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TheRedQueen wrote:Ugh...hope you heal up soon!
This reminds me...I met with a new cat-sitting client last week. He's a big swaggering boy, very friendly and confident. Came to me straight off for petting and sniffs. A very nice boy. Many cats that I visit hide and won't come out to visit me.
The owner told me in a worried tone, that she had to warn me that he's capable of hissing and scratching. He went to the vet, and hissed and scratched and growled. So the vet told her that she needs to warn anyone that the cat comes in contact with, that he could be vicious. I said..."well, any cat can...regardess of history...and many cats are like that at the vet, but not at home." She said that the vet told her..."no, all our cat clients are wonderful when they come in here, only this cat hisses and scratches us."
I don't know what kind of vet doesn't run across nasty cats every so often...and I've never heard of a vet warning the owner like this...
That vet sounds crazy.
I can attest to having a cat who is GREAT at home, but turns into an ass hole as soon as we walk through the clinic door. I mean, literally, his head spins around and he turns evil.
But I can draw blood, trim nails, and do whatever else I need to do at home.


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Herkenhoff Family Bolsters Mineral Engineering Endowment
SOCORRO, N.M. December 3, 2009 – A family known for its longtime support of New Mexico Tech has donated nearly $1 million to supplement its endowment fund at the university in Socorro.
|This plaque is one of three that adorns the entrance to MSEC and is devoted to the legacy of the Herkenhoff family. The Earl Herkenhoff Estate recently donated $959,000 to the Mineral Engineering Department's Herkenhoff Endowment.
Descendants of Mrs. Lillian Herkenhoff bequeathed $959,000 to add to the Herkenhoff Endowment Fund, which provides direct support to the university's Mineral Engineering Department. Earl Herkenhoff, Lillian's son and a 1936 graduate of New Mexico Tech, established the endowment.
"I want to express my deep personal appreciation for the major addition to the Herkenhoff Endowment Fund," university President Dr. Daniel H. Lopez said. "This is an exceptionally generous gift and it will go a long way in fulfilling the goals of the endowment."
Cheryl Pulaski Macey, who recently retired as the Director of Advancement at Tech, said the Herkenhoff Endowment is an excellent example of how alumni can support the university's academic mission.
"The Herkenhoff legacy at New Mexico Tech is cemented," she said. "We are truly blessed to have such generous alumni like Mr. Earl Herkenhoff. Earl's vision and generosity will benefit students and the mining programs in perpetuity."
Along with prior donations from Earl Herkenhoff's estate from 2004 to 2008, the endowment total now is more than $1.45 million. Herkenhoff expressly wished that his estate would benefit New Mexico Tech and future students in the mineral engineering department.
"Earl became internationally known as an inventor and an engineer, but he always felt a special connection to New Mexico Tech," she said. "He always wanted his trust to help another generation of engineers have the same opportunities he had."
Mineral Engineering Department Chairman Dr. Navid Mojtabai said the existing endowment already supports several graduate students per year. The additional principal will allow the department to expand its student assistance fund, with travel and scholarships, and support faculty activities and salary enhancement.
"These contributions from Mr. Earl Herkenhoff's estate have been a major force in helping the Mineral Engineering Department to survive and grow during the most difficult and challenging times for the department," Mojtabai said. "I'd like to offer our sincere thanks to the memory of Earl Herkenhoff, as well as offering thanks to all alumni of New Mexico Tech who generously give of their time and for their contributions."
Born in Socorro in 1915, Mr. Earl Herkenhoff earned an international reputation as a mining and metallurgical expert. He acted as a consultant in strategic metal deposits in many countries around the world and his experience garnered him opportunities to work for the U.S. State Department and international corporations. He was a prolific inventor and researcher; he held 15 patents related to mining operations and published numerous professional papers. In 1990, he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from New Mexico Tech.
His mining engineering responsibilities took him throughout the United States and Canada, and overseas to Australia, Africa, Peru, and Chile where he provided mining and metallurgical consulting services to the U.S. State Department's Trade and Development Program, Kaiser Aluminum, Phillips Uranium, New Jersey Zinc, Southern Peru Copper and Marcona Mining Co..
In addition to his bachelor's in mining engineering from New Mexico School of Mines, Earl earned a master's from the Idaho School of Mines. He was a registered Professional Engineer and a distinguished member of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers.
When he passed away in 2002, Mr. Herkenhoff's ashes were scattered over 'M' Mountain.
Earl and his siblings literally grew up at New Mexico Tech. The family lived in the basement of Driscoll Hall for many years. His mother, Lillian Herkenhoff, was the matriarch of the family and longtime employee at New Mexico Tech. She supervised Tech's dining and residence halls from 1920 to 1933 and from 1941 to 1950. She was affectionately regarded as the Grand Matron of Tech dorms and many students regarded her as a second mother.
As a young widow raising four children, she became a role model for many students in her era and beyond. All four of her own children – Gordon, Walter, Earl and Harriett – made their own marks in the early history of New Mexico Tech and went on to successful careers.
The boys all graduated from the New Mexico School of Mines with degrees in mining engineering: Gordon in 1928, Walter in 1935 and Earl in 1936. Harriet was the longtime secretary for President Edgar H. Wells.
Gordon, a civil engineer, founded Gordon Herkenhoff and Associates, one of the state's most prominent firms. He also served as the director of the state Bureau of Public Welfare. He also received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from New Mexico Tech
Walter was superintendent for the Kennecott Copper Co.'s mine in Santa Rita, N.M. He also worked for several years in Los Alamos
Harriett married a Tech mining graduate, Eric Erickson, who worked for Anaconda Copper Mining Co and the Army Corps of Engineers. While secretary for President Wells in 1928, Harriett saved most of the university's official records in a fire that destroyed the Old Main building.
Grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Mrs. Lillian Herkenhoff are still among the strongest supporters of New Mexico Tech, including Gay Herkenhoff-Dwyre, who initiated the latest donation, and Gordon "Corky" Herkenhoff, a Socorro area businessman and farmer who is a member of the Tech President's Club and regular supporter of the university.
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In major business publications, Mark Fields' religion was not mentioned when it was recently announced that he would become Chief Operating Officer of Ford on Dec. 1, the number two post at the company.
But in the Jewish community, the significance of a Jew essentially running the 109-year old car company was not lost. Fields, 51, of Dearborn, is the likely replacement for CEO Alan Mulally when he steps down.
The Detroit Jewish News, in its latest edition, published a front page story entitled "Historic Promotion," noting the irony of Fields running a company founded by Henry Ford, an internationally renowned anti-semite who was admired by Adolph Hitler, and published a book "The International Jew."
In 1931, two years before becoming the German chancellor, Hitler told a Detroit News reporter: "I regard Henry Ford as my inspiration."
The Jewish News in its current edition wrote of Fields' rise in the company:
"Veteran observers of the automotive scene thought it could never happen. But it's a new era at Ford, an era that actually started when the elder Ford's grandson Henry Ford II, took over the company in the 1940s and launched his version of affirmative action."
Today, many Jews buy Fords. But there are still some who won't because of its founder's hatred of the Jews.
The 2010 documentary film "Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story " cited Ford's writing in 1920, in which he wrote: "If fans wish to know the trouble with American baseball they have it in three words—too much Jew."
The Jewish News noted that Fields declined to be interviewed after the his latest promotion was announced, but said in another interview: "I have never encountered one iota of discrimination as a Jew during my career at Ford."
The paper also quoted Mervyn Manning, who became Ford's first Jewish vice president in 1977 and retired in 1992. He applauded Field's ascension.
"When I joined Ford in 1956 at the Ford Division in Dearborn, there was one African American in the building -- and he was the shoeshine man. Not only was I the first Jewish vice president, but I was the first minority VP of any kind, including women."


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DuPont-Sponsored 2014 Global Food Security Index Shows Significant Improvements
Study Adds Obesity and Food Loss as Indicators in 109 Countries
WILMINGTON, Del., May 28, 2014 – DuPont and the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) today released the 2014 Global Food Security Index that showed 70 percent of countries in the study increased their food security scores over the previous year. The 2014 Index measures 109 countries against 28 food security indicators that monitor the ongoing impact of agriculture investments, collaborations and policies around the world. The Index also examines how two new factors, obesity and food loss, affect access to safe, nutritious and affordable food.
