stop a Nathan Dyer drive after a menacing run from the Swansea winger.
Djilali sliced wide from 12 yards seven minutes after half-time following a one-two with Vaughan and he was replaced by Ambrose on the hour.
Speroni made a stunning save with 20 minutes remaining, tipping a rasping effort from Dyer over the bar.
From the resulting corner Swansea doubled their lead, as Alan Tate flicked on Orlandi's delivery to leave Pratley with a simple finish.
The points were secured 10 minutes from time when Allen found Pratley and continued his run to collect the cut back and roll the ball past Speroni.
An influential second-half performance from Pratley was soured when he collected a booking for a foul on Wright with eight minutes remaining which will rule him out of the Cardiff clash.
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It's Grammy weekend, and the City of Angels is full of the sounds of the Taylor Swifts and Katy Perrys of the world. It is also shaking to the oh-so-constant-sound of "ka-ching! ka-ching!" as millions of dollars are being spent at pre-Grammy parties in luxurious venues like the Beverly Hilton.
But LA is more than meets the eye.
Beneath the glitz, the glamour and the predictable industry scene, lies an edgier world where all cultures collide and new music genres are vibrating.
So while JT surprises fans at The Conga Room, I go down under, bien abajo, into a spot called Bootleg Bar in Historic Filipinotown and immerse myself in Subsuelo, LA's most happening, eclectic, underground party.
Welcome to Bootleg!
Subsuelo usually takes place every 3rd Wednesday of the month. This past Friday, however, Subsuelo hosted a special celebration in honor of Wesley Pentz (known to the world as Diplo) for his Producer of the Year nomination at the 2013 Grammy Awards. This nomination also represents a great accomplishment for Diplo's record label, Mad Decent, home to a culturally diverse roster of DJs and artists such as Dillon Francis, Maluca and Major Lazer.
Paul Devro in the greenroom, where he assures me that "Music should not be serious." Then why is he? Ja!
Before hitting the turn tables, 30-year-old Canadian DJ and Mad Decent's A&R rep Paul Devro describes Subsuelo as "LA's most diverse, fun party. Subsuelo is pretty much its own culture." This is his third time DJing at Subsuelo and his third year working with Diplo, who he describes as "a super busy man, but he always get things done. For us as DJs and producers, the most important thing is putting out good music. We all share the same love for finding good, weird music. We always want to be ahead," he says.
Dancing and more dancing at Subsuelo.
When asked about the Grammys he says: "Awards are good for promoting yourself, but there's always politics behind it. Of course I feel proud of Diplo for his nomination and I feel he deserves it, but you know there should be some indie awards and there aren't. Wait...I should do that!" And with that brilliant thought in mind, off he goes to play some cumbia.
One of the souls of Subsuelo, Canyon Cody.
After Devro's set warms up the crowd, it's mix master guru Toy Selectah's turn. As soon as his fingers touch the tables, Toy's decades of experience are evident. No wonder everyone from Vampire Weekend to 3ballMTY want to work with him (and they have). His music selection is all high intensity, I-have-no-choice-but-to-move-my-body rhythms that quickly set the entire crowd into a dance spell. He is that good.
Toy Selectah.
Shaking off Toy's spell, I meet him in the greenroom for a quick chat. "In the 20 years that I've been coming to LA I have seen a very positive change in the Hispanic community. Mexican Americans are finally more Mexican than ever. And I am seeing how most Latinos are really embracing their cultures," he says with a proud smile.
Subsuelo pre-Grammy party host Gazoo.
Toy believes that this, mixed in with biculturalism and bilingualism from both Mexicans in the US and Mexicans in Mexico, has given birth to a new generation were everything is legit: "Take the boys from 3ball for example, it's a generation composed of mash-ups. They bring in emo with say, nationalist ideals and dembow. Plus they have two realities: the cyber one composed of social media and then the real reality. All of this is in their brain. They are wired like that," he says.
Nice pants.
When I ask him if he has abandoned the underground music scene and gone mainstream he smirks and says: "I am not afraid to go out there and find new sounds, discover interesting rhythms. Just like Diplo, him and I are a representation of contemporary music. We didn't go mainstream. Mainstream came to us."
James Eysenbach from Boston attempts -and fails- to play his mini harmonica after the party. When asked what he thought about Subsuelo he replies, "It's a different scene than what I'm used to..." He probably belongs more in an Abercrombie ad.


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April 22nd, 2013 | by Julie Finn
Did you get caught with your eco-friendly pants down and nothing planned to celebrate Earth Day with your kiddos today? No problem! Every day is Earth Day, and just to prove it, here's a list of kid-friendly Earth Day projects that require no prep work and use only materials that you probably have around your house


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Tricky Conditions Shuffle Fleet on Day Two of Audi Melges 20 U.S. Nationals
22 August 2014
Newport, RI - While the majority of the fleet struggled with tricky, variable conditions on the inside race course in Newport Harbor, Cesar Gomes Neto on Portobello from Brazil had no trouble posting three second place finishes to take the overall lead after six races. What appeared to be straightforward racing prior to each start, things quickly turned inside out as big oscillations descended on the course rewarding those who were able to sniff out correct side early in the race.
Sometimes in sailboat racing you have to be behind to get in front. In the first race of the day, four boats were called OCS including Drew Wierda's W and Jason Michas' Midnight Blue. As they restarted and hunted for clear air, they both extended to the left side, found nice pressure and were able to come in on a nice leftie, rounding within the top three then lead just behind newcomer Cary Siegler's Heathen team.
