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Blawg Review #273
We've had the honor of being selected to host this week's Blawg Review. Blawg Review is a long-running carnival of legal blog posts with a rotating cast of hosts, each offering their own spin on what's bubbling up in their practice areas. So, without further ado, the following hot news on three important topics we discuss frequently on 95years – the music industry, journalism, and the legal industry.
The Future of the Music Industry
We would be remiss not to lead with this post from Ray Beckerman's Recording Industry vs. the People blog, which chronicles the RIAA's oft-questionable fight against piracy. Ray's post set the Internet ablaze by revealing that after throwing close to $64 million at Biglaw firms over the past 3 years, the industry group has only managed to recover $1.3 million from lawsuits and settlements.
Clearly, lawsuits and settlements are failing to make up the digital divide. But record sales were not traditionally where musicians made their money–the big bucks have traditionally come from touring. The success of festivals like Coachella and tours like Lady Gaga's wildly popular Monster Ball had convinced many in the music industry that live events would remain a welcoming port in the storm for artists.
This week, however, megapromoter Live Nation watched its stock slip a whopping 21% after announcing a major decline in ticket sales. This included a 15% drop in sales for the company's top 100 tours. Music industry blog Digital Music News sifted through the company's presentation and breaks down the anatomy of a concert ticket. Worth noting is that roughly 25% of a ticket price comes from every concertgoer's favorite – the "service fee."
The Future of the Journalism Industry
The journalism industry is struggling as well, as daily print newspaper readership continues to decline along with advertising revenues. Patrick at Popehat reports on a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed in which Columbia University president Lee Bollinger advances one potential solution: increased public funding for journalism.
Patrick is, shall we say, a little skeptical that the news media would be able to remain objective in its reporting about the government after an influx of public funds. Noting that CNN "has been nearly alone among big media types in seriously complaining about government restrictions in reporting on the [Gulf oil] disaster," he asks, "would CNN have the guts to do so if it was expecting a big check from a very political administration at the end of the quarter?"
The Future of the Legal Industry
Further belaboring the "in this economy" theme, let's turn to law practice. Summer associate season is in full swing, and as both writers of this blog are hardworking '08 grads, we're slowly getting used to getting unfairly painted with the "slackoisie" brush. Summers at Paul Hastings aren't exactly helping the cause, as this interview with hiring partner Leigh Ryan, entitled "Lose the Arrogance and the Chewing Gum," points out.
If you're not sure what we mean by "slackoisie," visit What About Clients? or Simple Justice, where blawgers Dan Hull (WAC?) and Scott Greenfield (SJ) are apt to be discussing the deficiencies of the younger generation of attorneys, characterizing us as "Teletubbies" (Hull) or a "generation of entitled narcissists" (Greenfield). Just this past week, Hull's alter ego, Holden Oliver, went to town on Law People's post "Will Law Schools Help Build a Healthier Profession?", which argues that law schools have an obligation to concern themselves with students' psychological health and help those students "understand [their] strengths and values and how well they match with those of the profession and individual firm [they hope] to join." (Note: I originally mentioned Eric Turkewitz as a frequent critic of young attorneys; although he's blogged on the "slackoisie," I really meant Scott Greenfield, who coined the phrase "generation of entitled narcissists," per Mr. Turkewitz.)
Hull/Oliver's response was that law is a tough business and that it would be better to sift out our generation's psychologically fragile "lames" and "weenies" before they graduate law school and weaken the ranks of the profession any further. This argument, based on the unstated presumption that lawyers should aspire to and prepare for practice in a private firm with corporate clients, ignores the fact that Type-A obsessiveness is not necessarily an asset in every area of the law. For instance, I'm not sure you'd want your collaborate divorce attorney to be a wallpaper-chewing workaholic.
What's more, LP's post correctly presumes that there are people in law school, or already finished with law school, who aren't going to do well in certain work environments common in law practice, and from that premise simply concludes that law schools should work to give those people, already on their way to becoming lawyers, the self-knowledge to help them find appropriate niches.
That said, WAC? isn't wrong when it states that lawyering is in most instances a tough, stressful and competitive profession, and it is becoming even moreso as the legal industry struggles with the recession. Given that, why even go to law school in 2010? At Above the Law, editor David Lat offers "In Defense of Going to Law School." It's a valiant effort, but by his third bullet point–"What else are you going to do with yourself?"–it's clear that the pro-law-school argument is a hard one to make at present.
(Oh and if you're wondering why we young lawyers are such entitled weenies: like everything else, it's probably the legal system's fault in the first place. See Walter Olson's post on Overlawyered entitled "Courts Reward Helicopter Parents.")
Back to those of us already through the law-school wringer: if Biglaw increasingly disdains newly minted JDs, where should we bother to look for jobs? Document review is always an option. The pay is decent, and the low level of accountability and countless hours spent in front of a computer works well for this apparently lazy, tech-obsessed generation. There's even a slim chance that the pay rate is about to go up. A New York contract attorney is suing Labaton Sucharow, claiming that the firm was required to pay him overtime for any hours worked over 40 per week.
There are two ways this case can go. Either it gets thrown out because New York state recognizes the Fair Labor Standards Act's professional exemption for lawyers, or the court holds that document review is not actually considered the practice of law. Don't count on the latter, though–especially not in the Southern District of New York.
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Our countdown of our favourite films of 2012 arrives at the cinematic revival of The Muppets...
Soaring back onto the big screen for the first time since Muppets From Space, The Muppets finally made it to the UK in 2012. It was worth the wait. It's made it up this high in our top ten films of the year poll amongst our writers not necessarily by earning lots of first place placements, but instead by appearing on so many people's top five lists somewhere. Ladies and gentlemen, The Muppets...
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The Muppets
The decision by Disney to keep the UK waiting an extra three months for the British release of The Muppets has had, you might have noticed, an unexpected side effect. Whilst the film is ostensibly a 2011 release, it didn't make it to the UK until February 2012. And given that our criteria for film of 2012 is centred around British cinema release dates, The Muppets not only qualifies, but it's gatecrashed our annual top ten.
Given how well the film eventually went down, it's somewhat surprising that it was all such a struggle to get it greenlit in the first place. Jason Segel has spoken of how he spent six or seven years trying to get the film made, along with his frequent collaborator Nicholas Stoller. Even when it became clear from the first trailers that what they'd put together was working, there were still criticisms (Frank Oz remained less impressed, albeit relatively quietly, both before and after the film's release).
