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Jon Entine, Contributor
I write skeptically about science, public policy, media and NGOs.
Jon Entine, author of Taboo: Why Black Athletes Dominate Sports and Why We're Afraid to Talk About It," takes stock of the DNA London Olympics–where, as usual, African-descended athletes swept the running events while whites and Asians dominated in the water sports, field competition and strength events. What's going on here?
Segregation was on display in London over the past two weeks–which, surprisingly, should spark no concerns and may even help educate us all about the wonders of human biodiversity. Let me explain.
Led by 100-meter world record holder Usain Bolt, Jamaican men swept the sprinting events at the London Olympics. It was a stunning feat for the small Caribbean nation. But as part of a broader trend, it's hardly surprising. Runners of West African descent are the fastest humans on earth.
For decades, a bushel of developing countries—Jamaica, Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Kitts, Barbados, Grenada, Netherlands Antilles and the Bahamas in the Caribbean and Nigeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Namibia in western Africa, as single countries, have each produced more elite male sprinters than all of white Europe and Asia combined. Yet West African descended runners are laggards at the longer races.
Remarkably, the story of East African runners is the mirror image of the West African success story. While terrible at the sprints, runners from Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Somalia, along with a sprinkling of North and Southern Africans, regularly dominate endurance running.
And if you are an Asian or white runner? Forgetaboutit.
Unlike the props and costumes required for, say, fencing, or the intense coaching demanded of gymnastics, running requires only that you lace 'em up. Ethiopia's Abebe Bikila proved this quite memorably in the 1960 Rome Olympics, when—shoeless, coachless and inexperienced—he won the marathon.
Running is a natural laboratory for the science of sports. It's empirically driven. There are winners and losers. No soft-headed sociological mumbo-jumbo allowed.
The fact is, over the past fifty years, as the barriers to competition, at least for men, have gradually eroded, and equality of opportunity has steadily spread to vast sections of once poverty-stricken Asia and Africa, one might have expected that running results would have become more democratic. The medal podium should look like a rainbow of racial equality, a United Nations of sports. But just the opposite has happened.
The trends are eye opening: Athletes of African ancestry hold every major male running record, from the 100 meters to the marathon. (Although these same trends hold for female runners, the pattern is more dominant among male runners. This analysis focuses on men because the playing field for them is far more level, as social taboos remain that restrict female access to sports in many parts of the world.) Over the last seven Olympic men's 100-meter races, all 56 finalists have been of West African descent. Only two non-African runners, France's Christophe Lemaire, who is white, and Australia's Irish-aboriginal Patrick Johnson, have cracked the top 500 100-meter times. There are no elite Asian sprinters—or, intriguingly, any from East or North Africa.
Surely the slave trade from centuries gone by needs to be acknowledged for its role in shaping the success of today's African-Americans and Caribbeans on the track.
When Africans were taken from their native land to America and the Caribbean, it was the physiologically superior people who were targeted. The Africans who were – dare I say? – "faster, stronger, higher" were the ones who would bring the best price for slave-traders, so they were the ones taken from their homeland, and ultimately became the antecedents of most African-Americans and Caribbeans today.
Therefore, through the horrible practice of slave-trading and the "artificial selection" that entailed, today's black Americans/Caribbeans are somewhat "genetically blessed". Our social history has shaped (some of) our racial physiologies today.
"The Africans who were – dare I say? – "faster, stronger, higher""
NHANES 2003-06: 178,0 cm in black males aged 20-39 years? That's pretty mediocre in today's Europe. Or do you have some different sources? What about highlanders from the Dinaric Alps (186 cm), Dutch (184 cm), Lithuanians (181,3 cm), Czechs (181,0 cm), Serbs (180,9 cm), Danes (180,6 cm) and other European nations?
It seems to me that you miss many things concerning athletics and sports in general. What about if you compared the average physique of a basketball player to that of a high jumper? And what about American football? Do the players resemble sprinters? Or do they resemble hammer throwers and wrestlers? Are 800/1500 m runners as tall and heavy as 5-10 km runners? What about if your readers were interested in these questions? Should they dare to ask or not? Well, they shouldn't, because the ideological construction of TABOO could crumble like a house of cards.