There were plenty of head scratching moments throughout the race with Wierda taking the win, and Gomes charging hard to nab a well earned second place. And, just when the fleet thought it had seen it all, the bottom five boats all ran out of breeze, condensed into a small pack and drifted across the line for a photo finish.
After a brief wait, PRO Bill Canfield started another race, and instead of a big left shift, this time the boats that tacked right after the start and were patient stepped into a nice righty and pressure. Michael Kiss on Bacio regained his championship form to grab the lead and never looked back, again with the Neto on his heels and Weirda following suit. Despite the tricky conditions the cream continued to rise for Neto and his team comprised of Andre Forseca and John Bowden.
The last race of the day saw the steadiest conditions with a 130 wind angle at 8 kts. Shortly after the gun, the fleet split left, center and right, and each team seemed to be searching in the dark for any advantage as the pressured looked consistent across the course. Leading through the middle left, Michas was able to sail smart and get around in first. Charging in from the right was Gomes around in second. Shaking off two tough races to start the day, overnight regatta leader Jim Wilson's Oleander fought hard on the first down wind to finish third, behind Michas and Gomes.
Once again, the fleet was treated to some cold beverages and solid appetizers to help sort out the confusion from a very tough day of sailing. Two final races are scheduled to decide who will be the Audi Melges 20 U.S. National Champion.
As with other Audi Melges 20 events around the world, racing updates will be posted online at the Official Audi Melges 20 Facebook Page. Be sure to also follow the fleet on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. Tune in for the latest racing information, results, video interviews, and photos. Race reports, press releases and photos will be available online each day post racing at melges20.com.
TOP FIVE RESULTS (After Six Races, One Discard)
1.) Cesar Gomes Neto/Andre Forseca, Portobello; [13]-2-3-2-2-2 = 11
2.) Drew Weirda/Scott Nixon, W; [6]-4-2-1-3-8 = 16
3.) Marc Hollerbach/Jonathan McKee, Fu; 1-1-8-6-5-[9] = 21
4.) Jim Wilson/Sam Rogers, Oleander; 5-3-1-[11]-11-3 = 23
5.) Jason Michas/Mark Mendelblatt, Midnight Blue; 3-[10]-10-3-9-1 = 26
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Cadbury Dairy Milk Snack
Cadbury is a dominant chocolate brand around the world. (See this article from Business Week that shows it as the #2 chocolate on the planet.)
What's especially fun about Cadbury chocolate is the little variations depending on the country. One of those is the Australian set of candy bars. I picked up this single serve bar of Dairy Milk Snack after seeing it in Sera's photo stream last year (I didn't really want the big size bar).
It's a simple concept - a segmented bar with different flavored fillings in each piece. (Note that the large bar has only five segments.)
The first thing that sets this little bar apart is that each piece is coded with the contents. Though the package didn't say what the fillings are (and please, why?) I did figure out the pineapple one immediately and took a good guess at the strawberry and orange.
The flavors in all are: caramel, pineapple, coconut ice (I have no idea what that is), strawberry, Turkish delight and orange.
My bar was fresh, unmarred and in great condition.
Caramel - I thought it'd be like the Caramello, but it's a little firmer, a little thicker. The chocolate outside is rather strange - it has a good snap, but not a very good melt. It's a bit stiff, a little chalky. The flavor is recognizably Cadbury with a strong powdered milk flavor and a gentle malty cocoa taste.
Pineapple - has a light tangy pineapple scent. The fondant is thick, it has a good sheen to it, but it doesn't flow. The flavor is sweet and has a tangy pineapple bite. It's an odd combination with the musky chocolate, but I enjoyed the change of pace.
Coconut Ice - honestly I don't know what this is. It's pink and it's crumbly and has a slight sweet flavor that I can't quite place. If it's supposed to be coconut, it's missing that completely.
Strawberry - the fondant is smooth, but a little more crumbly than the pineapple. Fragrant and floral, there's not tart component. Rather authentic tasting and pleasant.
Turkish Delight - wow, they went all out for the rose here. The texture is quite soft, more like a jelly than a firm paste. The floral notes are pungent with a slight tangy middle note that dissipates quickly. I rather liked it, but I can tell that this would be quite off-putting for many Americans and other cultures not accustomed to floral flavors.
Orange - I had hoped this would be the winner piece, but I found it rather bland. The fondant was too firm and lacking a distinctive zest.
Just as a little touchstone, I picked up an American Cadbury Dairy Milk bar to compare the flavors, and I do find that I prefer the stickier, fudgier texture of the Hershey-made version, but that may just be what I'm accustomed to.
It's a fun bar and honestly I'd probably enjoy a whole bar of the pineapple or Turkish delight, the rest of the flavors just didn't feel like they were the best that Cadbury could muster. (I know they can do better with the caramel & chocolate combination.) For the money, especially since I'm paying import prices, if I felt like boxed chocolate candy, I'd be better off getting some Russell Stover or finding a See's or I'd probably even choose a Whitman's Sampler of this.
One of the best things I can say about Cadbury right now is that they're making a huge effort to go Fair Trade with their chocolate though it's going to be a long process.
Some other reviews: Jim's Chocolate Mission, Chocolate Reviews, Sera at The Candy Enthusiast.
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Monday, June 29, 2009
Hershey's Nuggets Double Chocolate
Hershey's has an expansive line of individually wrapped chocolate pieces: Kisses, Miniatures and the Nuggets line.
This new product for the Nuggets line is called Double Chocolate Nuggets:
Hershey's gives you the best of both worlds with Double Chocolate Nuggets. It's the perfect combination of Hershey's Extra Creamy Milk Chocolate and Special Dark Mildly Sweet Chocolate, giving you a delicious taste experience.