However, it's hard to think of a film that's delighted so many segments of the audience as well in 2012 as The Muppets. As an introduction to the characters, the film was excellent. As a respectful reintroduction to the big screen for those who grew up with The Muppets, the film was brilliant. It's not perfect, certainly. A little less time with the humans, and a drop more with the Muppets wouldn't have hurt (although the pairing of Jason Segel and Amy Adams was excellent). And there's an argument that the narrative itself was hardly groundbreaking.
Yet it worked, and worked incredibly well. There are so many highlights to The Muppets too, from the witty script, to the wry asides and the selective playing around with the fourth wall (something that The Muppets can get away with where others can't). Some of the cameos - Mickey Rooney, for instance - are very welcome too.
However, there are two things we particularly want to highlight. Firstly, the brilliant, brilliant songs from Bret McKenzie. He won an Oscar for Man Or Muppet, but take another look and listen at the opening number, Life's A Happy Song, which is arguably the best of the lot. Like the finest of Disney songs, it carries its storytelling load, while also sticking in your head for a long, long time afterwards. The best summation of it that we saw was a YouTube comment, which sadly we can't track down. But basically, the gist was someone was telling the story of how they went to see the film for a second time, and was singing quietly to Life's A Happy Song. The lady next to him asked if it was a famous song. His reply? It will be in a month or so.
McKenzie's work on The Muppets is priceless, frankly, and there's not a song where he puts a foot wrong.
We'd also point to the massively rousing finale, for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it was a proper punch-the-air ending. Secondly, we found ourselves willing for something that good to happen. By the time Amy Adams utters the legendary words "Mahna Mahna", we could have walked straight into the sequel there and then.
It'd be wrong to talk about The Muppets without giving due credit for the best marketing campaign for a film we've seen in some time. If you think about it, said campaign dates back to the release of The Muppets singing Bohemian Rhapsody back at the end of 2009. That's a full two-year build up, the highlights of which remain the priceless Twilight-inspired posters, as well as the numerous trailers.
A sequel, as you probably know, is now in the works, and set for release in late 2013. Already, it seems to have proven divisive, by the decision to cast Ricky Gervais as the film's human lead. Reaction to this choice has veered wildy, but we think it'd be folly to write Gervais off. His performances in Ghost Town and Cemetery Junction suggest greater range than he's given credit for, and also, the fact that director James Bobin and co-writer Nicholas Stoller remain on board suggest that The Muppets 2 is in safer hands than it's being given credit for.
For now, though, The Muppets is the film that fans of the felted collective thought they'd never see, especially as they trailed out of screenings of the hugely underwhelming Muppets From Space. It's to the immense credit of Jason Segel that he not only championed the project, but he – along with Nicholas Stoller and James Bobin - delivered on it too. Few films have managed to generate quite as many smiles in UK cinemas this year as The Muppets, and it's ample proof that sometimes, old school really never goes out of fashion.
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LOVED The Muppets! Their best output since the death of Jim and it made me smile from start to finish.
I'm sorry, but the music really isn't that good. All of the songs are incredibly simple, and the lyrics lacking any kind of subtlety or poetry. Man or Muppet has almost nothing to it, just the same phrase repeated ad nauseum (with only one or two musical ideas repeated but just getting louder). Life's A Happy Song is the same chorus repeated throughout, there is NOTHING more to it than four lines of easy sentiment. All the lyrics through the film are lazy and uninspired; Look at 'Pictures in My Head'. It's got meaningless lines all the way through, 'sometimes even frogs have rainy days' has no context, and so is an empty sentiment. Also, it rhymes grey with days and hope with jokes. And 'out' with 'without'.
Plus, not a song where he puts a foot wrong? How about the drab 'Me Party', hastily whacked together to give Amy Adams and Piggy something to do.
They were even too lazy to come up with enough original songs to complete the film. How else do you explain using 'Built This City' instead of a new song? Or relying on sentiment to take up time in the film with Mahna Mahna? (Rainbow Connection is fine, because it served a narrative function).
Argh. Sorry for the rant, but compare it with the beautifully complex music of The Great Muppet Caper, or The Muppet Christmas Carol, or even Muppet Treasure Island. There was substance to those songs, there was life. There was poetry.
I like the bit where you criticise people who spent seven years getting a film made for being lazy.
'Beautifully complex'? I will sing the praises of this and The Muppets Christmas Carol to the ends of the Earth, in good measure because of their music, yet It Feels Like Christmas and Thankful Heart aren't complex, neither are Life's A Happy Song and Man Or Muppet, and it is BECAUSE OF THIS that their simplicity flourishes so magnificently. You don't have to read into every line here, that's the beauty of it, songs are rarely poetry when you actually think about them!
You thought the Muppets was better than The Hobbit???? Wow, am I still asleep???
You thought the Muppets was better than Skyfall??!?!?!? Are you on drugs??? I loved The Muppets, but I'm afraid you lose all credibility on this list.
There's one thing that made The Muppets stand out above any film I've seen in the cinema for years. Glancing around I saw people genuinely involved at an emotional level with this wonderful film; singing along (or at least mouthing the words) to Rainbow Connection, hiding tears during Pictures In My Head, cheering at the end... they may only be felt and stitches but Kermit and the gang brought more heart to the screen than anything we've seen for a long, long time. Add in it being a comedy that was actually funny (!) and a genuine family film and you have a great, great movie well worthy of its place here IMO.
It's the Muppets. They don't need poetry - look at Fozzie. He's hardly poetic.
One of my films of the year. I've never come out of the cinema with as big a smile as I did after the Muppets.
It's a shame that they've already ruined the sequel by casting someone whose whole persona is how cynical they are, which is the opposite of the Muppets ethos.
Not the actual plot or the characterisations or anything, just the music and lyrics.
(I have my own personal gripes with the characterisations, such as how for a group of characters that emphasise the fact that they're a family, they're sure keen to expunge almost every part of their family that came after the original series)
Thankful Heart and It Feels Like Christmas have a simple sentiment, yes, but lyrically and musically there is SO much more to It Feels Like Christmas and Thankful Heart than A Happy Song (an Empty Song) or Man or Muppet. Simple those two are, but in an insipid, utterly uninspired way.
Surely the best film of 2012!
I couldn't bring myself to care enough about the muppet movie to write that long of a post. It just didn't move me, and I grew up watching the Muppet Show on TV. It didn't feel special at all. I was disappointed, but I'm glad that others found it more enjoyable.


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The Laguna Phuket Summer Family Festival explodes into action again this year with another four-month carnival of spectacular fun, extra benefits and added value for all Laguna hotel guests.