"The Index provides a common set of metrics that enable us to track progress in food security globally, and the outcomes thus far are promising," said Craig F. Binetti, president of DuPont Nutrition & Health. "But we know it will take continued collaboration, innovation and investment in agriculture, food and nutrition to overcome the vast challenges to feeding the world's growing population."
Food security represents a growing global challenge, as the world's population increases by more than 75 million people each year, reaching more than 9 billion by 2050. Food prices will pose major obstacles to accessibility to food, as billions in the developing world already spend half to three-quarters of their income on food. Increasing shortages of water and arable land, especially in developing nations, will present additional challenges to food security.
This year, the Index demonstrated that every region improved from the prior year, but the most progress was seen among Sub-Saharan Africa countries, driven primarily by improvements in political stability and economic growth, despite the food-insecure environment. Scores in Central and South America and Asia Pacific were hurt by reduced diet diversification and decreased public expenditure on agricultural research and development. Even with the overall progress, the Index indicates that several developing nations continue to deal with inadequate infrastructure, political risk and food price inflation, while developed nations struggle with adapting to urbanization and the growing prevalence of obesity.
Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were added to the Index this year. Both countries earned excellent to moderate scores in all indicators except for public expenditure on agricultural R&D and, for the UAE, volatility of agricultural production, which were weaknesses.
The addition of obesity as a background variable in the Index reflects its impact across developed and developing countries. In developing countries such as Syria, Mexico and Jordan, nearly one-third of the population is obese, comparable to rates in the United States.
"While obesity was once studied independently of food security, today many scholars and policymakers are considering the relationships between the two," said Leo Abruzzese, director, The Economist Intelligence Unit Global Forecasting. "This will provide insights for individuals, policymakers, private sector leaders and others who are trying to understand how progress can be made on both fronts."
The other new indicator, food loss, examines post-harvest and pre-consumer food loss that occurs in various stages of production, processing, transport and storage along the supply chain, such as when edible food products are left in the field or in silos, degraded through improper packaging or consumed by pests.
The Index revealed that while high-income countries generally have the best scores in this category, a number of former Soviet republic countries, including Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Belarus, Azerbaijan and Ukraine, scored as well as many developed, high-income nations. Sub-Saharan countries had the worst scores for this indicator -- among the 10 lowest-performing countries, supply-chain food losses ranged from a high of 9.5 percent in Malawi to a crushing 18.9 percent in Ghana.
For more information on the interactive Global Food Security Index, including definitions of the 28 global indicators, impact of changing food prices, multi-country comparisons and more, visit: http://foodsecurityindex.eiu.com/.
DuPont is committed to driving food security efforts locally, sustainably and collaboratively; visit foodsecurity.dupont.com or follow the conversation on Twitter at #foodsecurity to learn more.
DuPont (NYSE: DD) has been bringing world-class science and engineering to the global marketplace in the form of innovative products, materials, and services since 1802. The company believes that by collaborating with customers, governments, NGOs, and thought leaders we can help find solutions to such global challenges as providing enough healthy food for people everywhere, decreasing dependence on fossil fuels, and protecting life and the environment. For additional information about DuPont and its commitment to inclusive innovation, please visit http://www.dupont.com.
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For more information, click on links below:
2014 Global Food Security Index Refresh
James C. Borel discusses the history of the Global Food Security Index and how food security has evolved globally in the last year. The Index has added two additional factors, food loss and obesity to provide a valuable picture of the global food and nutritional security challenges.
Measuring Food Security Challenges
Former Senate Majority leader, Thomas A. Daschle discusses the how the Global Food Security Index is a helpful tool to measure food and nutritional security challenges.
The EIU Global Food Security Index
In an ongoing effort to advance food security, DuPont has commissioned an innovative Global Food Security Index, developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The index not only provides a worldwide perspective on food security, it measures vulnerabilities at the root level, in over 100 countries.
Infographic: 2014 Global Food Security Index; Making Progress Amidst Challenges


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Hellcat was actually only added to AB because cried that AB has "no reliable AT". Now they have effective bombing run but we didn't feel like removing M18 alltogether all at once so it got just limited.
White phosphorus cost and CD is meant for AB units, which is basically flame grenade without any stun effect.
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If there is something new, it will be posted here.
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MarKr wrote:Hi KingPaperTiger, the extra resources that were announced here will be removed again because it just caused problems with the balance and maybe also performance issues.
Yes, CW have no Ace but they don't really need one. CW already have command tank which provides good bonuses to all tanks around + you can still use Tank commanders. Also "ace" doesn't really mean "unique" tank. Ace tanks are more or less same as non-ace versions but they have usually beter accuracy stats and more HP and come with a tank commander, sometimes they have an extra ability. So there is no need to implement black prince in the game when in the BK standards we can make and Ace Firefly or Comet
And unfortunately we do not plan on adding Soviet army into the mod. That would require implementing of tons of new models, skins, abilities, making up three doctrines and balancing them against the existing Axis doctrines...such a project would take years to pull off.
It's true: there is the crocodile "ace" for Royal Engineers. I have to use it more...
I can imagine that create an entire army is hard but is a nice dram...wawes of T34 against my single Tiger....
Question: why when you kill an entire squad of boys rifles they dont drop any .55 at weapon? It's normal or a bug?
Thanks and have a nice day!
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White phosphorus cost and CD is meant for AB units, which is basically flame grenade without any stun effect.
My bad I thought it was the m18 special ability. Must have misread it somehow, Tehe. Glad they are nerfing flame nades.
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Quick question do the pe pak 36 also will have increased Cone fire like the wh one will get? because it doesn't get mention es in the pe changelog
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Quick answer: yes
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So when is this going to be officialy released?
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Map-Pack almost complete But we need to upload it yet... Once finished; it will be posted on the mappack thread.. so that everyone could have the chance to quickly check it out before the official release.
But I think Sonsalt is still working on the A.I improvements though!
But I think Sonsalt is still working on the A.I improvements though!
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We will release 4.9.6 as soon as possible. We found some errors in in-game texts so we fixed that and that delayed the release. Files are ready we just need to pack it and upload it.
A.I. is postponed for now.
A.I. is postponed for now.
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I made a match, with jacksons and pershings I killed lots of panthers .. And when enemy panthers used their smoke, they stood still in the smoke and my tanks always managed to hit and kill them at the first shot after smoke launch. never missed a shot, while panthers were missing me, dunno if it's correct xD
(I always used manual shots, dunno if this changes)
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Whether you have locked your keys inside the house or you want to change the locks, locksmiths' services are very important. With many locksmiths in town, you have to choose on certified locksmith if at all you want have the best services. In our discussion below, we have outlined 7 reasons for using a certified locksmith.
1. Training and clearance
Professionalism is among the qualities of a good locksmith. Certified locksmiths undergo vigorous training and security clearance from relevant authorities making them reputable and qualified. You should not pick on any service provider because we have many people without the right credentials who may end up offering you low quality services at very high prices. By hiring a certified locksmith, you will have a peace of mind since you have someone ethical as well as knowledgeable.
2. Insurance and bonding
Locksmith services come with many risks. Therefore, choosing on certified locksmith with insurance will be one of the best things you can do since anything is likely to happen. It will not be easy for you to seek for compensation from an expert without insurance. Apart from taking an insurance policy cover, ensure that the technicians have paid premiums because you will not receive compensation from an insurance of you do not pay bonds.
3. Certified locksmiths have expertise in different areas
Locksmith services go beyond changing of locks. The experts perform simple tasks such as changing of locks as well as the complex ones that include installation of surveillance cameras within your home. Uncertified locksmiths may not be in a position to perform such duties. The other roles played by locksmiths are securing homes with the help of panic buttons, bio-metric locks and security entrance systems among others.
4. Strategic planning
Locksmiths should know how criminals operate during robberies. While installing a security system within your home, the experts have to put themselves in the shoes of criminals and reason like them. This is something that requires some form of training. It will be very hard for you to remove help from an uncertified locksmith when it comes to dealing with robberies.