I've mentioned before that I actually like the nugget format. I like a deep bite, especially for a layered product or one that has inclusions (which is why I thought those Cookies 'n' Mint Nuggets were so great).
These little blocks have a distinct scent - it's both the sweet cocoa smell of the Special Dark and the tangy milk chocolate that made Hershey's famous.
Biting into it right side up I got the slightly chalky taste of the Special Dark first, which has a dry and mellow chocolate bite to it but a thin & watery melt. Then the "extra creamy" milky chocolate, which has a yogurty dairy flavor that give it more of a fudge taste than a deep milk chocolate note. (I really don't get how this can be considered extra creamy.)
The effect of it all isn't good nor bad, it just is. I can't say that I've longed for a combination product before, so it's not like I was anticipating this.
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Saturday, June 27, 2009
Candy on the Trail
Yesterday my husband and I took the day off of work and went to Santa Catalina Island. We passed straight through town (well, we grabbed a cup of coffee) and headed up to the Botanical Gardens, looked around the Wrigley Memorial and then hiked up to the top of the ridge.
(GPS location.)
What powers me when hiking? Besides a fig bar before starting, we munched on Goetze's Caramel Creams and Swedish Fish, then at the top, at 1,100 feet we ate a BT McElrath Salty Dog Bar.
Don't worry, all we took were photos, all we made were memories and all we left were footprints.
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Friday, June 26, 2009
Yogen Fruz Smoothies
There are scents that I regard as pleasant and summery and strawberry-banana is pretty high up there. It's light, fruity & floral but has a sweet kick to it that I can almost taste when I smell it.
Yogen Fruz is a high-concept frozen yogurt & smoothie chain that began in Toronto and now has over 1,000 stores in 20 countries. In this case it's the smoothies that have been turned into a line of little candies.
The little tin I picked up of the Yogen Fruz Smoothies Strawberry Banana smelled very strong. Even before I took off the plastic overwrap, I had to keep it in a ziploc bag.
Aside from the blastingly strong scent, the ingredients are pretty positive: pure cane sugar, yogurt, tartaric acid, malic acid, natural strawberry and banana flavors, ascorbic acid and natural color.
Though they're made with nice ingredients, they're basically a "tablet candy", much like a SweeTart though not dextrose-based. They come in a tin, the same one, as far as I can tell, that Godiva uses for their Chocoiste Pearls but in this case I had no trouble with opening & closing it.
The little tablets have the umlauted U on them (that conveniently looks like a very big smile) with a light pink speckling. They're immediately tangy on the tongue and dissolve a little unevenly. It's both lightly sour and has that yogurt twang.
I thought the taste was vibrant and even a bit unique. If you're looking for an all-natural SweeTart-like product then this is a nice idea though certainly quite expensive.
These are made in Canada by Big Sky Brands, who also make the Jones Soda candies.
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Thursday, June 25, 2009
Lillie Belle Farms: The Wild Thing
Every once in a while I'm given a sample of something from a candy company or chocolatier and find it to be so wonderful that I consume it as I'm a regular person without a duty to record every bite.
Such was my experience with The Wild Thing chocolate bar from Lillie Belle Farms. So after eating my sample from Jeff at Lillie Belle Farms that I got at the Fancy Food Show in January, I finally found a store the stocks them: Mel & Rose here in Los Angeles.
The Wild Thing is a variety of chocolate known as cru sauvage which, conveniently enough means, wild vintage (or wild source). The beans are from feral cacao trees from old plantation properties in Bolivia that have been harvested. Like many "volunteer" plants that pop up long after a garden or farm is untended, they possess all the crucial characteristics of the well tended trees, but a little something else. Perhaps a little more of the true essence of cacao that made it so attractive to the ancient Americans.
The bar itself is wonderfully molded, I like a thick bar. It has the Lillie Belle logo on it, and though that's pretty too, it doesn't really make for easy portioning.
It's a moderately dark bar at 68%. The wrapper mentions that the beans are roasted a low temperatures and then refined for nearly three days.
The color is a nice, solid brown with a hint of deep red. The thick pieces give a lot of room for developing the texture on the tongue. It's sweet at first, but the melt is smooth and immediate. The primary notes that hit me first were brown sugar and raisin, but as the flavor develops there's a slight dry bite that holds some cherry, tobacco and coffee notes.
The texture was really what blew me away on this bar. I love the extra silky melt, bright snap and shiny molding.
The bar is made with only three ingredients: cocoa mass, cocoa butter and sugar. No vanilla, no soy. (Though made in facility that does have soy, so not for soy allergic folks - same goes for nuts & dairy.) As far as I know, this chocolate is the Max Felchlin Cru Sauvage, just remelted (and nicely priced, if you ask me).
My only hesitation with the bar (besides the fact that I don't like falling in love with things in short supply) is the packaging. While it looks nice, the wrapper is a bit thin, as is the foil. The paper overwrap is excessively glued, and pasted to the foil at that, so I never had any luck with either bar in rewrapping it. (That's why I have a bunch of zip lock bags.)
If you're a chocolate fan who enjoys single origins, this is definitely one to experience.
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Efird's Department Stores
In 1902 Hugh Martin Efird, with the cooperation of Charles A. Williams of the Williams & Shelton Company, opened a small dry goods store on East Trade Street in Charlotte, operating as the Beehive but formally known as Charlotte Mercantile Company. Soon Efird's brother Joseph Bivins Efird joined the firm, as did brothers Jasper W., John Ray, Paul, and Edmund Lilly. The name Beehive was dropped in 1907 and the firm became Efird's Department Store.