From its launch on 25 June until 31 October at the luxury Thai resort on beautiful Bang Tao beach, guests can enjoy these benefits:
The popular Kidz Fun Zone, professionally operated by Quest Laguna Phuket Adventure, offers daily morning (10am-12pm) and afternoon (2-5pm) activities during the Summer Family Festival until 22 August, including Wacky Games, Sports Skills, Little Chefs, Treasure Hunts, Wet 'n' Wild and Adventure Antics, as well as high ropes activities and rock climbing in the Quest forest ? for just THB200 per session after the introductory free session.
Fun-packed evening activities and entertainment are staged in and around the Festival marquee in Canal Shopping Village, at the heart of the Laguna Phuket resort.
A Kidzole flying trapeze, bouncy castle, visits by baby elephants, Kidz Lounge with movies and video games, and much more will keep the youngsters occupied while parents kick back in the Festival Beer Tent with Happy Hour bar prices, barbecue fare, music and entertainment, and live telecasts of international sporting events.
The Laguna Phuket Summer Family Festival was a runaway success last year, with hundreds of Laguna guests and local residents flocking to the daily events and festivities.
Quest?s Kidz Fun Zone proved particularly popular, with one parent commenting: ?Our child loved going to the Fun Zone, he wants to come back next year, as we do. It's a wonderful thing for the children and parents. I will highly recommend to all our friends back home. The Fun Zone team are all wonderful.?
Another popular attraction this year is set to be renowned Australian artist and designer Christopher Hogan - scheduled to reprise his role as the Laguna Phuket Summer Family Festival Artist-in-Residence, with daily art classes for children and adults.
For more information, schedule of events and details on promotions please visit: www.lagunaphuket.com/familyfestival
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Leon Leyson was number 289, the youngest on the list. The list that would eventually mean life for more than a thousand Jews. Leon was Number 289 on Schindler's list. His powerful memoir, The Boy on the Wooden Box tells his story to the young people of today what it was like surviving the Holocaust. The reader sees this horrific time through the eyes of a child. His youthful perspective brings a powerful message of survival and humanity. Leon was only a boy during WWII, spending most of his years from 10-19 in Jewish ghettos, work, concentration and displaced persons camps. The hunger, loss, pain and suffering are real. Separated for months at a time from his family, Leon found the will to survive inside of him. If you are a reader at 40 or a child at 10 reading this book, you will feel the struggle. You will hold your breath as the family is forced to separate. You will wonder how evil can exist. You will wonder if Leon ever sees the faces again of his brothers. Share this book with your children or students.
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Film adaptations of three recent novels and one middle school classic are scheduled for release this fall. Why not take advantage of summer reading season to read, or perhaps re-read, the books that have inspired these upcoming movies:
The Giver by Lois Lowry - August 15 release
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn - October 3 release
The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks - October 17 release
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins - November 21 release
The arresting photo on the cover of this book caught my eye and I was quickly drawn into the quirky world of George Ohs, who called himself The Mad Potter.
Born in Biloxi, Mississippi in 1871, George Ohs was a largely self-taught potter, making items like no one had ever seen before. It wasn't until long after his death that the art world came to appreciate what he called his "mud babies."
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Missing May is a bitter-sweet story about the after-effects of coping with the death of a most-beloved wife and stepmother named May. For many years May and Ob, her husband, a disabled Navy veteran, lived in Deep Water, West Virginia in a rusty old trailer. They were a childless couple until they met Summer, a distant relative who became parentless at the age of six, and who was subsequently "adopted" by May and Ob.
The story begins after May's death. May was a very loving woman and both Ob and Summer grieve so desperately that they attempt to find May's spirit. Cletus Underwood, a kid from Summer's seventh grade class, befriends Ob and senses Ob's despair. He tells Ob and Summer about a Spiritualist in a nearby county, so, Ob, Summer, and Cletus begin a quest to find The Reverend Miriam B. Conklin, Small Medium at Large. Do Ob and Summer find what they're looking for to quell their sadness? You will discover the truth after reading this inspirational story that received the 1993 John Newbery Award.
Some little boys want a family dog, some parents don't want a family dog. Hal Fenton is one of those boys who desperately wants a dog for a birthday present, but his wealthy parents Donald and Albina do not want one. To pacify their son they rent a dog for the weekend; the Easy Pets Dog Agency in London is just the place. Myron and Mavis Carker, owners of the agency, do it for profit, not for the love of dogs. Kayley is the kind teenage caretaker of the dogs. Kayley finds a mongrel, brings it to the agency, and names him Fleck, and pronounces him a rare breed: a "Tottenham" terrier. The Fentons rent Fleck for the weekend. Fleck and Hal are inseparable, that is, until Albina returns Fleck.
Let the adventure begin! Hal and his pal kidnap the dogs at the agency and begin a journey to his grandparents home near the coast of England, all the while being pursued for the tremendous reward offered by Hal's parents. The delightful story of Fleck, Otto, the St. Bernard, Li-Chee, the Pekinese, Francine, the poodle, Honey, the rough-haired collie, and even Queen Tilly, the Mexican hairless, is both harrowing and heart-warming. Do they make it to their destination? Read it and find out!
This is the last book written by Eva Ibbotson who passed away in October 2010 at the age of 85.
This book is the story of Sam Lewis and the events that unfold during the 33 Minutes until Morgan Sturtz kicks his butt at recess (and then around 60 more minutes of aftermath). The author speaks directly to his tween audience, and gets it right. The voice of middle school is heard loud and clear over food fights, fire alarms and friendships. It's funny, fast paced, heart-warming and breaking all at once. It's the perfect book to recommend to kids that are starting to outgrow the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. The lessons in 33 Minutes on friendship and staying true to one's self will stick with the reader long after the worst day of Sam's life and his middle school years have passed. I think it would be awesome to have a teacher like Ms. Z who can say: "This sucks….Wait. Be patient. You're not going to be here forever. And in the meantime, even though you and this place don't fit together so great all the time, be you." Now, a sigh of relief from me that middle school has passed and that authors like Todd Hasak-Lowy are writing realistic books for tweens to read during the transition of middle school. Meet Todd at Bookbug in Kalamazoo on May 5 at 4 pm!