What you are still missing is the fact that today's athletics doesn't represent top global talent. In fact, the level of international competition in some events is apparently hilarious. But to understand this, you would need to know some important anthropometric data that are much harder to collect than superficial anecdotes and stats from US sports.
That's great that you're not scared to acknowledge that racial differences are far more than superficial cosmetic differences, at least as far as physical attributes; but I bet you're not willing to take the next logical step and admit that there are inherent anatomical differences in the brains, nervous and endocrine systems of the races, which cause a significant difference in the behavioral and intellectual attributes of the races.
Kindly note Namibia is in South West Africa :)
Scientific racism never seems to die out. It is especially ridiculous after the dixcovert of DNA African Americans have white ancestry and about 15% have Native American ancestry. Those few whose genetic contributions that hail completely from Africa are an admixture of numerous ethnic groups. Caribbean people are even more mixed because of the genetic contribution of the aboriginal people of the islands, the shortage of white women in the West Indies and the white colonial aristocracy's tendency to breed their own "stock." After emancipation some of the South Asian indentured servants married black natives.
Black people have made headway in "traditionally white" sports like golf, fencing, tennis swimming, diving, water polo and gymnastics, how does this racist twaddle explain that? Individual, genetics, opportunity, resources and hard work make a good athlete. Put scientific racism in the dustbin of history next to eugenics where it belongs.
It seems that your article is more about the problems associated with political correctness than anything else. You employ straw-man arguments to set up your points (i doubt most people in 2012 believe that Kenyans are fast because they run a lot, or west Africans want it more), then make facile generalizations based on, seemingly, wikipedia and the NBC Olympic channels. Running and weightlifting were obvious choices for your argument, genetics (which is already well known to account for the physical differences between groups of people) play the a much larger role in these specific events. The problem is that your argument eventually falls flat. For example, Your logic would suggest that Gabby Douglas must have some Chinese ancestry, doesn't it? Your comment that an African will never win a swimming event is curious (what percentage of the African population has even engaged in competitive swimming?). What peer reviewed journal can I read that study in, or did you just google 'African poor swimmers." My point is, if you are tying to make social commentary, then fine (rather mundane, but fine). However, don't try to razzle-dazzle me with some sloppy, half-A#@, "science," to justify rather unsophisticated conclusions.
I wish I could get every persons of African descent who love sports to read this article, and tell me what this article is really saying…. They still trying to figure out the gods..The problem is that the gods think their human just like the scientist. So what… right? Well, I thought this was an interesting article that tells me how Godly me and my people really are…compared to "Other Races" on the planet and our use this article as an example of modern day Eugenics being used in the Modern Era.
I can assure you that West African dominance in the sprints is of dietary origin.
As an athlete I can't elaborate as I would be giving away a vital competitive advantage.
How is that Black athlete's dominate sports when White & Asian people dominated strength, field & swimming events. Idiot.
And when will you finally start your research? Or will you stay at your stories from NBA and MLB?
What landlocked nation with only 10 million people has won nine Olympic gold medals in men's water polo? The answer, believe it or not, is Hungary. No other country, no matter how large or how successful their swimmers, has won more than 4 golds in this sport. Yet it's hard to imagine that people from this country have some inherited "edge" in the water; after all, Hungarians have never won an Olympic medal in a team swimming event!
Nonetheless, many observers of athletic competition claim that when members of a "population" (ethnic group, country, region, continent) are unusually successful in a sport, they most likely have some kind of genetic advantage.
The primary problem with such an approach to sports dominance (or virtual absence) is that it does not help us understand hundreds of examples. Whatever its initial appeal, population-genetics has minimal explanatory power for athletic achievement.
For starters, it cannot explain how a population (like Hungary) can be dominant in one sport (like water polo) and underachieve in another (like swimming) with a related skill set. It cannot explain why the United States can be dominant in men's swimming races for decades, but win only one Olympic gold medal in men's water polo (in 1904 when no other countries competed); why Canada (33.8 million) can be significantly over-represented in the NHL but severely under-represented in men's figure skating; or why South Korea (48.6) can have a hegemony in one women's archery competition (Recurve) but be invisible in another (Bare Bow).