On 7 Sept. 1923 Efird's opened a second Charlotte store on Tryon Street, the Carolinas' most prestigious retail location. The store-across the street from Ivey's, Charlotte's most fashionable store-featured the Southeast's first escalator, beating even Macy's in New York City. Efird's, with Joseph Efird as president, competed aggressively with Belk department stores for middle-income shoppers who also patronized national stores such as JC Penney, Sears, and W. T. Grant. Under Joseph Efird's tutelage, the firm was a pioneer in central office purchasing, one-price cash sales, and insurance and pension benefits for employees. The Efird's chain, which in 1956 was purchased by Belk, at its peak included more than 50 stores in the Carolinas as well as one in Danville, Va. The last Efird's store closed in Smithfield in 1979.
LeGette Blythe and Charles R. Brockmann, Hornets' Nest: The Story of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County (1961).
Howard E. Covington Jr., Belk: A Century of Retail Leadership (1988).
Additional Resources:
"Efird's Department Stores." The E.S.C. Quarterly 7. No. 3-4. Summer-Fall 1949. p.92-94. http://digital.ncdcr.gov/u?/p249901coll22,451994 (accessed September 25, 2012).
Swain, Steve. "Efird's." Meckburbia (blog). January 13, 2010.http://meckburbia.blogspot.com/2010/01/efirds.html
"Efird's Department Store Incorporates." Wilmington Star. December 4, 1921. http://docsouth.unc.edu/gtts/content/2646/
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"Entirely modern and modernistic in many of its appointments is this large Efird Department Store in Charlotte." Photograph. The E.S.C. Quarterly 7. No. 3-4. Summer-Fall 1949. p.93. http://digital.ncdcr.gov/u?/p249901coll22,451994 (accessed September 25, 2012).
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Senator Hatch: It May Be Wrong, But It Needs To Be Done
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Well, it looks like the hearings on the INDUCE Act went pretty much as expected. Senator Hatch explained why P2P systems need to be banned, even if it's wrong to do so. That's not exactly what he said, but he did say, "If you help us, we just might get it right. If you don't, we're going to do it." As far as I can tell, that statement means, "We know we might be wrong, but we still have to do it." But why? "Something has to be done." Inspired law making. "This must be done, even if it makes things worse." This is followed by Senator Leahy's ridiculous explanation supporting the bill: "We have to understand that some people use P2P technology in ways that are wrong and illegal." Apparently, Senator Leahy needs a refresher course on the law. If it's already being used for illegal things then that means the law already covers it, and making other things illegal is pretty pointless.


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(CNN) -- Pet owners may be rethinking flying with their furry companions after seven dogs died this week after traveling in the cargo hold of an American Airlines flight to Chicago.
A veterinarian's No. 1 one piece of advice? Ask yourself if it is really necessary to take your pets at all.
"Some pets just don't travel well," said Kimberly May, a veterinarian with the American Veterinary Medical Association.
From May 2005 to May 2010 there were 144 reported deaths of pets during air travel, according to data from the Department of Transportation. Of those, 122 were canines.
The number of dog and other pet fatalities during flight is an "extremely small percentage of the total number of pets carried each year by the airlines," the DOT said in a July news release.
To safeguard against such a tragedy with your family pet, May urges pet owners to plan ahead and consider these tips before flying with your animal.
Get a safe pet carrier
Many people assume climate conditions, which may have been a factor in the recent American Airlines incident, are the biggest threat to animals, but May says the quality of your pet carrier plays a bigger role in your pet's safety. (American said the incident is under investigation and it has drawn no conclusions on what happened.)
"People focus on the health problems like heat, but one of the best precautions they can take is a secure carrier," May said. "One of the first things a dog will try to do when it's stressed is escape."
If you do not have a reliable carrier, it can be a very dangerous time for your pet when it is being transferred from airport to plane.
"The biggest problems we hear about is escape or injury from the carrier they are in," May said. "If the carrier is not secure and a pet escapes in that open area, you might never see it again."
The AVMA has a brochure on pet travel, which contains guidelines to choosing a good carrier.
Let the carrier be your pet's safe place
An airport is a very overwhelming place for a pet with sights and smells it has never experienced before.
To reduce anxiety, May suggested allowing your pet to get comfortable with the crate before trying to fly. This will reduce the amount of scary and new experiences for your pet on the day of travel.
"The animal doesn't understand what is happening to them, so even if they are being handled well it can be stressful for them," May said.
Make sure your animal is healthy enough for travel
Pre-existing conditions play a huge role in how smoothly animals travel. A pet that is ill will not travel well, May said.
Animals crossing state lines must have up-to-date vaccines, May said. Owners should obtain a certificate of veterinary inspection; many airlines will require one that is issued within 10 days prior to departure.
It may also be in your pet's best interest to get an acclimation certificate from a veterinarian, which is basically a statement from your vet saying the animal is healthy enough to travel and can withstand the temperatures it might face doing so.
Although not all airlines require this, May predicts recent events might put pressure on them to change current policy. "I think airlines are going to become more strict," she said
Do not sedate your pet
Unless your veterinarian says it is absolutely necessarily, May strongly recommends against sedating your animal before flight.
"Sedatives work in a bunch of different ways and have other effects besides calming animals down," she said. Sedatives can cause both cardiac and respiratory depression.
Know the risks
The DOT found that short-faced dogs such as pugs and English bulldogs are more prone to death in flight. Their anatomy makes it harder for these dogs to breathe effectively, May said. Dogs cool off by panting, so short-nosed dogs struggle to keep cool.