"The suburbs have no charms to soothe the restless dreams of youth," sang Geddy Lee, lead singer of my favorite band Rush when I was a teenager growing up in a Chicago suburb. This is not the case in Shaun Tan's book of mini-surreal masterpieces, Tales From Outer Suburbia. In these suburbs, there is a water buffalo that answers questions in an empty lot, a dugong (manatee type creature) that appears on someone's lawn, ICBMs in everyone's backyard, and a man wandering around in a diving suit. I found the stories from Tales From Outer Suburbia to be a little too bizarre at first, but my compulsion to finish books that I've started carried me through until I slowly became enchanted. The stories feature physical manifestations of the hopes and fears of the people who live in these suburbs and they wove their way into my psyche and released strong feelings of wonder, healing, and letting go. The strange story lines somehow open you up and leave you thinking about them long after you have read them. I especially identified with a story about two brothers who have a map of their suburb and decide to walk to where the map ends to see what is there. It reminded me of a 10 mile hike my brother and I took to complete the hiking merit badge. We weren't going to get "out in nature" anytime soon, so we just decided to walk around our Chicago suburb (which, oddly enough, included a stop at the public library to pick up some 8mm films). The experience did have a surreal feeling and it completely changed the way I felt about where I lived. Walking gives you such an intimate connection with your surroundings and it empowered me, as I went to places I had only gone with my parents up to that point. I was so struck by the book that I asked my son if I could read him the extremely short stories before he went to bed. He agreed and loved the stories and I got to have the nice experience of reading aloud to him that I hadn't had in several years and to talk a little bit about what it is like to have an older brother who is always right.


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March 21 — The fire department was dispatched to Sing Lee Alley after a caller reported alarms going off and smelling smoke.
A caller reported an individual driving without a license.
Police arrested Anthony L. Hansen, 34 on charges of domestic violence assault.
A S. Nordic caller reported a camera stolen.
The harbormaster reported a boat alarm at 11:17 p.m.
March 22 — PMP&L reported street lights in the Excel St. area would be off for several days.
A power outage occurred after an eagle struck a power line in the vicinity of Petro Marine. The hour-long outage affected customers from Scow Bay north.
A caller reported suspicious activity at Sandy Beach.
The PVFD responded to a carbon monoxide report on Lumber St.
March 23 — Police and EMS responded to an Ira II street location where a fight was in progress.
Brent Schrey, 25 checked in to serve time.
Kids were reported drinking in a vehicle at 5-mile Mitkof Highway headed into town.
March 24 — A caller spoke with an officer regarding a daughter not coming home.
A caller reported a person driving without an operator's license on Kiseno St.
A caller reported a speeding cab driver.
Sebastian K. Fisher, 25 was cited for speed violation on Sandy Beach Road (35/25)
March 25 — A possible sewer overflow was reported at Magill's Trailer Park.
A caller advised officers of a needle found in the woods.
During this report period there were 2 EMS calls, 4 animal calls and 4 burn permits issued.
March 28 — Youths were reported on the highway with a motor scooter.
Lisa A. Johnston, 53 was arrested on charges of driving with revoked license.
A Lumber St. resident requested assistance after being locked out of their home. The neighbor was able to gain entry to the home.
March 29 — Vanessa K. Miller, 33 was cited for speed 40+/25 zone.
Thomas Lyons, 52 was arrested for parole violation.
March 31 — An extended protective order and stalking order was served on an individual on Haugen Drive.
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April 2 — A caller reported a truck causing damage to the construction area on Nordic Drive.
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Categories: General Date: Jul 14, 2012 Title: Action Packed night on Central Iowa Farm Store Night at the Races
Marshalltown, Iowa (July 13, 2012) – A light rain shower came early in the afternoon but didn't spoil the Friday Night racing action at the Marshalltown Speedway during Central Iowa Farm Store Night which also was taking part of the Central Iowa Fair. There was great 3 and 4 wide racing all night long in heats and features.
Marshalltown, Iowa (July 13, 2012) – A light rain shower came early in the afternoon but didn't spoil the Friday Night racing action at the Marshalltown Speedway during Central Iowa Farm Store Night which also was taking part of the Central Iowa Fair. There was great 3 and 4 wide racing all night long in heats and features.
Merv Chandler would lead the IMCA Sport Compact feature from start to finish for the 2nd week in a row and take his 9th feature win on Friday nights at Marshalltown. Travis Losenicky was 2nd, Duayne Herb was 3rd, Neil Nabholz was 4th and Josh Keller was 5th.
O'Reilly Auto Parts Mod Lites feature would see Joel Huggins jump to the race lead but it was Mike Morrill taking the lead on lap 2. Morrill would eventually chase down by Josh May and May would lead on lap 13 but it was Morrill getting back when May would slide up the hill. Morrill would take his 5th win of the season at Marshalltown. May came home in 2nd with Dusty Masolini, Joel Huggins and Randy Bryan rounding out the top 5.
The Big 8 Tyre Center IMCA SportMods feature it would be 14 year old Sam Wieben leading the first 2 laps but Jake Strayer would make the move and take the lead away on lap 3. Shortly after the caution would come out for a couple of cars getting together in turn 3. When the race resumed Strayer continue to lead until Racer Hulin made the move to take the lead on lap 6. A lap later the caution came out for Nick Giannetto in turn 4 but Hulin wouldn't let it bother him as he would go on and take his 2nd win of the season at Marshalltown. Strayer was 2nd, Wieben was 3rd, Nick Roberts was 4th and Joel Rust was 5th.
In Toby K's Hideaway IMCA Hobby Stocks feature it was Garrett Eilander taking the early lead before 9th place starter Scott Pippert would work his way up to take the lead on lap 5 from Eilander. Then 2 laps later the caution would fly for a car going off the top side of turn 3 and 4 after that the restart was waved off twice. When the race resumed it was Scott Pippert leading the remaining laps to take his 2nd straight feature win. Eric Larson was 2nd, Eilander was 3rd, Udelhoven was 4th and Eric Knutson was 5th.
The Mike's Hard Lemonade IMCA Stock Cars would see the caution wave before a single lap was completed once the track was clear and the line up correct would try it again. It would be Trent Murphy taking the lead and not looking back as he would lead all 18 laps to take the win. Finishing behind Murphy was Steve Meyer, Damon Murty, Michael Jaennette and Derek Reimer completing out the top 5.
The final feature of the night was Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel IMCA Modifieds feature saw David Brown lead the first lap but he would be passed by his son Kyle Brown on lap 2. Kyle Brown would maintain the lead through the caution lap 4 for Todd Conrad having mechanical issues and come to a stop on the backstretch. Luke Wanninger would catch up and take the lead away on lap 8 and lead the remaining laps to take his 2nd straight feature. Jon Snyder would finish 2nd but also receive first place points because Wanninger is running an IMCA crate test engine. Kyle Brown was 3rd, Jimmy Gustin was 4th and Ronn Lauritzen was 5th.
This Sunday Afternoon the Go-Karts, Quads and Motorcycles will take to the speedway for the Motor Madness at the Central Iowa Fair with racing starting at 1 pm.