5. They operate 24/7 including weekends and holidays
Have you ever wanted services of a locksmith only to realize that it was a weekend or holiday? Certified locksmiths understand the need of their services hence they operate 24/7 including weekends and holidays. Experts without a license will only work to make profit and not to take care of the needs of their customers as far as locks services are concerned.
6. Certified locksmith use high quality equipment
Well-trained and certified locksmiths have an understanding of the right equipment for the job. Therefore, it will not take them hours to have your house or car open when you lose your keys.
7. They respond quickly to emergencies
Trained locksmiths understand what it means by losing your house keys. Therefore, they will have everything in place to take care of emergencies.
In summary, whenever you are looking for a locksmith, make sure that they are certified. Experts with certification have the right training and clearance. They also apply strategic planning when rendering their services as well as operate 24/ 7 among other things that you may not realize when you decide to go for an uncertified locksmith.


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Dine At Jalapeno Tree To Support Our Red Cross
Tomorrow (Tuesday, October 4th) Jalapeno Tree restaurants in East Texas will be donating 10% of all total proceeds to the local American Red Cross. This is a great opportunity to get some Crazy Good Mexican Food while helping out neighbors in need. See if the Jalapeno Tree in our town is participating after the jump.
When disaster strikes, the local Red Cross is there to help by providing shelter, food, supplies, and medications. Programs of the American Red Cross like first aid and CPR training help people lead healthier and safer lives. Through a worldwide network that reaches across the world, the American Red Cross provides emergency communications between those in the Armed Forces and their families.
Jalapeno Tree restaurants in Tyler, Jacksonville, Longview, Henderson, Gun Barrel City, Kilgore, MArshall, and Carthage will all be participating and donating 10% of their total proceeds to the local American Red Cross. If you cant make it to the restaurant, call in for a pick up or delivery! You can go to www.jalapenotree.com for a complete Jalapeno Tree menu. So head on over to your local Jalapeno Tree for some Crazy Good Mexican Food and support your local Red Cross.


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Friday, July 20, 2007
Going crazy at work getting things ready for my absence, but stoked for this conf. Just thought I'd mention it. Mega looking forward to my presentation, and to tutorials and presentations on Rails, Haskell, Perl, all kinds of stuff.
Update: Avi Bryant's doing his Web Heresies talk!!!!!!!!!
Update 2: No he isn't. I'm a monkey.
Update: Avi Bryant's doing his Web Heresies talk!!!!!!!!!
Update 2: No he isn't. I'm a monkey.
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We've never met or talked, but your blog's one of my favorites. I'm looking forward to your talk, and hope to run into you in the speakers' room.
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Portland. OSCON. Together... dang.
Despite avi not friending me back on facebook quite a few months back I still dig his framework this guy is like a renegade wizard and SeaSide to RoR is like a nerd Mick Jagger to a cell phone buckled to the belt IT guy.ReplyDelete
Actually Piers I'd rather be in Venice. Portland is nice but Venice is the place.ReplyDelete
Nima, Avi wouldn't put me in his top 8 on Myspace either. And he was talking about you behind your back.
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My pimp-ass office.
It's huge. (picture below)
It makes me feel important.
However, I was told that we will be moving down to the third floor in a month.
I received a tour and it looks like everyone is going to downgrade.
My boss is going to have a small office (he will be pissed).
I may have to move to a small window-less office or even (God forbid) share an office.
This is how Jinna & I feel.
Me: If I have to share an office with a annoying girl, i'm going to cry then kill myself.
Pretty excessive already, but Jinna tops it off by..
Jinna: or gouge her eyes out.
I'm going to enjoy my office while I still have it.
Napping under the desk will be an option.
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Three members of the Central Connecticut men's soccer team were named to the New England Intercollegiate Soccer All-Star roster on Wednesday. Seniors Reece Wilson, Jesse Menzies, and Thomas Obasi each earned a spot to play in the regional All-Star game.
NEISL announced that the game will be played on Sunday, November 25th at 1 p.m. Harvard University will be the host site of the event located in Cambridge, MA. New England Division I soccer coaches casted their votes and 22 student-athletes from the New England region were selected.
Teams featuing players in the All-Star game will be Northeastern, UMASS, Brown, Sacred Heart, UCONN, Vermont, Quinnipiac, Providence, and Central Connecticut. Central along with Quinnipiac and Sacred Heart showcase seven combined players from the Northeast Conference on the roster.
Wilson is a two-time 2012 NEC Player of the Week as well as a 2012 Hermann Trophy Candidate. The senior was second in the conference in points with 24 during the regular season netting nine goals and assisting six more goals. He also landed a spot on the COSIDA Academic All-District team for his performance in the classroom, boasting a 3.84 GPA, as well as on the pitch.
Menzies contributed another five goals on the year along with six assists, tied with Wilson for most on the team. The senior was two-for-three shooting penalty kicks in 2012 as well as recording a shot-on-goal percentage of .515.
Obasi made history this season tying the CCSU record for assists in a game registering three against St. Francis (PA) on October 5th of this season. He finished with five assists in 2012 and punched in a goal against LIU-Brooklyn on October 26th.
All three of the NEISL All-Star honorees played and started in all 18 games for the Blue Devils this season. The seniors helped lead Central to an 8-8-2 overall record with a 6-3-1 mark in the NEC.
All-Conference selections and awards will be announced on Thursday night, November 8th.


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Cost per day: Our bike: $575 Your bike: $375
MotoVentures offers customized multi-day guided group rides in the American west and Baja, California, Mexico. These classic rides require five people minimum and are customized to the requirements and desires of each group. No dates are posted for these tours so give us a call and we'll try to accommodate you. With any MV overnight ride/tour, everything in included for you to have a great time. We'll start each day with a hearty breakfast, enjoy a great lunch along the way, and dine together each evening on great food. We'll stay in accommodations that are often rustic, but always very comfortable clean and quiet.
Dual sport rides in the American Southwest are for hearty adventure riders looking for a full day ride through the little known remote back roads and trails that are conveniently located in the rugged deserts and mountains of the American Southwest. Air travelers can fly and ride with many convenient major airports available. Depending on the time of year and location we can cover a lot of ground and experience many elevation changes ranging from 2,000 ft to 8,000 on any given day of riding. These tours deliver an unbeatable combination of awesome weather, riding terrain, amazing scenery, and classic western hospitality. These tours are for experienced riders with a street motorcycle operators' license.
Baja rides are for off-road riding enthusiasts who want to check off their 'bucket list' one of the premier must do rides. The only real problem with riding in Baja is you'll get so hooked on the great terrain, beautiful scenery, and exotic foreign hospitality that you'll want to come back for more. Our Baja rides cover parts of the classic routes used for annual Baja 1000 races with overnight stays in popular places with comfortable accommodations. For Baja rides, MotoVentures has teamed up with the best Baja ride guides who know exactly where to go and where not to go and also have the local knowledge, experience, equipment and personnel to support this kind of foreign expedition. NOTE: licenses are not required to ride in Baja.
Additional MotoVentures Ride Information
All rides require reservations in advance. Ride days are usually Thursdays thru Sundays. Contact us and confirm the availability of the date(s) you want. You can reserve them by phone with a Visa, MasterCard, or AMEX credit card. A $500 deposit is required to reserve a tour and a 50% deposit is required to reserve training, with the balance due 30-days prior to the ride.
Dual sport rides are for street licensed motorcycle riders with skill levels 2 and 3 (dirt novices, intermediates, advanced) and all dual sport ride participants are responsible for carrying their own current street motorcycle operator's license. Those bringing their own bikes must have a current license plate and proof of insurance.
Lodging and meals: for overnight tours lodging is double occupancy with single occupancy upgrades available. MotoVentures will pay for lodging and lunch with breakfasts and dinners paid by guests (with the exception of the Baja tour).
Ride bike requirements: Licenses are required on dual sport tours and spark arrestors are required on all bikes. Customer bikes must be safe to operate, well prepared, and functioning correctly.