"If it is small enough, it is better to put it in the cabin with you," May said. She recommends talking to your vet before putting these breeds of dogs in cargo.
Other than the transit through the airport and onto the plane, the most risky time for your pet is when the plane is stuck on the ground.
A plane's climate controls are not fully functioning when you are on the ground.
So that hot, muggy feeling that creeps into the passenger cabin when you are parked at the gate for too long is likely to be even more unpleasant for a confined animal wearing a fur coat in the cargo area.
While there are risks to traveling with your pet by air, sometimes it is unavoidable, and the vast majority of pets do arrive safely.
Making an educated decision with your vet and planning ahead can greatly improve your pet's travel experience.


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Former University of San Diego basketball star Brandon Johnson was sentenced to six months in prison Friday for his role in a game-fixing scheme at the school where he owns the career scoring record.
"You disparaged the integrity of a university," U.S. District Judge Anthony Battaglia said, "and the integrity of basketball."
Johnson, who was composed throughout the hour-long hearing, walked out of Battaglia's courtroom, sat on a bench and buried his head in his hands. He will begin his prison sentence May 31, requesting a delay in his surrender until the youth club he coaches in the Houston area concludes its season.
Johnson, 26, was the highest profile of the 10 defendants indicted in April 2011 as part of a conspiracy that included game fixing, an illegal sports gambling operation and marijuana distribution. He becomes the fifth defendant to be sentenced. Three others have entered guilty pleas and are scheduled for sentencing in the coming weeks.
The government had recommended that Johnson receive a full year in prison for fixing "approximately four games" during the 2009-10 season, his senior year at USD, and then unsuccessfully soliciting another player on the team to manipulate games the following season.
Johnson admitted only to recruiting a teammate but remains adamant he never fixed any games. His attorney recommended probation without incarceration, suggesting 1,000 hours of community service instead.
"I just feel like things could have turned out differently, but there's cause and effect to everything," Johnson said outside the federal courthouse. "I apologize to the fans and the school and everybody else that had faith in me.
"Hopefully people who saw me play with heart and saw me put my heart on the line and my game on the line, they know the truth about these games and everything that went along with it."
In an interview with federal agents shortly after his April 2011 arrest, Johnson admitted knowing the point spreads for games and receiving money from T.J. Brown, a former USD coach who was the alleged go-between with the bettors. But he insisted that "when that game started till that game ends, nobody is in my head — no bet, nothing."
As part of its sentencing brief, the government included excerpted transcripts of telephone calls between Johnson and Brown that were secretly taped by the FBI. The two appear to discuss the game-fixing scheme several times, and at one point Johnson says: "Wish I woulda done every game."
In his remarks to Battaglia on Friday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Harold Chun referenced a conversation from February 2011, when Johnson was playing for the Dakota Wizards of the NBA Developmental League, or D-League.
"Go ask them if they want me to throw a D-League game," Johnson is quoted as saying. "I'll throw that (expletive) so quick."
On Friday, Johnson told the judge, "The wiretaps and everything that came out, that's not me personally. If the words were under a microscope, they'd speak a little differently. … The person you're trying to portray me as, I'm a good person.
"I understand consequences. But I'm not a threat to society. I'm not a menace to society."
Battaglia told Johnson he had constructed "a sort of a plausible deniability in your mind (that) just doesn't sell for me" and became "the centerpiece, in essence, without which none of this gambling operation can even function."
The judge later added: "You'll keep the records, but like (sports heroes) Pete Rose, Lance Armstrong and Roger Clemens, you'll have some explaining to do."
After calculating enhancements and downward departures from federal sentencing guidelines, Battaglia arrived at an advisory range of six to 12 months. He opted for the lower end, he said, because of Johnson's attitude and willingness to work with youths.
"All the defendants are fortunate to be in front of Judge Battaglia," said Vikas Bajaj, who previously represented Brown and is no longer bound by the protective order prohibiting attorneys from discussing the case outside of court.
"It appears he contemplated all the good things and all the bad things, along with the deterrence effect portrayed to the public. The sentence could have easily been much harsher," Bajaj said.
On Friday, USD issued a statement a statement about Johnson's sentencing. "The actions documented in the case against Mr. Johnson do not reflect the mission and values of the University of San Diego and our Athletics program," it said. "We will continue to fully cooperate with the NCAA and will have no further comment on this matter until the NCAA completes its review."
Johnson said he hopes to play basketball professionally after serving his sentence, although his attorney indicated that opportunities to play in a half-dozen foreign leagues have been damaged by the case and its publicity.
"Mr. Johnson has been sort of the poster boy for this case," Oliver Cleary, his court-appointed attorney, told Battaglia "He is the center of the story of this case, even though there are so many other people who had their hands in it. The repercussions to him and his career have been significant. Despite his talent, he is pretty much unmarketable."
As he left the courthouse, Johnson said: "I'm going to keep living, keep fighting. I'm a fighter. I always have been."


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Graduation Ceremony
The Graduation Ceremony shall be held on the third weekend of June every year at the Piya Wiconi pow-wow grounds. There is a three day celebration pow-wow for all graduates, their families, and friends of Oglala Lakota College. If you have questions regarding the graduation ceremony or need additional information regarding the pow-wow please call the President's secretary, Ms. Diane Winters at 605-455-6022.
**Questions regarding the completion of degree requirements should be directed to your academic advisor when possible otherwise call the Registrar's Office at 605-455-6033.
Graduation Application Procedure
- It is the responsibility of the student to complete an application form for graduation one semester before he/she will graduate during registration and submit to the counselor with the non-refundable graduation fee of $10.00 per degree.