Likewise, a theory of population-genetics cannot explain the incredible Olympic success of Norway (4.7 million), which has won more gold medals (107) and more total medals (303) in the winter Olympics than the United States (87 and 253). Yet does anyone seriously think that Norwegians have some innate physical advantage in winter sports? I hope not.
On the flip side, a theory invoking DNA cannot explain why another Scandinavian nation, Denmark (5.5 million), has done so poorly at the winter Olympics, where it has won only one medal (a silver in curling in 1998). Do Norwegians and Danes come from significant different genetic stock? Is anyone checking?
By the same token, population-genetics can't help us understand why various populations with West African roots are practically invisible in so many athletic competitions. According to those who favor a population-genetics approach, having that particular ancestry provides athletes with significant physical advantages, especially in sports that involve running and jumping, where an abundance of fast-twitch muscles are supposedly required for success. Yet only a handful of 9.7 million Haitians have played in the Major Leagues, the NBA, or the NFL.
Brazil (200 million) has done extremely well in World Cup soccer, men's and women's volleyball, and Mixed Martial Arts, but has had little success in any other sport, even though it has over 90 million inhabitants with West African ancestry. No Brazilian has ever played MLB; only one has made it to the NFL; only 10 have played in the NBA; only two (one man and one woman) have ever won a Grand Slam tennis championship; only two have been boxing champions; and only 23 have won an Olympic gold medal in any summer or winter event. How can Brazil's severe underachievement in so many fast-twitch-muscle sports be explained by an appeal to DNA?
We can ask the same question about tiny Jamaica (3 million), which wins more than its share of Olympic gold medals in track, even beating powerhouses like the Americans, but is practically invisible in other sports. Jamaicans currently hold world records in only three closely related events, the men's 100, 4 x 100, and 200. All 12 medals that Jamaica won in London came in sprinting events, and 11 of these involved the two shortest distances. Though 97% of Jamaicans have West African ancestry, only four have ever played Major League Baseball; only two have made the NBA.
This pattern is followed with The Dominican Republic (9.8 million), which has sent more players to MLB than anywhere besides the United States. 84% of Dominicans have some West African ancestry, but their homeland has never qualified for the World Cup and garnered only six Olympic medals. Only four Dominicans have played in the NFL, only five in the NBA.
As surprising as it sounds, the case is similar even with African Americans (42 million), who have gained worldwide attention for their over-representation in five highly visible sports (track, baseball, basketball, football, and boxing) for many decades, but are hard to find in dozens of other competitions, including those that are universally available and inexpensive, like billiards, bowling, Frisbee, martial arts, skateboarding, soccer, volleyball, wrestling, and X games. In addition, only a handful of black Americans have made a living kicking or punting a football, or throwing or catching a pitch. Of course, none of this can be explained by population genetics.
Nor can the fact that African Americans (13.6% of the U.S. population in 2013) are no longer dominant in baseball, boxing, or even track, as they were for so many years. This ethnic groups' presence in MLB has dropped from 19% in 1986 to 8.3% in 2013, so black American are currently under-represented in baseball, causing consternation in many quarters. In addition, Eastern European boxers are now dominating the heavyweight division, and champions in the various other divisions currently come from 21 countries and every major continent. Just as significantly, American blacks seem to have lost their edge in professional track. In the 100-meter sprint, for example, only 9 of the top 25 runners of all time are from the United States, whereas 13 are from the Caribbean (although several run for other countries). This sudden shift in African American dominance in three sports calls into question any explanation dependent on DNA or fast-twitch muscles.
For many people, however, the single most important evidence for population-genetics is the long-time hegemony of black Americans in the NBA (80%), and the NFL (65%). But no one seems to notice that fewer than 6% of blacks with West African ancestry live in the United States. Since basketball is now played around the world, proponents of population-genetics, to be consistent, would have to conclude that African Americans must have some physiological advantage over all other "West African" populations, including those from the Caribbean, South America, West Africa, and Europe. To my knowledge, no scientist is looking for such an advantage.