Riding gear requirements: A full set of riding gear is required for all MotoVentures rides. Riding gear is available at no extra cost.
Specific ride itineraries and details will be e-mailed to you at least 30-days prior to the tour
All classes require advance scheduling
Seven great reasons to use MotoVentures for 0ff-Road Motorcycle Training
1) Our training curriculums
2) Our professional instructors
3) Our private ideally-suited training site
4) Our training motorcycles
5) Our riding gear
6) Our availability
MotoVentures offers our motorcycle rider training courses almost every week through-out the year for everyone who wants to learn how to ride or how to take their riding to the next level; men and women, boys and girls, and for all skill levels from beginners seeking a dirt bike school to learn to ride a dirt bike to advanced riders seeking a motorcycle coach, motocross or trials training.
Street bike riders can benefit from our dirt bike school as well. Dirt bike riding is the best way to learn how to ride or improve your overall riding skills.
1) MotoVentures seven training curriculums: 'We wrote the book on How to Ride Off-Road'
1) Level 1 (for beginners)
2) Level 2 (for novice to advanced riders)
3) Level 3 (for advanced and above riders)
4) Private Coaching
5) 2-Day Training
6) Motocross Training
7) Trials Training
MotoVentures unique training curriculums feature step-by-step instructions, demonstrations, and riding exercises designed to develop sound fundamentals, build on existing skills, and increase overall control and confidence. When you attend MotoVentures dirt bike/off-road riding school you will learn valuable and practical skills that prepare you for the real world of off-road riding. You will learn skills required to conquer any terrain obstacle you may encounter such as mud, sand, rocks, down hills, logs, and ruts. We encourage practicing, and additional training is always available from us so you can continue to take your dirt bike riding to the next level. We believe in custom tailoring our dirt bike classes as much as possible to each person and group, no take it or leave it, cookie cutter courses.
We wrote the book! That's right, we wrote a new book: 'How to Ride Off-Road, Techniques for Beginner to Advanced Motorcycle Riders' available for $28 through MotoVentures and many popular book retailers nationwide.
2) Our professional instructors: 'Our quality instructors make our services superior'
MotoVentures employs only highly-qualified, expert level instructors who must pass our own strict certification process. Our instructors not only know exactly WHAT to teach, but they also know HOW to teach it and can teach anyone from a 5 year old beginner to a 25 year old expert.
Our instructors are incredibly patient, friendly, and knowledgeable with many years of riding and racing experience under their belt.
MotoVentures follows a policy of a low student per instructor ratio to ensure that everyone will receive the personal attention they need. So rest assured, choosing dirt bike training from MotoVentures you'll get the best instructors teaching the best dirt bike classes.
3) Our private riding site:
MotoVentures has our own private ideally-suited 350-acre riding paradise that has the best soil, terrain, site features, trails and tracks and weather for the best off-road motorcycle training in California. Our Rider Training Center is conveniently located in Southern California where we offer off-road motorcycle rider training every week, all year around. Our large private property is truly unique and is the largest dedicated off-road motorcycle rider training site in America.
Our property features a wide variety of challenging natural terrain to improve your dirt bike riding skills including a large unobstructed training range for new riders to safely get started and for novice and intermediate riders to take their riding to the next level. Our large areas are also excellent for exercises that include turning and braking and for advanced riders, exercises like wheelies and slides. We have two motocross tracks to practice jumping and cornering skills and over eight miles of fun and challenging single track trails.
Our property includes various hills, a long sand wash, and plenty of rocky/rough terrain areas, too. Advanced riders and trials bike riders can enjoy the more challenging terrain, where we utilize various rugged single track trails. Our property even has a wide variety of rocky trials riding terrain, which make perfect obstacles for new trials riders and challenging for expert trials riders as well.
4) Our training motorcycles: 'We use the best tools for the job of learning to ride'
MotoVentures uses Yamaha's, the best motorcycles in the world. Yamaha makes an impressive product line which includes a full range of appropriately sized, friendly, electric start, four stroke recreational dirt bikes to choose from. MotoVentures uses the Yamaha PW50, TT-R50, TT-R90, TT-R125E, TTR125L, TTR230, WR250F, WR450F, and WR250R dual sport. All MotoVentures Yamahas are in excellent condition, set up properly, and professionally maintained. They are tuned up with the correct carburetor jetting, suspension settings, and appropriate guards installed. Students can bring their own motorcycle or reserve one of our Yamaha dirt bikes to ride for the day. Rest assured, when you ride a MotoVentures motorcycle you can count it to deliver the best performance so you can concentrate on learning how to ride dirt bikes off road.
5) Our riding gear: 'We use only the best protective riding gear for our customers'
Our customers are welcome to bring their own gear, but for those without gear, we proudly offer a wide selection of high-quality, high-tech riding gear to fit everyone, kids included, from head to toe in groups of up to 25 people� and that's a lot of riding gear! This is possible because of the generosity of many great sponsors that we have including Yamaha Genuine Accessories, Fly Racing, HJC Helmets, Smith Goggles, TCX Boots, and EVS Pads. A full set of riding gear is required for our dirt bike classes and consists of: a full coverage motorcycle helmet, goggles, gloves, long-sleeve jersey, elbow pads, shoulder pads, padded pants, knee pads, socks, and boots.
6.) Our availability: 'Training is our full time job'
At MotoVentures, training is a 100% full time, year around operation, not a part time, weekend occupation. We offer training almost every week, usually on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, at our conveniently located Rider Training Center in Southern California. Other dates are available as well for individuals or groups. All classes require reservations in advance.
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The 49ers are the ones playing for a bye week, but it doesn't look like it.
And there are things about their 7-6 halftime lead that are frankly troubling.
Kicker David Akers has already missed field goals from 44 and 40 yards, eroding whatever trust the veteran had, and making you wonder how they'll hold up with a first-year starting quarterback and a shaky special teams entering the postseason.
The Cardinals raced (by their standards) to a 6-0 lead, with a pair of Jay Feely field goals. Quarterback Brian Hoyer hasn't been any worse than the rest of the Cardinals passers this year. Actually, since he hasn't turned it over, he's been far better. He's passed for 103 yards, a relative air raid.
Colin Kaepernick gave the 49ers the lead with a nice touchdown pass to Michael Crabtree, but the 49ers haven't done nearly enough to make you confident.


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Asymptotic Expansions for Bounded Solutions to Semilinear Fuchsian Equations
It is shown that bounded solutions to semilinear elliptic Fuchsian equations obey complete asymptotic expansions in terms of powers and logarithms in the distance to the boundary. For that purpose, Schulze's notion of asymptotic type for conormal asymptotic expansions near a conical point is refined. This in turn allows to perform explicit computations on asymptotic types --- modulo the resolution of the spectral problem for determining the singular exponents in the asymptotic expansions.
2000 Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 35J70; Secondary: 35B40, 35J60
Keywords and Phrases: Calculus of conormal symbols, conormal asymptotic expansions, discrete asymptotic types, weighted Sobolev spaces with discrete asymptotics, semilinear Fuchsian equations
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I am after a wheelie, airplane travel bag which is able to keep a raceboard (up 185 cm. long and 70 cm. wide), 4 complete kites, wetsuit, harness and a bunch of big fins and tools.
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On Diwali day the most important puja performed is the Lakshmi Puja. In 2014, Lakshmi Puja is on October 23. Laxmi Puja is performed during the Shubh Time - below is mentioned the best time for pooja as mentioned in North Indian, Gujarati and Marathi calendars and Panchang. The best Muhurat, or Good time, to perform puja is during evening. But in some regions the puja is also performed during a specific period in the morning and afternoon.
Diwali Tithi is from 1:48 AM on October 23 to 2:43 AM on October 24, 2014
Diwali Tithi is from 1:48 AM on October 23 to 2:43 AM on October 24, 2014
Majority of the calendars and Panchangs in India have given the best time to perform Lakshmi Puja is between
- 5:33 PM evening to 11:13 PM on October 23, 2014 in North Indian Calendars.