- The district counselor and/or the advisor should make every effort to assist the student in this process.
- The counselor will then forward the application and a typed status sheet to the Registrar.
- The Registrar shall schedule meetings with each district counselor to review the status sheets with the OLC transcripts to confirm that the student is on the right track.
- The Registrar will then inform the applicant of what is needed to complete the degree requirements in writing. If the application is received during the spring registration, the counselor will be notified instead of the student. The counselor will be responsible for contacting the student to register for the right courses.
- The application is due by the last day of registration to ensure that the student will be given enough time to register for the right classes in order meet the course requirements. This deadline will be kept and exceptions will only be allowed in special cases at the discretion of the Registrar.
- When the grades have been posted after the Spring semester, the Registrar shall send out confirmation letters to all graduates who have successfully completed the course requirements. Letters will also go out to those who have not received passing grades. The notice will indicate the June 1st deadline to get all change of grades into the Registrar's office in order to graduate that year.
All degree requirements must be met successfully before June 1st of the students graduating year. "F's" or "Inc.'s" will not be considered as satisfactorily completed requirements for any degree program. If the student fails to complete the requirements for graduation by the June 1st deadline, the student must reapply for graduation the following academic year.
A course requirement that can be used in a number of different places in a degree cannot be used more than once on one status sheet.


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Enjoy creative fun for the whole family and explore our 6,000-ft. Climb, Crawl, Slide Sculpture. Ideal for families with children in 2nd grade through high school. Pop-up activities include: Giant Light Bright, Recycled Art, Chalk Art, Poetry Magnets and Percussion. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets are $10 per person and may be […]Find out more »


text: It's Bobby Bob and he's a funky cat! This is a smooth, jazz rock influenced piece of lounge, funk and soul. With a cool laid back groovy vibe it features phased electric piano to great effect. It has that 1970's west coast feel, influenced by the mighty sounds of Steely Dan and the elegant progressions found in the disco music of the legend Quincy Jones and Brothers Johnson. It contains a terrific Fender Rhodes solo in the middle break section before heading back into a glorious, upbeat, uplifting ending. Get down!


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Slash's 'Appetite for Destruction' Signature Guitar Resurrected by Gibson
Slash has partnered with Gibson Guitars for several signature series models in the past, now the two are joining forces to bring back the most sought after of all his axes -- the limited edition 'Appetite for Destruction' guitar.
When you think of Slash circa 1987, a few images come to mind -- a big top hat sitting atop his curly black mane, dangling cigarette, half-spent bottle of Jack Daniels and the striped amber Gibson Les Paul on which he tore through the solos of 'Paradise City' and 'Sweet Child O' Mine.' Adding most of those items to your look would come off as a cheap attempt to copy the icon, but getting your hands on the guitar would make you the envy of every guitarist you know. Soon, you will be able to do just that.
Slash tells Artisan News that the guitar, which was reproduced under a limited run with Gibson previously, will once again be available. "There was only a certain amount of those made and there's a lot of people that never got them," says Slash. "So we're gonna do a version of that guitar coming up pretty soon." There are no details on when the guitar maker will bring the model back, how many will be available this time around, or how much it will retail for, but the previous model's list price was around $2,800.
Slash is currently killing time between legs of his 'Apocalyptic Love' tour by lending a hand on the Ozzy & Friends tour. Ozzy Obourne drafted the likes of Slash and Zakk Wylde for the dates initially planned as Sabbath gigs when Tony Iommi's health and the Bill Ward situation made the shows an unlikely possibility. Slash will return to tour the U.S. with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators in July.


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Cameron Best
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|Maranacook Community School
2010-11: Began coxing in the fall... Won the C.R.A.S.H.-B. Indoor Rowing Championships in the Men's Coxswain Division... Rowed in the 4V/2F combination eight at Eastern Sprints, finishing second in the 4V race.
2009-10: Rowed in the bow of the 2F at Eastern Sprints, finishing third.
Before Yale: Attended Maranacook Community School.
Personal: Member of Branford College.