In addition, sudden shifts in athletic domination, like those affecting African Americans, provide strong evidence for nurture over nature, since gene pools cannot change in a generation. Consider these examples: France (59 million) and Belgium (10 million) "owned" the Tour de France for 83 years (from 1903 until 1985), but Spain has won 10 times since 1988; Pakistanis had a stranglehold on men's squash from 1951 to 1998 (almost five decades), but, for the past 15 years, Egyptians have been the leading force in that sport and promise to be for many years to come; Canada was dominant in Olympic hockey from 1920 to 1952, winning six of seven gold medals, then the Soviet Union established their own hegemony, winning seven of nine golds from 1956 to 1988. The fact that an identifiable group has, almost overnight, taken over or lost dominance in a particular sport cries out for a cultural/social/political/ethnic explanation.
As does co-dominance by two distinct populations, such as Kenya and Ethiopia in long-distance running. Although these East African nations are contiguous, Yannis Pitsiladis, a biologist at the University of Glasgow who has dedicated the last decade to studying the DNA of athletes, has determined that runners from these two countries are as different genetically as they can be. Furthermore, Pitsiladis has concluded, "whatever specific genes are necessary for endurance, they aren't exclusive to either Ethiopians or Kenyans." (Sports Illustrated, May 17, 2010, p. 62). As Pitsiladis acknowledges, we must look for cultural explanations.
Or look at co-dominance with continents. Teams from South America and Europe have won all 19 World Cup championships and 19 of the last 22 gold medals in Olympic football (soccer). Do South Americans and Europeans have similar genomes that differ from Asians, West Africans, East Africans, and North Americans?
The crucial point in all this bears repeating—we can find hundreds of cases of sports dominance and virtual absence that simply cannot be explained by population-genetics.
Are there really that many examples?
Yes, there are.
In Skeptic magazine (Vol. 16, No. 1, 2010, p. 50), you can find a list of 39 examples of 10 or more consecutive world or Olympic championships won by a particular nation. All of these would certainly qualify as "dominant." Include every instance of significant over-representation (e.g., winning 6 out of 10 Olympic golds), and the total might easily be in the thousands. Except in a handful of these cases, no one (thankfully) has ever bothered to look for a plausible explanation based on inherited DNA.
The fact is that extraordinary athletic achievement by a population (or the opposite) can be explained more plausibly by cultural/political/social/ethnic influences than by built-in physiological differences.
For one such explanation, check out a back copy of the Skeptic article (pp. 44-51) mentioned above.
If I understand you correctly, we can say that body type/physiology plays a significant role in competitive dominance if and only if a sport is accessible to virtually every athlete. Population differences can lead to dominance, in other words, only when the playing field is level for every human phenotype. As you suggest, only a handful of athletic competitions can be considered to be high-access sports with universal availability and minimal equipment and coaching,.
If that is true—and I enthusiastically agree that it is—then we cannot use population genetics to explain hundreds of cases of disproportional success or failure in a wide variety of sports. For instance, we cannot legitimately attribute African Americans' virtual absence from competitive swimming—a low-access sport if ever there was one—to physiology. Nor can we claim that the Chinese over-achieve in gymnastics (which requires hours of expensive coaching) because of body type. In less-than-universally-available sports, something other than differences in DNA is leading a particular population to be significantly over- or under-represented. My question is, what is that "something"?
We can ask that question with tennis, another sport with lots of barriers to participation. As we might expect, the top 100 male players, virtually all Caucasians, come from only 34 countries and four continents (more than ever before, but still nowhere near global). Nevertheless, men's tennis has consistently been dominated for two or three decades by a single population, first England, then Australia, and eventually the United States, all of which are now (severely) under-represented in the sport. In their place, players from a single continent have established dominance in the last few years. Currently, 9 of the top 10, 41 of the top 50, and 73 of the top 100 players in the ATP rankings for 2013 come from Europe. Why?
That situation parallels women's golf, which is even less available globally than tennis—the top 100 females in the LPGA come from only 21 countries and four continents. But we can still find significant over-representation. 54 of these golfers come from only two countries, South Korea and Japan. South Korea alone has 20 of the top 50 spots. If we can't appeal to population genetics, what explains the success of two Asian countries in women's golf?
Their dominance is even more surprising when we notice that the men's tour has no Asian golfers in the top 50 and only two from South Korea and two from Japan in the top 100 of the PGA rankings. But we still find dominance: 25 of the top 50 male golfers are from the United States.