Next Friday Night will be Hogeland Auto Plaza Kids Night and also $1,000 to win Modifieds and $500 to win Sport Mods in a draw/redraw format but no track points will be awarded in those 2 classes also racing will be the Stock Cars, Hobby Stocks, Mod Lites and Sport Compacts. Hot Laps at 7 pm and Racing to Follow at 7:30 pm.
For additional information and to follow the season at the Marshalltown Speedway, log on at: http://www.marshalltownspeedway.com/, or follow Marshalltown Speedway on Facebook and Twitter, or call the speedway office at 515-432-4703


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It's not a record any county wants to break.
This past week, the McHenry County Health Department reported the county surpassed its record for number of whooping cough cases with 192 with the highly infectious disease. The former record was set in 2004 with 191 cases.
The outbreak has spread to neighboring counties.
Throughout the Chicago suburbs and the state, whooping cough cases continue to grow. According to a Triblocal article posted Monday, nearly 500 residents in McHenry, Lake and DuPage counties had whooping cough — "the most in more than five years."
The Illinois Department of Health reported 1,019 cases throughout the state as of Thursday, according to Triblocal.
As of Nov. 30, with 164 cases reported in the county, the most cases — 54 — were reported in Cary. The other communities with the most cases in the county included Woodstock with 34 whooping cough cases, Crystal Lake with 20 cases and Lake in the Hills with 15 cases. The health department has graphs detailing the breakdown of other communities affected.
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This comforting Colombian soup recipe comes to us from Carlos Ordoñez, member of the Slow Food Bogotá Convivium. Carlos scoured the country in search of traditional recipes, collecting 2,700 in just one year. This soup is the perfect example of the symbiosis between the indigenous, peasant and Spanish cultures in the country, whose influences intercept to create a delicious result that has become a national favorite.
Ajíaco Bogotano celebrates the biodiversity of potatoes using three Colombian varieties. We have suggested alternatives if these are not available. This recipe is part of Recetario latinoamericano de los cocineros de la red de Terra Madre - a collection of traditional dishes from across Latin America, published by Slow Food (in Spanish).
Serves 4
1 large scallion, whole
6 tbsp / 25g fresh coriander, chopped
750g skinless chicken breasts, with bone
Salt and pepper to taste
250g Papa Criolla (Solanum phureja), or another creamy yellow potato such as small Yukon Golds or Yellow Fingerling, peeled and cut into cubes
500g Papa Pastusa (Solanum tuberosum), or another large white potato such as Russet, peeled and cut into cubes
375g Papa Sabanera (Solanum tuberosum), or another small purple potato, peeled and cut into cubes
2 medium ears fresh corn, cut into 3 pieces
2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
¾ cup / 50g guascas* leaves
¾ cup / 180ml heavy cream
¾ cup / 120g capers, rinsed
2 avocados, peeled and sliced
Tie the stems of scallion and coriander with cotton thread and place them in a large pot along with 2L water, the chicken breasts, salt and pepper. Bring to the boil and cook over a medium heat for 25 minutes until the chicken is cooked and tender. Remove chicken and set aside. Remove the scallion and coriander. Add the potatoes, corn and garlic.
Meanwhile, once the chicken is cool, shred by hand and place at the bottom of serving bowls.
Simmer the soup until the potatoes begin to fall apart and the soup thickens and the corn is tender. Add the guascas and cook for further 5-10 minutes.
Prepare separate serving plates for the capers, cream and avocado in the middle of the table so your guests can garnish their soups. Ladel on top of shredded chicken and enjoy!
*Guascas is a common herb in Colombia and can be found in some Latin supermarkets. It is also known as Mielcilla (Costa Rica), Galinsoga (NZ), gallant soldier (USA), and Potato weed. If not available, replace with 2 bay leaves and 2 tbsp chopped parsley.
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- Cold War - the global conflict between capitalist and communist systems that took place from 1946 to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991
- Detente - French for "relaxation," the easing of strained international relations, especially between the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1970s
- Deterrance - efforts made to prevent or deter the use of force by another power
- Escalation - increasing the scale, scope, or severity of a conflict
- Korean War - the war between North and South Korea, with the involvement of the United States, China, and other countries, that began in 1950 and ended with a cease-fire in 1953
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Quote:I'm wondering just how much smaller brighter and different it was when Messier cataloged it on sept 12, 1758.
Quote:Here is an interesting graphic showing the very visible expansion of the crab's visible gas cloud between 1973 and 2000:http://spiff.rit.edu/classes/phys231/crab/crab.html
Quote:Here is an interesting graphic showing the very visible expansion of the crab's visible gas cloud between 1973 and 2000: http://spiff.rit.edu/classes/phys231/crab/crab.html
Quote:The general assumption is that M1 has been expanding at a fairly constant rate since the light of its progenitor's explosion reached us in 1054. That would make it about 700/960 = 73% of its current size by linear measure.
Quote: Very interesting link - especially reference to the old 36" Crossley reflector may me think Mayall's spectra of the Crab expansion was old too eg in 1938? in Wikipeadia thus...
Using his newly built spectrograph, Mayall was the first to determine the radial velocities of many knots of gas in the Crab Nebula.[17] Using these data and the previously published angular rate of expansion of the nebula, he was able to estimate its distance. Consequently, he became the first person to recognize and demonstrate that the Crab Nebula was the remnant of a supernova observed and recorded in 1054 (SN 1054), rather than a classical nova.[30][31] Walter Baade was instrumental in stimulating and counseling Mayall after around 1939, taking on the role previously filled by Hubble
Quote:I think when M1 extends its contrast and magnitude declines because the nebula is more deluted in space.
But we have an advantage compared to Messier, we have OIII filters !
Quote: I don't think an O-III filter is the filter of choice for M-1. I believe the UHC would be better, or none at all IIRC. I did check out your web page and you have some really nice drawings! Love the scopes too!


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With the primary contest for mayor tightening, more voters are taking a look at Mickey Kearns to see if he's worth supporting. There's not a ton of insightful material on the guy out in the public domain, so I'm writing this post in an effort to fill a bit of the void.
I haven't had a lot of first-hand dealings with the guy, so I can't pretend to offer any deep insights. So I picked the brains of some people I respect who have had more extensive dealings with Kearns to see what they think of him.
Here's what I came away with:
Kearns has been a decent first-term Council member, but he's still got a lot to learn about city government.
He's no dummy, but not the sharpest knife in the drawer, either.
He has, however, shown a healthy curiosity about issues and displayed a willingness to learn.
For example, he's traveled to Chicago, Milwaukee and Toronto to learn how those cities developed their waterfronts, to the Midwest to learn about ethanol production and to Rochester to see how it delivers services in the neighborhoods.