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The Voice The singing competition moves to its battle rounds in this new episode. 8 p.m. NBC
Star-Crossed Gloria (Victoria Platt) grants the Atrian Seven some time outside their sector, and Roman (Matt Lanter) takes advantage of the opportunity to investigate his father's past — with unexpected results. Greg Finley and Natalie Hall also star in this new episode. 8 p.m. KTLA
Dancing With the Stars Sportscaster Erin Andrews, who came in third in Season 10, replaces Brooke Burke-Charvet as Tom Bergeron's new co-host as the hit dance competition launches its 18th season. This year's contestants include former hockey player Sean Avery, actress Candace Cameron Bure, Olympic champion ice dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White and Billy Dee Williams. Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Len Goodman return to judge their performances. Jason Derulo performs in the season premiere. 8 p.m. ABC
Mike & Molly Molly (Melissa McCarthy) meets the friend of her dreams when Peggy's (Rondi Reed) childhood pal (Kathy Bates) visits in this new episode. 9 p.m. CBS
Loredana, Esq. In this new unscripted series, Loredana Nesci, a former LAPD officer-turned-lawyer navigates the criminal defense system. 9 p.m. Sundance
Dallas Lucy, Ray and Afton (Charlene Tilton, Steve Kanaly, Audrey Landers) are back for John Ross and Pamela's (Josh Henderson, Julie Gonzalo) wedding. But where is the groom? With Juan Pablo Di Pace, Jordana Brewster and Jesse Metcalfe. 9 and 10 p.m. TNT
The Blacklist The next person on Red's (James Spader) list is his former associate (Hoon Lee), a crime lord who has escaped from prison with revenge on his mind. Rachel Brosnahan also guest stars in this new episode. 10 p.m. NBC
Paycheck to Paycheck: The Life & Times of Katrina Gilbert This new documentary produced by Maria Shriver tells the story of a single mother who lives in Tennessee, and struggles to raise her three children on a nursing assistant's wages. 9 p.m. HBO
CBS This Morning Authors Shane Bauer, Joshua Fattal and Sarah Shourd. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS
Today Enrique Iglesias performs; Maggie Q; Dulé Hill and James Roday. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC
KTLA Morning News (N) 7 a.m. KTLA
Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC
Good Day L.A. Guest host Elizabeth Cook; Michaela Watkins ("Trophy Wife"). (N) 7 a.m. KTTV
Rachael Ray Will Estes. (N) 8 a.m. KCAL
Live With Kelly and Michael Tina Fey; Theo James. (N) 9 a.m. KABC
The View 10 a.m. KABC
The Doctors (N) 11 a.m. KCAL
The Wendy Williams Show Maria Menounos ("Chasing Maria"). (N) 11 a.m. KTTV
The Talk Marie Osmond; Michael Vartan. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS
The Queen Latifah Show (N) 2 p.m. KCBS; 7 p.m. KCAL
The Dr. Oz Show An important vitamin; Sam Champion; corn sensitivity; nutritional labels; back pain in women. (N) 2 p.m. KABC
Dr. Phil (N) 3 p.m. KCBS
Steve Harvey Kym Whitley; Deborah Tillman ("America's Supernanny"). (N) 3 p.m. KNBC
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Howie Mandel; animal trainer Brandon McMillan; Olympians Meryl Davis and Charlie White; tWitch. (N) 4 p.m. KNBC
Chelsea Lately Liza Treyger; Ryan Stout; Adam Carolla. (N) 11 p.m. E!
Conan Benedict Cumberbatch; George Takei; John Legend. 11 p.m. TBS, 12:30 a.m. TBS
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon James Spader; Kermit the Frog; Black 47 performs. (N) 11:34 p.m. KNBC
Late Show With David Letterman Simon Helberg; Young the Giant. 11:35 p.m. KCBS
Jimmy Kimmel Live Uma Thurman; Jai Courtney; Amos Lee performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC
Charlie Rose (N) Midnight KOCE; 1 a.m. KLCS
Late Night With Seth Meyers Anderson Cooper; Alessandra Ambrosio and Behati Prinsloo. (N) 12:36 a.m. KNBC
The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson Jane Lynch; Salman Rushdie. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS
Nightline (N) 12:37 a.m. KABC
Tavis Smiley Allegations against the CIA; Marlee Matlin. (N) 1 a.m. KOCE
Last Call With Carson Daly Rachael Taylor; Robbie Fulks performs; Taylor Williamson. (N) 1:37 a.m. KNBC


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That hysterical moment when Woody Johnson fires Rex Ryan only to bring back Brian Schottenheimer as Jets Head Coach ...
I guess Brian Schittenheimer didn't torpedo his career after all as he is supposedly being considdered as a candidate to replace Romeo Crennel as head coach in Kansas City. This article discusses all the coaches expected to be fired with their possible replacments, and while others get mentioned multiple times for different teams (Bruce Arians, Jim Caldwell, John and Jay Gruden, Hue Jackson) Brian only gets mentioned once.
Given how many HC's will probably be fired and who is available as replacements as well as the talk that is coming out, I think it is highly unlikely that Rex will be fired and even if he is or will be in the future his career as a HC is far from over.2. Kansas City Chiefs Romeo Crennel deserves a medal for what he has been through this season, particularly the murder-suicide involving Jovan Belcher. Sadly, his work as head coach fell far short of acceptable.
Possible replacements Bruce Arians, Jim Caldwell, Ray Horton (Cardinals defensive coordinator), Jay Gruden (Bengals offensive coordinator), Kyle Shanahan (Redskins offensive coordinator), Brian Schottenheimer (Rams offensive coordinator).
That hysterical moment when Woody Johnson fires Rex Ryan only to bring back Brian Schottenheimer as Jets Head Coach ...
As long as it's not here...fine
AnAFC team like KC is nice because i t would insure them being out of contention
I'm hoping for Buffalo and two guaranteed division wins a season
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If Shottenheimer surrounds himself with good assistants and he keeps his hands off the play-calling, he actually might be a good HC.
He is probably a low-level candidate. I don't think he would be anyone's top choice.
Sparano was actually worse. Maybe Schotty does suck as much as we thought and we hired the only person that could be worse. Or maybe Schotty was vindicated on some level.
I can see it now...Schotty returns as HC, Clinkscales returns as GM, and Woody pats himself on the back for a job well done.
I actually believe Schotty has the qualities to be a good HC - probably better than he is as an OC.
Still, don't want to see him get his on the job training as HC with the Jets.
The fact that Schotty was able to do what he did with the Jets makes him look like Vince Lombardi. It's obvious Schotty was not the problem here. It was the fact we have one of the 2-3 worst QB's in the league. Teams realize you can't look at his career with NY. The best of the best would've failed here. Right now coaching for the Jets could be thought of as career suicide.
One thing is for sure. Schotty has a damn good chance to be a real good HC in this league. And most likely he will and us Fans will kick oursleves in the ass for years. Schotty found a way to get 32 TD's out of a turn over machine last year and was also hamstrung with Rex's ground and pound style. He should be looked at as a genious.
The cycle continues!
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Schotty's Rams have a winning record this year- the teams he's been a coach on have a better record than those with Sparano on the staff.