When we take phenotypes off the table, as we must with low-access sports like swimming, gymnastics, tennis, and golf, the key question arises—why are the best athletes not distributed proportionately among the participating populations? This same question can be asked about scores of other sports that are not universally available. For some reason, success is rarely proportional.
The fact is that any size population can temporarily dominate a low-access sport, as illustrated by India/Pakistan in field hockey, Russia in pairs skating and gymnastics, France/Belgium in the Tour de France, South Korea in speed skating, Canada in curling, Hungary in fencing and water polo, Sweden in the bare bow, Finland in the javelin, Norway in the Winter Games, Basques in jai alai, Alaskans in the iditarod, and the Tamahumara people in ultra long-distance running in mountainous terrain.
Conversely, populations can be severely under-represented even when a particular low-access sport is fully available to them: South Koreans in figure skating; Russians in speed skating; Hungarians in swimming races; Asians in men's golf; and Americans in men's tennis. To what can we attribute these anomalies?
Whatever the answer, disproportional distribution seems to be a commonplace in athletics, the natural order of competitive activities, whether the sport is high- or low-access. Unfortunately, population genetics offers an explanation for domination or virtual absence in only a few of these cases.
What we need is a theory that explains significant over- and under-representation in dozens of low-access sports.
I don't believe I am overstating the case about black swimmers. As you yourself acknowledge (in an article called "Blacks and Swimming"), "the barrier to entry for competing at elite swimming is among the highest of any sport because, besides needing a swimming pool, you need sophisticated coaching. Teasing out the degree to which success is based on genetics, as opposed to social or cultural issues, is impossible."
And yet you try to do the impossible. In your response to me, you claim, "We know for certain that Africans have less body fat on average than whites and denser skeletons. These characteristics are significant drags on performance" in elite swimming competitions. However, according to my research, the reality is not quite so, well, black and white. In a meta-analysis of articles comparing the body types of "blacks" (not Africans) and "whites," Dale Wagner and Vivian Heyward acknowledge that "there is a trend in body-composition research to focus on ethnic rather than on racial differences. Nelson and Barondess . . . found that the Middle Eastern subgroup of Chaldeans, who are usually racially classified as white, are more similar in body composition to blacks or African Americans."
Furthermore, Wagner and Heyward indicate, "research supports the notion that there are ethnic differences in body composition within a single race. In a study of body-composition variables in blacks from Nigeria (n = 314), Jamaica (n = 242), and the United States (n = 335), Luke et al . . . found that the trend for both sexes was as follows: United States > Jamaica > Nigeria for the variables of height, weight, waist and hip circumferences, BMI, and %BF. Even more striking was these authors' recent finding that there were large differences in mean plasma leptin concentrations across black populations." Therefore, Wagner and Heyward conclude, "It behooves body-composition researchers to make note of the ethnic and cultural backgrounds of their research subjects."
Indeed, some evidence suggests that the density of bones for males and females of all ages is not inborn but is strongly related to "ethnic and cultural" lifestyle choices, including nutrition, exposure to sunlight, and, especially, weight-bearing activities. According to one online article from Reuters Health, "The more time young men spend engaging in high-impact physical exercise, the greater their bone mineral density." Another study by Spanish researchers "found that young girls who participated in artistic gymnastics had greater muscle mass and bone density than their peers whose activities were limited to gym class." Yet another study found "a continuous positive relation between physical activity and bone density in normal white men" According to Jessica Seaton, "Bones are constantly remodeling. While in space, astronauts' bodies respond to the lack of gravitational stress on the bones by decreasing their bone mass. On the other end of the spectrum, weightlifters experience an increase in bone density due to the stress of the extra weight on the bones. The more stress placed on the bones over a period of time, either through heavy weights and/or by impact, the more the body responds by increasing the bone density."
We cannot rule out the possibility, then, that African Americans have denser bones than other ethnic groups because, on average, members of this population engage in high impact activities more often than their compatriots.