- 6:09 PM evening to 08:39 PM in Marathi Calendars
- Gujarati Calendar Time for Lakshmi Puja on October 23, 2014
6.41 AM to 8.06 AM10.59 AM to 3.17 PM4.42 PM to 9.16 PM12.22 AM to 1.55 AM on October 243.28 AM to 6.40 AM October 24
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2014 Infiniti QX70: New Car Review
The Infiniti FX37 and FX50 become the 2014 Infiniti QX70, consolidated to a single model name with two trim designations: 3.7 and 5.0. Although confusing for many customers, the name change marks the only difference between the 2013 FX and 2014 QX70.
Available as the V6-powered QX70 3.7 and V8-powered QX70 5.0, these two SUVs hold particular appeal for those who desire the taller ride height and ground clearance of a proper SUV but without the substandard handling and so-so performance that often accompany those features. The QX70's cabin only enhances the allure. It is filled with all manner of tactile and electronic luxury touches, and a host of sophisticated driver's aids that practically drive the car for you.
Another feature that sets the QX70 apart from the rest of the luxury SUV crowd is its fluid styling. A far cry from the linear, boxy-formula defining SUVs from Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Lexus, the QX70 looks like nothing else on the road. Its squat body, prominent front fenders and enormous wheel and tire combination give it an almost coupelike feel, an attribute that provides strong visual appeal but also limits its rear-seat legroom and cargo area.
What's New for 2014?
Other than a name change, there are no major changes to the 2014 Infiniti QX70.
What We Like
Sleek styling; exhilarating performance; plush interior; lots of electronic goodies
What We Don't
Poor fuel economy; stiff ride; small rear seat; limited cargo space
How Much?
Fuel Economy
The QX70 3.7 is powered by a 3.7-liter V6 engine that generates 325 horsepower and 267 lb-ft of torque. Power is abundant with this engine, although acceleration can feel slightly taxed when you add the weight of the all-wheel-drive system. The QX70 5.0 gets a 5.0-liter V8 good for 390 hp and 369 lb-ft of torque. For pure performance and unhindered acceleration, this is the engine to have.
Fuel economy for the QX70 3.7 is rated at 17 miles per gallon city/24 mpg hwy; the all-wheel-drive model is rated even lower at 16 mpg city/22 mpg hwy. The V8-powered all-wheel-drive QX70 5.0 earns 14 mpg city/20 mpg hwy. Both models recommend but do not require premium fuel.
Standard Features & Options
The Infiniti QX70 for 2014 comes in two trims: 3.7 and 5.0. An advanced 7-speed automatic transmission with Adaptive Shift Control (ASC) and manual shift mode is standard. The ASC technology learns your driving habits and adapts to them, while the manual shift mode allows the driver to manually change gears, aided by a Downshift Rev Matching feature that blips the throttle before downshifts. The 3.7 is driven by its rear wheels, but all-wheel drive is available.
Standard features on the QX70 3.7 ($45,945) include a power rear lift gate, dual-zone automatic climate control, heated front seats, a rearview camera, Intelligent Key entry with push-button start, tilt/telescopic steering wheel, leather appointed seating, Bluetooth, a power sunroof, heated side mirrors, 60/40 split-folding and reclining rear seats, 18-inch alloy wheels, cruise control, an 8-way power driver's seat with power lumbar support and an 11-speaker Bose audio system with USB port/iPod interface.
The QX70 5.0 ($62,656) adds a V8 engine; standard all-wheel drive; a 360-degree Around View parking monitor; 21-in wheels; roof rails; quilted leather seating; a power tilting and telescoping steering wheel; memory for the driver's seat, mirrors and steering wheel position; maple trim; rear cargo cover; streaming Bluetooth audio; single in-dash CD/DVD player; front and rear parking sensors; heated and cooled front seats; and hard-drive-based navigation with SiriusXM NavTraffic and NavWeather. The 5.0's Advanced Climate Control system regulates not only temperature but also air purity. The system automatically shuts outside air vents when exhaust fumes are detected, injects negative ions into the cabin to create a sense of fresh air and uses ionization to reduce unwanted airborne particles.
Most of the 5.0's standard equipment can be added to the 3.7 by ordering the Premium package. Unique to the 5.0 is the Sport package, which includes active rear steering, electronically controlled dampener (suspension) settings, sport seats with power side bolsters and extendable thigh support, magnesium paddle shifters and adaptive front lighting.
For the safety of everyone on board, the Technology package offers a host of systems to help avoid an accident. Intelligent Cruise Control maintains a safe distance between you and the traffic ahead, while Distance Control Assist can apply the brakes and help maintain a safe distance in close-quarter city driving, sending audible and physical warnings to the driver when the QX70 is getting too close to the vehicle ahead of it. Lane Departure Warning and Prevention systems help keep you from drifting out of your lane.
Standard safety equipment on every Infiniti QX70 includes 4-wheel anti-lock disc brakes with electronic brake assist, electronic traction and stability control, front side-impact airbags and front and rear side-curtain airbags.
The 2014 Infiniti QX70 did exceptionally well in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's offset and side-impact crash testing but was not tested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Behind the Wheel
If you're lucky enough to test drive the 2014 Infiniti QX70 on a winding mountain road, you'll learn all you need to know about why this is the driving enthusiast's luxury SUV. The QX70's well-balanced chassis, tight turning radius and wide stance allow it to round curves that would have other SUVs teetering on their sidewalls. The 7-speed automatic's paddle shifters and automated rev matching work wonders, allowing us to circumvent the automatic's computer-controlled module that sometimes seems slow to downshift. Of course, our fully loaded QX70 5.0 included rear active steering, all-wheel drive, 21-in wheels and active damping. The ride in the QX70 3.7 may not feel as well heeled, but we guarantee it won't be boring either.
From the front seats forward, there is almost nothing bad to say about the QX70's cockpit. The seats are wide and supportive, not too firm yet far from squishy and covered in high-quality leather in black, beige or java brown. With the Deluxe Touring package, a set of climate-controlled seats replaces the stock set, complete with lovely quilted stitching that adds even more style to an already stylish setting.
Other Cars to Consider
BMW X5 -- The X5 delivers a similar exhilarating driving experience, but its handling is not as precise, and it costs a fair bit more when comparably equipped. On the flip side, the X5 has more overall cargo space than the QX70, and there is a diesel model.
Cadillac SRX -- The SRX emphasizes luxury over performance. Its interior is stunning and its ride noticeably softer than the Infiniti's, but it doesn't offer the option of a V8.
Lexus RX -- The RX can't match the QX70's performance credentials; however, its softer ride is probably more appealing to most luxury buyers, and it offers a larger cargo hold.
AutoTrader's Advice
If you're looking for the style and luxury of the QX70 but are not overly concerned with how quickly you can get from 0 to 60 miles per hour, the rear-wheel-drive 3.7 model with the Premium package is the perfect combination. Its smaller wheel and tire package helps give it a smoother ride, and the price and fuel economy are the most reasonable.
On the other hand, if it's a pure adrenaline rush you seek, the 5.0 is the clear choice. Just bring your checkbook and keep a lot of cash on hand for the extra gas, because this one doesn't sip the stuff.


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Annual to bamboo-like; roots generally fibrous
Stem generally round, hollow; nodes swollen, solid
Leaves alternate, 2-ranked, generally linear; sheath generally open; ligule membranous or hairy, at blade base
Inflorescence various (of generally many spikelets)
Spikelet: glumes generally 2; florets (lemma, palea, flower) 1many; lemma generally membranous, sometimes glume-like; palea generally ± transparent, ± enclosed by lemma
Flower generally bisexual, minute; stamens generally 3; stigmas generally 2, generally plumose
Fruit: achene-like grain
Genera in family: 650900 genera; ± 10,000 species: worldwide; greatest economic importance of any family (wheat, rice, maize, millet, sorghum, sugar cane, forage crops, ornamental, weeds; thatching, weaving, building materials)
Reference: [Hitchcock 1951 Manual grasses US, USDA Misc Publ 200; Clayton & Renvoise 1986 Kew Bull Add Series 13]
See Glossary p. 26 for illustrations of general family characteristics. Generally wind-pollinated.