I'm sure FOs around the league are looking at Sanchez and Sporano this year and thinking "My God! Brain must have been a boss to get Mark into to AFCCGs!"
Which... is sort of a curious point.
I have said it a dozen times Schotty will be a better HC than an OC watch!!!!


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Bontrager unveiled an all-new R-Series road tire line-up today at Sea Otter. Chris Clinton, Bontrager Brand Manager, sent us photos from their tent and also noted that these are the worlds fastest tire. They've got an aero profile and resemble Michelin Pro 3s. That's a good thing. What we're wondering is, with their new wide rims (ala Hed), if these tires are optimized for the width. If so, these will go fast.
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Wednesday, 02 March 2011 09:11 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tap-tap-tap went George W. Bush's feet under his chair in the Old Senate Chamber Wednesday as he waited through a speech by his longtime friend, heart surgeon and one-time majority leader Bill Frist.
The former president, invited for the unveiling of Frist's Senate portrait, shifted in his chair. He crossed his legs. He fidgeted.
"I'll speed it up, Mr. President," Frist said over his shoulder.
Bush joined the distinguished crowd of current and former senators, Cabinet secretaries and aides in a knowing laugh about his famous impatience with official Washington events, even those for friends. But the former president and the physician share more than political party and a policymaking history in Washington at a time of war, terrorist attacks and pitched partisan warfare.
The two could not wait to leave the place — Frist voluntarily in 2007, Bush at the end of his second presidential term, in 2009.
"It takes a really good friend to get me to come back to Washington," Bush told the crowd.
That they were, sons who followed their fathers in their choice of work — Bush in politics and Frist in medicine.
Elected to the Senate in 1994, Frist, 59, was the Bush administration's preferred successor to Majority Leader Trent Lott, who stepped down from his post under fire for comments he had made at Sen. Strom Thurmond's birthday party. And in his book, "Decision Points," Bush wrote that he spent weeks exploring, then rejecting the possibility of replacing Vice President Dick Cheney with Frist on the 2004 presidential ticket.
Bush and Frist know about harboring presidential ambitions. Bush's ambitions produced two terms in the White House from 2001 to 2009, while Frist in 2006 declined to run for president and announced he would return to an already stellar career as a heart surgeon who was also a humanitarian.
Both weathered political storms during their time in Washington.
For Bush, there were questions over the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, harsh interrogations and how his administration was hunting for terrorists on American soil. For Frist, there was Terri Schiavo, the brain-damaged Florida woman whose feeding tube was removed. Frist viewed a videotape of the woman, then publicly questioned the diagnosis of her doctors. An autopsy later confirmed their judgment, not his.
There were victories, too — on tax cuts, late-term abortions and nuclear non-proliferation.
Both men found Washington exasperating.
By the time Frist delivered his farewell speech on the Senate floor, he had long been showing signs of burnout from the haggling and high drama of the unpredictable Senate.
He urged his colleagues to ask themselves a few questions:
"What is it really all about?" Frist said sternly. "Is it about keeping the majority? Is it about red states versus blue? Is it about lobbing attacks in some way across the aisle? ... Is it about war rooms whose purpose is not to contrast ideas but to destroy?
"Or is it more?"
More, Frist told the audience.
The oil portrait, painted by Tennessean Michael Shane Neal, shows Frist leaning on a stately fireplace. Frist told the audience that it really represents an era in the history of an institution that keeps "the pulse of democracy" beating. But it's a better place populated by people who have lived adult lives, serve as legislators for a time — and resume their lives, he said.
After Congress, Frist taught at Princeton and Vanderbilt universities. Bush wrote his book.
And the two worked together again when Frist was named to the board of directors of the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund helping the Caribbean country recover from a massive earthquake last year.
In Washington Wednesday, the faces of the Bush-Frist era peppered the crowd. Cheney was there. So was Donald Rumsfeld, the defense secretary Bush fired when the war was going badly.
The event was a reunion. But Bush and Frist made clear they're glad to cede business to the current crop of policymakers.
At one point, Frist invited the crowd to gaze upon Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, who are locked in a fierce budget battle.
"The president and I were over there smiling and (having) a good time, while they look kind of sad," Frist said.
"They represent the present," Bush said, grinning widely. "And I represent the past."
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What's the No. 1 question the Special Events team answers most often about entering the Gala Awards?
It's not about deadlines (Sept. 14) or three-ring versus four-ring binders (we get that one a lot, believe it or not—and both are fine).
Instead, would-be entrants ask if the competition is open to event professionals outside of the U.S. And the answer to that question is yes, yes and yes.
We are proud to receive work from event professionals from throughout the world. In last year's competition, event experts based in Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Russia Spain and the United States joined in.
At the latest Gala Awards ceremony, in Tampa in January, former Special Events Advisory Board member Richard Foulkes of London-based Imagination took the stage to accept an award for an absent winner. He noted that as our world grows smaller, event professionals—wherever they are based—are all "on a world stage."
I hope you will enter this year's Gala Awards competition so you show the world what you can do.


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Salt, health's silent enemy
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This year, World Health Day focuses on hypertension. Specialists report a clear link between excessive salt consumption and high blood pressure. In this blog, Venezuelan chef Sumito Estévez explains how the use of salt in our cooking has changed. He also shares some ideas for reducing salt consumption and reminds us that governments are also responsible for taking measures to decrease consumption.
Coq Au Vin (Chicken in red wine) is a delicious traditional French dish. Those who have had the privilege of preparing this slow-cooked recipe know that once the sauce has thickened, practically no extra salt is needed.
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