However, we might be able to rule out the possibility that African Americans have trouble swimming fast because "elite black male athletes have lower levels of body fat than whites or Asians." My research suggests that having a tiny percentage of body fat is not necessarily detrimental to swimming prowess. According to Phillip Whitten, "Even with their strong upper-body muscular development, swimmers of all ages carry very little body fat. In fact Olympic swimmers have close to the lowest body fat percentages of any athletes: about 6 percent for men and 12 percent for women." Ironically, as Eric Hansen, University of Wisconsin swim coach, says, "the majority of world class swimmers could be classified as 'sinkers' due to their low body fat percentage"
For example, Michael Phelps is 6'4" and weighs about 187 pounds. One website estimates his body fat at 8%. David Nakamura says that 6'4", 200-pound Ian Thorpe, had "an estimated body fat level of 7 percent." The college coach of Tom Dolan (6'6", 180 pounds) says, "'He has very low percentage body fat, probably 3 or 4 percent." Apparently, having a low body fat percentage does not put a swimmer at a disadvantage.
Moreover, even if we could demonstrate that blacks had a genetic predisposition for denser skeletons and leaner bodies than other groups, no scientific study I found establishes a straightforward relationship between body type and swimming success. On the contrary, in one 20-year-old study, "Relationships among swimming performance, body composition and somatotype in competitive collegiate swimmers," published in The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, William Siders and his colleagues state that their study "failed to indicate that somatotype components were important correlates of sprint swimming performance in collegiate women and men. Body fat was also not an important correlate with performance."
Some experts even claim that fat might actually be a liability for elite swimmers. Hansen, for example, believes, "When trying to move through water at high speeds, body fat rarely can be regarded as an asset." In his opinion, "swimming has evolved to the point where the added buoyancy achieved through an increase in body fat is outdone by the unfavorable decrease in a strength-to-weight ratio" Similarly, Jon Urbanchek, Tom Dolan's college coach, says that, because of Dolan's low body fat, "Tom's got a hydrodynamic advantage for distance swimming . . . He's rather skinny, but that's an advantage because swimming is about overcoming drag."
The available evidence does not lend credence to your claim that dense bones and low body fat help explain why blacks are virtually absent from international swimming competitions. And that's not an overstatement.


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- In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the blueberries, 1/4 cup of water, orange juice, and SPLENDA® Granulated Sweetener. Stir gently, and bring to a boil.
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I didn't need the extra water, I just wisked the cornstarch into the orange juice and the almond extract. I only used a tablespoon and a half of the cornstarch because I read through the reviews and one commented that it was a little too thick. This turned out really well, it was great over homemade whole wheat pancakes. Though I liked the almond extract, I think I'd like vanilla extract better. I'll use that next time.
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This is a yummy basic sauce, and easily adaptable for other kinds of fruit. I've made strawberry and peach versions as well as the blueberry. I don't like Splenda, so I just used about 1/2 c. of plain old sugar. I also swapped vanilla extract for the almond extract, as I find the almond extract flavor a little too strong for my tastes. I originally used this sauce to spoon over slices of a lemon yogurt cake, but it's also fabulous with pancakes and ice cream. My husband even added some to a smoothie and loved it.
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A 48-page report on a four-month investigation by a former state attorney general has found allegations of wrongdoing by Vito Giacalone in his role heading the Gloucester Fishing Community Preservation Fund "without merit" or with no "credible basis."
But in clearing Giacalone of any taint, the report by former Attorney General Scott Harshbarger confirmed finding that the New Bedford brothers, Richard and Raymond Canastra, made a $100,000 loan to a Gloucester fisherman to take his business to the Canastra's auction outlet in Gloucester, on property owned by Giacalone and operated by his three sons, from another one on the Gloucester waterfront.
Questions of collusion between Giacalone, the Canastras and Carols Raphael, a major fishing business owner in New Bedford, have been swirling in both ports for more than a year, sparked by a letter claiming Giacalone, the Canastras and Raphael — alpha figures in the New England fishing industry — had effectively begun functioning as a "cartel."
In his report, Harshbarger wrote that Gloucester attorney Paul Muniz made a similar claim about financial inducements to fishermen to leave auction acquired by Kristian Kristiansen from the Ciulla family, whose pyrrhic victory against federal fisheries law enforcers in 2010 and 2011 was achieved with Muniz as attorney for their Gloucester Seafood Display Auction.