Kearns has displayed a reformist streak, at least by Common Council standards. He was one of the co-sponsors of a bill aimed at protecting city workers from pressure to work on political campaigns. He's been a leading critic of the way the city spends block grant funds. He was one of the councilmen serving on the Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency board who opposed Brown's push to award a waterfront hotel project to a development team headed by Jim Pitts. And he's big on revamping the city's building and planning codes to make it easier to do business in the city.
He's shown a willingness to take unpopular stands, as evidenced by his taking on Brian Higgins on the reconstruction of Route 5.
He's part of the Council majority that often clashes with Brown and is especially tight with Mike LoCurto, who represents the Delaware District.
While he points to Jimmy Griffin as his role model, and is a South Buffalo guy through and through, Kearns doesn't have Griffin's nasty streak. Quite the contrary, in fact.
But Kearns does have Griffin's independent streak, bucking the South Buffalo political establishment headed by Higgins to win the South District Council seat in 2007.
While he doesn't have much experience as a legislator, he's gotten a flavor of city government working as a lifeguard and garbage man when he was going to school and later as an aide to then-South District Council Member Dennis Manley. His father was a city firefighter.
If The News were to do another survey asking community, business and political leaders to rate the Council, I suspect Kearns would end up in the middle of the pack, perhaps a tad better, in what is a pretty pedestrian body. But he is hardly regarded as a star.
Is Kearns ready for prime time?
That's not to say Byron Brown was or is, either.
In short, Kearns has shown some progressive sensibilities and comes across as an accessible, decent sort. But he's still pretty green and largely untested. His lackluster campaign for mayor this year is not reassuring.
What voters are left with is a choice between a middling councilman and a middling mayor.
The whole thing leaves me (1) wanting to say "don't blame me, I voted for Gene Fahey and (2) wishing the city's political culture and the Democratic Party that dominates it was producing bright reformers who are ready, willing and able to clean up the mess that is our city.
Don't look for them on this year's ballot, however.
If you want to know more about Kearns, check out the following:
Brian Meyer's profile of Kearns in The Buffalo News
Artvoice report on Kearns campaign appearance in Masten District
Artvoice interview with Kearns
Critique of Kearns' comments in Artvoice interview from blogger Paul Wolf.
Buffalo Rising video with Kearns fielding questions from readers.
Kearns' official campaign Web site
And, finally, the following WNYMediaNet interview with Kearns.
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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japan's exports rose sharply in January, the Finance Ministry said Thursday, though the gain came in below economists' expectations. Exports rose 9.5% from a year earlier, missing a forecast for a 12.5% increase tipped in a Wall Street Journal survey and slowing from December's 15.3% gain. Imports surged 25% year-on-year, roughly the same pace of growth as the previous month, widening the trade deficit to a record ¥2.79 trillion ($27.2 billion) from December's ¥1.302 trillion. The deficit was the 19th shortfall in a row. On a country-by-country basis, Japanese shipments to China rose 13%, exports to the U.S. grew by almost 22%, and those to the European Union gained 20%. The yen lost ground following the data, with the U.S. dollar rising to ¥102.40 from ¥102.30 just before the release.
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PHOENIX — If Carl Crawford isn't ready to play in left field when the Dodgers start their season, top prospect Yasiel Puig won't be taking his place.
Asked whether Puig was under consideration for the Dodgers' opening-day roster, Manager Don Mattingly replied, "Not really, in my mind. If we're going to be realistic about it, it's probably not best for him."


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Bledsoe voted into Patriots Hall of Fame
Former NFL QB Drew Bledsoe has been voted into the Patriots Hall of Fame, the team announced on Monday.
RB Ridley, the Patriots' forgotten pick, ready to contribute
The Patriots used the 73rd overall pick to take RB Stevan Ridley, their second back selected in the draft. Ridley's name was lost in the shuffle when QB Ryan Mallett was chosen next at No. 74.
Patriots No. 9 pick scouting report: DB Malcolm Williams, TCU
The Patriots spent their final pick of the 2011 draft on another defensive back, Malcolm Williams, who admitted he was surprised to get the call.
Patriots place focus on long term
One year after drafting a class that contributed right away, Bill Belichick went with purely developmental prospects in 2011.
Patriots comfortable with pass rushers on roster
It was pretty much a consensus that a pass-rushing defensive end or outside linebacker would be high on the Patriots' priority list heading into the draft, but clearly, Bill Belichick didn't view it that way.
Patriots No. 8 pick scouting report: OLB Markell Carter, Central Arkansas
It took until their eighth pick, and the 29th pick of the sixth round before the Patriots addressed their need for an edge rusher by drafting Markell Carter out of Central Arkansas.
Patriots No. 7 pick scouting report: TE Lee Smith, Marshall
The Patriots drafted another player who will develop and likely not see the field much in 2011, Marshall TE Lee Smith.
Patriots No. 6 pick scouting report: OT Marcus Cannon, TCU
The Patriots made another value pick by drafting Marcus Cannon in the fifth round, a player who was once projected to go late in the first round.
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Fantasy outlook: QB Ryan Mallett
One of the most surprising picks of the draft was QB Ryan Mallett heading to New England, and he won't have any fantasy value for a couple years.
Fantasy outlook: RB Stevan Ridley
Similarly to Shane Vereen, Stevan Ridley could get some touches in Bill Belichick's rotating backfield, but he will be hard-pressed to get fantasy points.
Fantasy outlook: RB Shane Vereen
California's Shane Vereen gets the first shot to be a member of Bill Belichick's split backfield in New England, which automatically diminishes his fantasy value.
A stunning pick, but Mallett makes a ton of sense for Patriots
Ryan Mallett's slide through the draft ended with the Patriots, and Bill Belichick may have completed another Draft Day steal.
Patriots make third trade; get Raiders' '12 second-round pick
The Patriots made their third trade of the 2011 NFL draft, trading their third- and fourth-round picks this year for the Raiders' 2012 second-round pick.
Patriots No. 5 pick scouting report: QB Ryan Mallett, Arkansas
The Patriots made maybe the draft's biggest surprise by taking Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett with the 74th overall pick.
Mankins is active for the Pats.||||||| Mankins was questionable with ankle and calf injuries.
After practicing in a limited capacity all week, Mankins and standout rookie right defensive end Chandler Jones are both listed as questionable for Monday night's much-hyped matchup against the first-place Houston Texans (11-1), a game with major playoff ramifications for both teams.||||||| "Just got out there a little bit this week and tried to move around. We'll see where it goes from today," said Mankins, who injured his ankle in the second half of New England's victory over Buffalo on Nov. 11 and has missed the last three games. "We were just trying to do as much as we can. I can't do everything yet, so I guess we might find out Monday."