Annual, perennial herb
Stems generally erect; internode solid to hollow inside
Leaves basal and cauline; sheath glabrous or hairy; ligule short-hairy or membranous, ciliate, hairs generally > membrane
Inflorescence panicle-like, generally open; 1° branches spreading to ascending; 2° branches spreading to appressed; spikelets many, 12 per node, generally stalked, on one side of axis or not, stalk tip expanded, one side concave
Spikelet falling as 1 unit, ± compressed, generally green to purplish; glumes generally unequal, lower generally < upper, free, clasping, upper glume ± = spikelet, membranous, ± thin; florets 2, lower sterile or staminate, lemma texture like glumes, upper floret fertile, lemma leathery to hard, firm, generally shiny, smooth to rough, margin inrolled, tip blunt, palea enclosed by lemma margin
Species in genus: ± 450 species: tropical to warm temp, worldwide
Etymology: (Latin: ancient name for millet)
Reference: [Spellenberg 1975 Brittonia 27:8795]
Some species cultivated for food.
Stem decumbent to erect, 210 dm
Leaf: sheath 49 cm, glabrous; ligule 12 mm, membranous; blade 822 cm, 46 mm wide, upper surface glabrous
Inflorescence 720 cm; 1° branches 416 cm, axis glabrous; spikelets 12 per node, stalk 0.51 mm
Spikelet 2.53 mm, ± 1 mm wide, ovate; lower glume ± 1 mm, 13-veined; lower floret sterile, lemma 7-veined, acute, palea ± = lemma; upper floret ± 0.70.8 X lower floret length
Chromosomes: 2n=36,54
Ecology: Waste places, fields
Elevation: < 500 m.
Bioregional distribution: San Joaquin Valley, South Coast
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How the heck did my post ended up here when I didn't even know this thread existed, let alone post it here??? O_O
{Btw: I'm new here and got banned in my first attempt because of spam or something (?) I can't find the rules where it says not to link but just to make sure, I modified the link but you should be able to find them fairly quickly with the magic of google )
So... I'm a skating fan, but I've always avoided forums because of how ludicrous things can get in here. However, after the serious breach of ethics and embarrassment of the Olympics, I became so incense I searched on the internet to see if other people also saw what I saw: blatant misjudging, disregarding of figure skating rules, or just plain incompetence. And here I am.
To be honest, I was never a Yuna fan. I acknowledged how good she was, and what a complete skater she was, but I could never root for her fully because I'm a sucker for underdogs, and Mao and Carolina were the underdogs under Yuna's reign. (And yes, Yuna had a lot of setbacks, but she was so good they couldn't hold her down, while Mao and Carolina struggled...). Like even during these Olympics, I was rooting for Adelina more than for Yulia, because she was the underdog coming in compared to Yulia, and especially Yuna. I wanted her (and Mao, and Carolina, and Zijun, and Akiko and even Wagner among other underdogs to prove to everyone they could bring it). And when Adelina delivered her FP so well, I couldn't help but fistpump at my screen in victory... I was so proud of her!!! But then, the scores came, and all I could do was stare in absolute shock. My pride for her turned to absolute confusion at the judges. I was already confused at the SP... the gap should have been much higher (I'd say 3-4 point minimum), but I didn't care much because I was rooting for my underdogs, but the FP was just too much to ignore, even for me.
I already knew Mao's programmes almost by heart by the end of the season, and I knew Carolina's fairly well, but I didn't get to see much of Yuna's. So I started studying Yuna's SP/LP while looking at scoresheets... and maybe it's because I've rewatched each sections of the two programmes and dissected them grade by grade... but I've finally paid close attention to Yuna's artistry and absolute mastery of all aspects of her movements and skating and understanding of the music, and I'm a convert. lol. Honestly, her skill is MINDBLOWING. I don't get how she does it, she's super human. Or maybe it's because she became the underdog. Haha. Just kidding. Seriously, my love for Mao and Carolina must have blinded me to how improved Yuna became as a skater since 2010. Granted, she's less flexible (but flexibility is a rather small part of skating ability), but she's definitely significantly better than in 2010 as a skater (which shouldn't be possible, it's SO unfair and infuriating for us who work so hard and never get there), and definitely as an artist.
One thing I've noticed, is that there is very little actual discussion about the level of step sequences. I've looked at both adelina and yuna... counting the features and turns and there's absolutely no reason why if Adelina should be granted a level 4 step sequence and Yuna shouldn't. And worse, why Mao and Carolina shouldn't get a stsq4 in the sp.
IF adelina is granted a stsp4, all the other "main" ladies should as well. And to be honest, adelina stsq could very easily be downgraded to level 3 if you pay attention to her turns and edges and count them and discount the invalid ones. But if we're generous with her, then we should be generous with the other as well.
Let's say I'm an idiot, and that the levels on the stsq was called right... this doesn't explain why adelina has higher GOE +1.7 on her stsq than Yuna +1.1 (even including how much the difference in levels will impact on the GOE), and even Mao +1.6 (!!! seriously WHAT?? Mao is known for her killer stsq). Let's say adelina had harder step sequences. How she execute them (GOE) should be independent of how hard they are (levels). I realise most of you don't know much about how to judge stsq.
But here's video I found showing side by side cuts of the stepssq, with slowmo, as well as no music, and with music:
Let me give you a few suggestions when looking at it that should be easy for anyone with even almost zero expertise on the subject to get. Each step is an increase in level of mastery (order in which you learn to perfect your sequence).
1. First, just look at their footwork (just the feet/legs/knees/ankles). With no music. There's a few points that should be easy enough to spot, even for a beginner. I'll try to make everything as simple in layman terms as possible so that all of you non-skaters can understand.
How to judge quality is by how much the feet seem to glide with flow on the ice (my coach always told me that you should make as little noise as possible.). Look at the ice dancers, they have the best steps and show how it should be done. Furthermore, notice how each movement propulse you and how much ice coverage they make instead of the lower level skaters when the steps don't get you anywhere much around the rink.
In order to to give it a feeling of gliding and power, one thing is to position to blades on the edges neatly instead of on the blunt side of the blades (think friction). In addition to the benefit of having clear edges for gliding (and no noise, and flow, etc.), how neat your edge work is helps clarify your step sequence, and turns can be invalidated if not clear and your level downgraded (a bit like how underotations, flow, etc for jumps).
Also, how you make your "turns" (there's different "figures" you need to make on ice with your blade to achieve certain levels, like drawing on ice with your blade) determine the level (say if you need to "draw" a man, but ended up drawing a stick figure with no distinct gender, that might get you low GOEs, or even make your "drawing" invalidated). And the neater your writing (aka. how clear your edge is), the easier it is to see your drawing (vs blunt side of blade). To make your edge clear, you need to lean on the side of the edge (and the more you lean, the harder to balance and control your movement).
Because you need to make all those "twist and turns," it gets even harder because you need to lean in different directions to achieve change of edge very quickly (there's inside edge and outside edge), while at the SAME TIME making the changes flow and glide. Trust me, it takes skill to achieve the correct edge, even more skill to make the edges neat (lots of ankle swiftness), and crazy master level and power muscle to make it glide. Also, the more/longer you do your "steps" one just one foot, the harder, because it takes serious muscle power. Beginners tend to cheat and swing around their free leg with too much zeal to give the steps ice coverage while true masters (virtue/moir, also davis/white and other ice top ice dancers) flex the leg (rise and fall of the knee.. the "bounce") with the foot on the ice (not the free leg), to move around... which is much harder to do. But it creates an effect of flow if you have enough power to make it move. And it takes crazy hip power to keep just the lower body moving, but the upper torso straight and still all the while keeping it relaxed. The arms should be used to balance your upper body and change in direction, NOT to cheat and propulse yourself around (at least, not obviously). Same with your free foot. It should be used to help you balance, and change movement (and choreography), and as a force to make you move across the ice only in a subtle. It should be more like a wheel stirring the direction than a mallet you swing around. And its movement should be finished and appear choreographic. True it gives you force, but it takes away your flow and makes your steps jagged. Also, stiff ankles also makes everything looks jarred. Everything should feel as if a wind is pushing you around, not that a kid is pulling you left and right demanding for candy (my coach's words. lol.).