Mankins is active for Sunday's game versus Denver.||||||| He had been out with a hip injury.
The Patriots are without Mankins on Sunday against Buffalo.||||||| Mankins is nursing a hip injury.
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft wanted to keep Logan Mankins with the team for a long time. It looks as if he got his wish. The three-time Pro Bowl guard who missed the first seven games last season because of a 4 1-2-month contract holdout has agreed to a six-year deal with the team, according to ESPN.||||||| Neither the Patriots nor Mankins' agent, Frank Bauer, responded to requests for comment. Earlier Wednesday, Kraft said Mankins, entering his seventh season, probably would be signed soon, hopefully to be a Patriot for the rest of his career. Mankins played the last nine regular-season games and one playoff game last season and was chosen for the Pro Bowl. The Patriots made him their franchise player in February.


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At Florida State: Will get a good look in preseason drills since interior defensive line appears to be where FSU is most inexperienced heading into 2004...will battle for playing time behind seniors Charles Howard and Travis Johnson...should get a chance at playing time as a redshirt freshman this year.
2003: Redshirted along with most of his signing class.
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High School: Attended Chattahoochee High School in Georgia...interior defensive lineman who combines strength and explosive quickness...SuperPrep's No. 17 defensive tackle from Georgia...recorded 85 tackles and 11 sacks as a senior...also caught eight passes for 150 yards while playing tight end...recorded 70 total tackles and 37 solo stops as a junior...added nine tackles for loss and six quarterback sacks...selected Florida State over Georgia and Louisville.
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Birth Place: Devonshire, England, GB
Agutter began her career studying ballet. After her film debut, she was in demand for teenager roles and segued to the small screen in the 1965 British serial "Alexander Graham Bell", followed by such other series as "The Newcomers" (1968). Although she played Pamela, the daughter of the flamboyant Gertrude Lawrence (Julie Andrews), in "Star!" (1968), the screen persona of her youth was that of a youth left to her own devices as in the TV serial "The Railway Children" (BBC, 1968), a role she reprised in a 1971 feature and, especially, "Walkabout". She continued in this vein with an Emmy-winning turn in the TV adaptation of Paul Gallico's "The Snow Goose" (NBC, 1971).
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"Music is a distinct art form with the capacity to elicit self-knowledge, and self-actualization a genre that promotes human insight. I believe the music student must be provided with a positive learning environment, a planned sequence of pedagogical development, and an assessment criterion based on behavioral outcomes. As a musician/educator, I am constantly searching for new ideas in the areas of literature and professional growth. This area of growth for me is never ending."
J. Jossim is Director of Bands, Music Education, Instrumental Studies and Associate Professor of Music at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida. Appointed in 1999, Dr. Jossim conducts the Florida Southern College Wind Ensemble, Symphony Band, and teaches courses in conducting, music education and studio oboe. She is also founder and director of the Florida Southern College Middle School Band Symposium and Conductor of the Florida Southern College Band Camp.
A native of Florida, Dr. Jossim received her Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from the University of South Florida (1983). After earning her Masters Degree in oboe performance from the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver (1985), Dr. Jossim was appointed interim conductor of the Lamont Symphony Orchestra. While in Denver she became the Music Director/Conductor of the Broomfield Civic Orchestra and the Golden Youth Symphony. In addition to her orchestral activities she also taught middle school band and general elementary music in the Cherry Creek and Englewood public school systems, also in the Denver area. In 1991 she returned home to Jacksonville, Florida where she was Director of Music at Bishop Kenny High School prior to entering Florida State University where she earned her Ph. D. in Music Education (1999).
In addition to her responsibilities at Florida Southern College she is also senior conductor of the Lakeland based Hollingsworth Winds Concert Band and past president of the Florida College Music Educators Association. Her bands have performed at State Conferences and she maintains an active schedule as a guest conductor and clinician throughout the United States and abroad. She is a member of numerous professional and honorary organizations including Kappa Kappa Psi, Tau Beta Sigma, Delta Omicron, Florida Music Educators Association, Florida Bandmasters Association, College Band Directors Association, Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Beta Mu. She was recently awarded the "Outstanding Contributor Award for Band" by Phi Beta Mu, Omega Chapter.
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Benji told everyone he was a pimp and was bringing 50 hot bitches from Arizona State to his house Saturday night. But when we got there it was just a bunch of dudes watching "The Matrix". We blew that bitch right away and never went back to that wanksta's crib.
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Jack- Yea, I guess it'll be a huge Sausage Fest
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I've been in communication with the City of Imperial Beach regarding regulations currently in place. I have yet to hear from them with a sound solution. As you are aware, we have been asked to take out a $2,000 Appealable Conditional Use Permit, an Appealable Coastal Commission Permit and repair the sidewalks in front of our proposed café site – totaling about $13,000. To me, this doesn't sound fair and isn't a good business decision on my part. We have decided to wait for possibly March when the new zoning laws take effect and in the meantime propose that the city make alterations to the sidewalk as previously represented in their master plan.
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Nice response by Bisping. Put his point across without whining.
I think he had the whining kicked out of him. He was pretty humble after the Hendo fight as I recall as well..
Nice response by Bisping. Put his point across without whining.
Michael Bisping official statement on Belfort's TRT
Michael Bisping official statement on Belfort's TRT - Mixed Martial Arts News
As some of you may know, Ive just got back to Orange County from filming a movie in England. There have been dozens and dozens of interview requests and tweets about the recent news.
Im back in England next week for the UFC on FUEL show, and right now all I really want to do is see my family, especially my daughter, who turned just turned 10 (happy birthday, Elle!). So, I wanted to do a short statement here and then move on to my fight with Alan Belcher, April 27th at UFC 159.
Heres what Ive got to say:
As I said right after the fight, I lost because I made a mistake and Vitor took advantage of it. It sucks. I don't like it, but that was the result. I lost. Bottom line.
Over the past couple years, and even right before the fight, I have made my views on TRT very, very clear. I dont feel that I need to go into depth about it again right now. All I have to add, about this specific instance, is that it is very disappointing that someone who was caught cheating with testosterone in the past, now gets to use testosterone legally. A well known side effect of steroids is that it reduces testosterone, so I don't understand how it would make sense to then grant someone an exemption to then increase testosterone.