Now, keeping that in mind, look at both Yuna's and Adelina's footwork without the music. And it should be obvious to you the difference in how neat the edges are for each movement (you can tell distinctly with each change in lean that the foot has changed edges, rather than a quick sloppy change in lean where the edge didn't have time to be clearly on before you change it again). Then, look at how during the sequence, it should feel as if your gliding smoothing across the ice, how your "drawing" and writing should flow from one word to another, making it hard to see a pause in movement between one stroke to another (edgework is how neat and distinct each stroke is. the more deep your edge (your lean), the finer the trace on ice, the more distinct and refined your "stroke" is)... rather than the opposite where you can easily see a jagged paused between each stroke.
My coach tends to use the musical equivalent portato (loure) vs. staccato. Both portato and staccato are the opposite of legato in that you can distinct one note from the next and detached them, but staccato is much more jagged instead of linked and finished. And the same principle should be applied to the free leg.
Look at how much ice coverage the movement on a single leg makes. Also look to see if each movement and edge lean, and figure is allowed to be finished instead of hurrying to the next one.
If you see what I'm seeing, then I truly don't get why adelina is said to be more athletic. Lots of her "edges" are so blunt I have to cringe. Honestly, this whole debacle is making me furious. I was so happy watching adelina FP the first time, but this conflict made me analyse the scores and look at it and it stole away the enjoyement I had. I can't unsee it and now, instead of watching her program and enjoying it like I would have, whenever I look at it, all I can see is that blunt footwork when she turns and switches edges and sloppy style. Ruins it. Makes me so mad.
Now, also look at the free leg. The movement of the free leg should also be portanto, rather than staccato, and it's movement, subtle and choreographic (as opposed to something you swing around as force. It should feel as a nudge rather than a push). The main force behind the glide and mvment of the steps should be due to bounce from the knee and ankle of the one skating leg, not the free leg. Overall, everything should glide and flow, and nothing should look like one's making an effort. The masters like virtue n moir can makes something look both fast and enthusiastic and still unhurried and unfrantic at the same time.
2. Look at the upper body without music. As I said previously, the arms as used as balance, choreography, and subtle help in steering when changing direction. Just like the feet below, it should move with the same flow. In addition, the flow and rhythm should match/complement the flow/rhythm below in the legs. Notice that having flow should not prevent you from being rythmic. Like I said before, the flow means finishing your movement, and avoid hurrying into your next, it means linking between each stroke, the stroke itself can and should be neat and clear while still flowing and follow the music (Yeah, I know... it's a nightmare. Tell me about it). Furthermore, your upper body should be kept "still" with a straight but relaxed posture (axis) (the axis itself can move, but you can't change the axis from a straight line to say, a squiggly or hunched line just because the axis itself is not vertical. Just because your changing your upper body angle doesn't mean you should lose the posture you have when you're straight up standing. LOL. The horror. I'm starting to sound like my coach. ). And same with the arms, the torso movement should flow, and should correspond or complement with the flow and movement of the feet. And same with the head and neck. Basically, the legs/torso/neck/head(and arms) should feel like extensions of each other, your body should feel like snake undulating, with each part linked with each other, rather than seeing jagged parts like stiff rising steps of stairs. And the secret to keeping your posture is to let only your legs do the bounce responsible for the flow and glide. Your upper body should not be the main responsible for the bounce effect as tempting as it is. Your body should feel like a whole, and your body and music should also feel complement to each other. Also, there's limit number to how much your arms can move above your shoulders during the sequence (~20), AND regardless of your arms, your shoulders SHOULD not be high up during most of the sequence. They should be kept down for posture.
3. Now, watch the lower body (legs) with the music, and notice whether or not it utilizes the main rhythmic point of the music, or even better, whether it utilizes the nuances and phrases in the music rather than just the obvious strong beat. (Also, note whether or not there is an obvious rhythm to the music or not, whether the rhythm is regular and repetitive or changes with each beat and if the beat is distinct. The more subtle, the harder it is to find a proper beat, the harder it is to mold your step to the music.)
4. Then, watch the upper body for the same thing.
5. Finally, watch it as a whole, including face expression, and evaluate for interpretation of the musical as a whole, and whether you are aware of the music at all time and your movement becomes part of the music accordingly (rather than vice versa.) Basically, whether you're just performing the steps, or you're performing more than just the steps, but act and express to the music and acting accordingly. This is PC by the way.
So that's a basic basic basic way to look at quality of step sequences without all the knowledge of pros. But even then, it should be a good indication for laymen about the quality of execution of the steps regardless of how easy/hard they are and their levels (it'll take me much longer to elaborate on THAT.. I might get to it some time later perhaps). I don't think you need to know about the exact terms of the figures and step in order to be able to tell whether the edge work is neat, or flow, etc.
Take a look at this for the actual technical moves:
By the way, for those of you who don't know R- right, L - Left, F - forward, B - backward, I - inside, O - outside (edge)
Here's new videos of the overall rink... You can clearly watch the flow of the step sequence, as well as speed and ice coverage from these videos:
Yuna: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBS2vGzEeZY#t=105 (starts 4:30)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArFeS8JbfdQ (starts around 2:10)
Adelina: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGDkhi9lmSY (starts around 3:20)
More ice coverage
It has been discussed ad nauseum about whether the results were fair, and discrepancies have been found on GOEs, PCs, edge calls, UR, choreo, interpretation, Skating skills (all in PCs but it seriously need to be said separately).
If you can't see the difference between skating skills, it's a lost cause to argue, honestly. If you want, just watch the gala exhibition of Yuna and Adelina from the Olympics, just fresh from the competition, where there are no difficult jumps/spins or other elements involved... just plain skating, and the difference in skill level (not to mention interpretation) is OBVIOUS).
While Yuna lives her program (she's basically acting, and so into her role you forget she's acting and think she's actually living it), Adelina is still at the stage where she's trying to perform the expected face expression/gestures/movements without living it. I would say that even Yuna circa 2008-2010, while musical, and good at interpretating, and acting, was still not living the music as much as she's doing it now. Maybe that's why it took me so long to get to appreciate her fully. :D Being musical and understanding the nuances is one thing, but it takes it to another level of technical mastery of your program in order to be able lose yourself into the music, fusing with the music rather than just follow it.
for example, while Yuna glides textbook on ice, with no movement that lacks flow and finish in her lines (fingers, arms, head, etc.), adelina... well, is not there yet. She's still doing choreography, well Yuna is not only interpreting it, but living it. Not to mention, Yuna's element feels part of the story telling (and by story, I don't mean an actual plot. It could be a plot, a feeling, a moment, a picture, etc.). While analysing her programs, you tend to forget to observe each elements as distinct elements so much they feel part of the whole story she tells during the four minutes. What's funny is that at first, it didn't feel to much that way, but the more I watched it, the more often I had to rewind after I was too busy watching her storytelling and forgot to check for the element features I was evaluating. lol. She transforms choreography into a story, something real rather than choreographed. Adelina is actually a rather good interpreter... But she still tends to become more of herself many times during the program and forget the interpretating (or acting if you want to go further). There's nothing wrong with just being yourself while skating, but acting your program brings it to another level of interpretation (and when you're yourself, it becomes a risk to get carried away and lose polish, especially if you don't have the technique to back your personality up.)
And for people that say that Adelina is better technically because her program includes technically more difficult elements, it takes a whole lot more training and master skills to make your skate look effortless and "artistic" rather than laboured. The more in control you are of your body, and thus, of your interpretation, the more it requires athleticism to control. Otherwise, if you're not strong enough, you lose control. (think about how much stronger you need to lift a heavy bag with flow and make it look easy, vs just lifting it). It's only when you have complete mastery of your skating skills that there are room for living your program.
The best analogy I can think of is you can't play a music piece on the piano (or any other instruments) and give it justice if your technical skill is well above the basic ability to just get the note right. When your technical skill is so high that the piece becomes easy for you, THEN you can play the piece with musicality. It's like comparing a kid at music school who can get all the notes right for a really hard piece, and an internationally awarded piano master who plays a simpler piece with beauty that the kid cannot reproduce no matter how "easy" the piece is.) For all of you who have played an instrument or sing. You know that it takes a certain level of technique to get the note right, but it takes a whole other level of skill and technique to be able to control how you make the note sound.
Yuna is a perfectionist (just like Mao... but honestly, I think yuna is even more hardcore perfectionist. You can tell from how textbook all her jumps are, especially the lutz which the majority tend to flutz). She wants everything she does, every note she makes to "sound" right, even with her jumps. Which is why even though she can do the triple loop rather beautifully, and tried to train with brian orser at first for the triple axel, she doesn't want to do anything less than perfect and dropped them. That doesn't mean she's less technically brilliant. Technicality is more than just performing the jumps in figure skating. That's why TES includes GOE rather than just the BV.
Let's say you have a certain technical level. You can choose to use your technical skill at full to perform something that is barely within your reach in terms of skill, and risk it not being perfect (hence the splatfest of the men's events because of challenging content), or you can choose to use your technical skill EQUALLY at full to perform something you're able to perfect, which involves challenging polish of the content. The risk should not be evaluated at how much content you have only, but rather on how much you choose to push your full technical level. Adelina chose to push her full technical level by upping her content at the risk of quality (aka. focus on BV). Yuna, throughout her career, being a perfectionist, chose to push her full technical level towards making all her content perfect (aka. focus on GOE). Both are part of TES, and it's a fallacy to assume than higher BV means higher technical skill. Its both BV and GOE = TES. When people say Yuna doesn't take risk because she's not pushing her BV... that's false. While some skaters choose to put most of their eggs into the BV basket (ala Mao), Yuna chose to put many of her eggs into the GOE basket. Different baskets doesn't suddenly mean that the eggs are less fragile. Mao works really hard to get the triple axel and risks her effort if she doesn't manage to get to perform it and get it ratified. Yuna also performs her maximum (or according to her, she put 120% of efforts for the olympics) into making her jumps perfect, and risks her effort if she doesn't perform it to perfection. Different focus doesn't mean less risk. As long as there's a risk you don't perform what you trained so hard for, it's a risk. It's a risk for Mao not being able to land the axel and lose points for it. It's a risk for Yuna not being able to have the best form in her jumps for Goe and also lose points for it in this game of Cop. And it certainly doesn't mean she's less athletic. It takes a whole lot of athleticism to be able to control your movement, and even use them for artistry.
Again, with the music analogy. Let's say you're a really really good piano player or singer or whatever. With the set of ability you have, when you go for competition, you can choose to either play a piece that's super challenging in level for you that you're unable to perform to perfection, or you can choose with the same set of skill, to perform a song a little less challenging and under your skill limit, and use the "extra" skill to the fullest in order to perfect every aspect of it. At the end of the day, you also used your full ability. Doesn't mean you're less athletic. You just used your extra athleticism for control. Without athleticism, being able to control, perfect, polish your element cannot be done. While playing piano for your family with a harder piece or singing high notes that might sound slightly unpolish might impress them, but honestly, in a proper competition, playing a harder piece and just getting the notes on time without the nuances, and interpretation, and polish will get you nowhere with the trained judges.
fortunately, the Cop system is different than music competitions in that the system awards both options. You can play a really hard piece with less polish and get awarded for the level by the tech panel, but not the polish by the judges. Or you can polish a slightly easier piece, and get awarded for the polish. Unfortunately, in this competition, it seems as if the judges are not trained, because while the tech panel awarded the levels (albeit not really correctly), the judges failed to evaluate the polish correctly. So while Sotnikova BV is slightly higher (1-2 points), the difference in GOE should more than make up for the difference considering the polish and textbook perfect technique of Yuna, had this actually followed the Cop system as it should. Unformtunately, it didn't follow the system, hence the innacurate score in TES: the GOEs are seriously messed up for the jumps (and less on the spins... but seriously. for most of her jumps, everything about it is so textbook i almost used to hate her as a mao fan out of jealousy before i converted a few days ago. lol. the clean cut accurate edge, the perfect air position, distance, smooth ledge and straight back flowing edge out and delayed), not to mention the level/edge/UR calls... and the PCs even more. But that's a whole different story.
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She asked me a few questions, and we tossed a couple of ideas back and forth, and she caused me to think about Shakespeare's women in a way that I hadn't (and perhaps should have) done before.
Are Shakespeare's women real women? Is the representation of women in Shakespeare's plays grounded, in any sense, in the reality of female experiences of Elizabethan and Jacobean eras?
Shakespeare's Strong Female Characters
Okay, so there's no denying that I adore the women Shakespeare created. I don't think a single one of them is two-dimensional; they are not window-dressing; and they are wonderful characters to watch, to read, and to play.
I've mentioned before that one of the characteristics universal to Shakespeare's women is that they refuse to do as they're told. And I believe there is a case to be made for some of Shakespeare's characters to be deemed proto-feminists.
I'm not going to take any of that back now. But...and there is a big but (and I cannot lie, nor can you other brothers deny)...there's a different way of looking at it.
Shakespeare's Women aren't Representative of Women
|Portia's stronger than her sex
The very thing I love about Shakespeare's girls is the very thing that means they're not really representative of the rest of their gender.
Mould-breakers? Definitely.
Unruly? No question.
But they're very atypical women. Lady Macbeth literally wants to renounce her femininity - or believes she has to anyway. Viola and Rosalind mask theirs by dressing as men.
And perhaps it's Portia in Julius Caesar who explains it best.
"I grant I am a woman; but withal
A woman that Lord Brutus took to wife:
I grant I am a woman; but withal
A woman well-reputed, Cato's daughter.
Think you I am no stronger than my sex...?"
Shakespeare's women all, to my mind, have this in common. They are stronger than their sex. Or, at the very least, stronger than their sex is 'expected' to be. And, in many ways, that's to be applauded. Unlike some of Shakespeare's contemporaries, he didn't write insipid, weak female roles.
Yet, unfortunately, this means he's not telling 'real' women's stories, either. These are girls who are breaking men's rules in order to play in a man's world. But what about all of those women who couldn't do that? Well, the fact is, their stories wouldn't have been anywhere near as entertaining!
The Sexism of Shakespeare's Era
|In Shakespeare's day, it would have been
men playing women, Miss Bernhardt!
Don't get me wrong, I'm not suddenly changing my tune and decrying Shakespeare a sexist. I don't think he was. He did, however, live and work in a sexist era. And he had to make his plays as popular as possible.
Of course, there were plenty of women in Shakespeare's audiences, but then, as now, women seemed/seem perfectly happy to enjoy male-centric stories, while men were/are not as readily willing to enjoy female-centric stories. So, to appeal to the bigger crowd, you would quite naturally incline to male-centred plots.
There's nothing wrong with that, but it is worth remembering, despite all the kudos Shakespeare unquestionably deserves for his female characters, there are no plays were woman are at the centre - Twelfth Night is close, but it is very much an ensemble affair. Likewise, As You Like It.
And, as the lovely, dissertation-writing, Anto, pointed out, Shakespeare was not only writing to appease as large an audience as possible, but he was also writing roles for male performers.
These may be female characters, but they were played (for a long time) by men. And these men would probably prefer a good juicy role, like Portia from The Merchant of Venice, to sink their teeth into!
So What's the Point of All This?
Well, I think the point is that trying to decide whether Shakespeare's work is feminist or sexist is complex.
Partly because those concepts are so far removed from the era he knew. And partly because it depends how you look at it, and exactly what you're looking for.
If we're looking for women who refuse to capitulate to the patriarchal system into which they were born, then we'll find them in spades. And that could be deemed proto-feminist.
However, if we're looking for a representation of what it actually was to be an ordinary woman of the Elizabethan or Jacobean era (or any of those earlier periods Shakespeare wrote of), then, I fear, we're out of luck.
Whether that's a good or a bad thing isn't easy to decide. Would the plays have been as entertaining if Shakespeare had given us 'real' women? Or do we still, to this day, need the women written for our entertainment to be "stronger than [their] sex" in order to be worthy of our time and attention?