All that being said, I am not here to make excuses or cry over spilled milk. I fight in the best organization in the world, The UFC, and am very excited to work and earn a title fight, the right way. That process starts by whooping Alan Belcher's ass at UFC 159 on Saturday, April 27th, live on PPV.
Thanks everyone for their support cant wait to spend some time with British UFC fans in London next week and I will be back, better than ever.
Originally Posted by Qball1974
There's nothing natural about any sport. I have PEDs and TRT in the same boat, if you don't produce either naturally and you NEED or WANT to take them you don't belong in a professional sport. Find another way to make a living IMO.
I feel bad for Bisping now 3rd loss to a TRT patient.
Testosterone is produced by the body and you can have deficiencies much like you can with any hormone or nutrient.
Dianabol, Winstrol, Anadrol or Stanzolol are not naturally occuring.
Medical treatment from an endocrinologist is several shades of grey different than injecting steroids.
The problem is not those who get medical treatment, it is those who will abuse it by not registering with an endocrinologist or the commission.
People like Alistair Overeem.
The testing system is deficient as I have said for years. Organizations won't foot the bill because:
A.) They don't really care - it doesn't affect them, it affects the career of the fighter.
B.) It would take away from the bottomline.
With the commissions, it's only B.
Judging is in the same position as better substance testing/rules and new rules which would benefit the sport.
The money is not in a solution, it is in spreading and infecting the global populous with this burgeoning sport.
Originally Posted by Luc1an
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Originally Posted by CtGreat
I've always seen it as this, as you get older you naturally stop producing testosterone in the same ammounts as when you were younger; especially if you abused steroids in the past. However, as you age in years, you have gained fighting experience throughout those years. That fighting experience is what evens out the playing field with the younger fighters who have fully capable bodies, but minimal fighting experience. TRT IMO gives an unfair advantage for more experienced fighters.
What about guys who have issues due to years of weight cutting and not steroid abuse? Or many of the other issues that a man may need TRT.
TRT is a rather common practice outside of the combat sports and sports world in general. There are many men out there who put on business suits or lab coats ever day that use TRT and never step foot into an octagon. That is why AC's have always allowed it.
I think a lot of you guys think TRT basically gives you a brand new engine to run on. No all TRT does when used correctly is basically replace the old spark plugs.
I would say someone who has been doing martial arts since the age of 5 deserves where they are at moreso than someone who achieves it with the assistance of synthetic testosterone...Apples and Oranges.
and yes fighters are matched based off of performance, and the implementation is the same in that fighter A wouldn't be at the point where he's at in his career, and wouldn't do as well at that point without an unfair advantage.
Originally Posted by Mac
A 42 year old man does not naturally have the same testosterone levels of a 25 year old man so no, TRT does not bring that person to a natural level. So when Henderson uses TRT, is it bringing him to the natural level of a 42 year old or a 20 year old? Does anybody know because I am curious.
There is no way that this many pro atheletes have a legit need for this.
Why is it wrong for a 42 year old man to have the testosterone levels of a 25 year old? Because he has experience too and that is an unfair advantage?
Do you get upset about certain fighters entering the sport with a long history in judo, boxing, wrestling, whatever? Why not? You think it is fair that fighter A is 25 years old and has been training since the age of 5, and fighter B is 25 years old and has only training since he was 20?
The reason why that isn't an issue is because fighters are matched up based on their performance.
If Dan Henderson is found to have low testosterone, and he decides to undergo TRT in order to lead healthier life and be able to continue fighting, I don't see what the problem is.
If you don't like it...
I think the problem with trt is it's based off of a range instead of an average. These numbers are all made up for the sake of an example but let's say fighter 1 has test levels of 300ng/dl and fighter 2 has a level of 280ng/dl.
Now let's say the acceptable range is 300-1300ng/dl. So fighter 1 can't use trt but fighter 2 can. So fighter 2 uses trt and brings his test to the 1300ng/dl max. Is that fair?
I think using an average value and requiring all trt users to fall within 1 standard deviation of the average at all times would be much more reasonable.
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Years ago, I occasionally used to make Printed Circuit Boards using a photographic method that is less common in the DIY community today. The acid-resistant pattern was laid out by hand onto translucent or clear drafting paper using fine black tape for circuit paths and dry transfer patterns for components. This pattern is typically a positive, similar to Figure 7, so a negative must be made photographically for the process to work. The end result is that the negative's acetate sheet is clear where copper should remain after etching. This photographic work formerly was done in a darkroom, but today, creating the negative can be done using a computer printing to a transparency sheet. I don't discuss the process here, but an example is shown in Figure 8.
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Figure 8. Layout Negative
Next, the prepared negative pattern would be affixed on a copper laminated board that has a light-sensitive diazo-type emulsion as a top layer. Exposing the prepared PCB to ultra-violet light would alter the properties of the exposed (clear) areas that received the ultra-violet light. Washing the exposed board in a chemical developer dissolved the exposed portions of the emulsion, leaving intact the emulsion that was under the black portions of pattern on prepared negative sheet. Many commercial systems still do a modernized variation of this process as do some serious DIYers.
The casual DIY community has, thankfully, adopted a new and much easier method of PCB layout for medium-density layouts. High-density layouts still should use the photographic process. The new DIY PCB layout process is commonly called the toner transfer method, because a laser printer is involved. Thankfully, the old paste-up tape and dry-transfer component patterns are a thing of the past. Computer software is now available for the DIY community that takes software-designed schematics as input and produces a representative PCB layout (Figure 7 was produced by such software).
As I mentioned earlier, a number of PCB design software programs exist, but I'm focusing on the open-source PCB program of the gEDA project by geda-project.org here. An example of an in-progress gEDA PCB layout is shown in Figure 9, and its final output is a positive similar to Figure 7.
Figure 9. gEDA PCB Layout in Progress
The positive of Figure 7 needs to be printed in reverse onto a paper that easily will release the toner when heated. Laser printer toner is a finely ground polymer plastic that is fused to the paper by heat. The trick of the "toner method" is to get the toner to transfer from the paper to the copper-laminated board once it is re-heated. A big part of the secret here is the type of paper you use.
Several paper solutions for the "toner method" exist, and some are better than others. Regardless of the type of paper used, the process is to place the reverse image positive laser print with the toner touching the metal surface of a clean copper-laminated board and then apply heat and pressure to loosen the toner from the paper, permitting it to transfer to and adhere to the copper laminated board. Most DIYers use a common clothes iron as the heat source, although a laminating machine designed for identification cards is successfully used with one commercial product that I'll talk about later.
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The link to the source code and design schematics just refers to the google code homepage :)
What a great article!
Are you familiar with Instructables.com? They have many Arduino projects. I think this would be a great submission.
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