Muniz also represented the Ciulla family in interviews during the Harshbarger probe and before the Ciullas sought bankruptcy protection and sold the business to Kristiansen in September 2011 — months after they and 10 other fishing businesses were given a cabinet level apology and reparations for prosecutorial harassment by the federal government.
The investigation and report released Tuesday, filled with compliments and praise for Giacalone, in one place noting that his many admirers consider him a "genius" of foresight, was commissioned and financed by the Preservation Fund. Fund officials would not disclose the price it paid for Harshbarger's work.


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As downtown St. Petersburg continues to grow and city leaders continue to praise its renaissance, the city is also trying to come to grips with how to improve and pay for downtown security.
On Thursday, local business owners and city council agreed to hold off proposing an ordinance for downtown security regulations until the St. Pete Chamber and businesses have had an opportunity to meet and review potential regulations.
Two years ago the city extended bar hour closing times from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. That move, according to Mayor Bill Foster, made the police department adjust shifts and has increased the need for additional security.
"The challenge began when we went from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m.," he said.
Chief Assistant City Attorney Mark Winn presented a menu of options to combat downtown crime and to help the city cover the costs to the city council Thursday.
Also at the table Thursday were multiple bar, club and restaurant owners from downtown St. Pete.
"We are here to fix it not just deal with it anymore," Foster said of increased security concerns. "Something that will keep our downtown thriving and get people home safely, which is our ultimate goal."
The options Winn proposed, he said, were not part of an official proposal, just items that the city could pick and choose.
Winn's suggestions would require downtown establishments (from Bayfront to 20th Street and 5th Avenue North to 5th Avenue South) serving alcohol past midnight to apply for a permit.
Should the business have more than 200 patrons, Winn's draft would require the business to hire two off-duty police officers for outside the establishment on Friday, Saturday and days with special events with more than 200 people expected. The draft would also require inside security, which would not have to be off-duty officers.
For bars with less than 200 patrons, extra security requirements could be added to those businesses that show a history of non-compliance or multiple incidents that require police assistance.
While the permit for anyone serving alcohol past 3 a.m. would be a "nominal fee" for all businesses no matter what size, Foster discussed the idea of a security fee administered to establishments, as well.
"We need to generate revenue," Foster said. " ... There needs to be some revenue generated to cover the cost of the (police) manpower."
This fee suggestion drew the ire of multiple city members who said businesses already pay ad valorem property taxes and it would be unfair to those businesses to pay more just because of a high number of police calls downtown.
Council member Jeff Danner said bars downtown should not be singled out as the only one straining the police force.
"I think the (permitting) fees should be covering cost to collect the data," Danner said instead of an additional security fee. "If problems, occur then have a process for them for them to pay (an extra) fee."
"Providing public safety costs," Foster said. "It costs money."
Danner said if the problem is the number of police officers, the city should just hire more officers, not shift the burden to business owners.
Council member Karl Nurse and Danner said the city could deal with troublesome bars and clubs using the nuisance abatement model it uses with other establishments such as the motels along 34th Street.
"If you are a problem, like those motels, you are a nuisance to the surrounding area," Danner said.
Nurse agreed but said the current process is too slow and would need to be adjusted before any implementation.
Downtown business owners spoke up at the meeting and asked for more time before coming to the council with an official recommendation.
Mark Ferguson, owner of , said it is working with the St. Pete Chamber to come up with a proposal.
He did say that any ordinance passed by the city should be citywide and not just limited to the downtown area. He said it is a shame that some businesses are causing more regulations on other establishments.
"I think there is just a couple bad apples that are spoiling the whole thing," he said.
"I don't think we want to correct the problem by creating another," said owner of Midtown Sundries Charles Kott.
The council and the businesses owners agreed to get together at a later date once more conversations with bar owners could be had.
During an afternoon workshop Foster said the downtown establishments that generate the most police calls are , , , , and .
The club most often cited and reference by those who spoke Thursday as a bad example of not taking security seriously was Scene Premium Night Club.
Earlier this year . According to the Tampa Bay Times, just last week St. Pete police had to break up a skirmish outside the Club Scene that had 75 people involved.
Council member Steve Kornell said police have told him that at times "clouds of marijuana smoke" could be seen hovering over the dance floor at Scene.
Along with Ferguson, owners from Vintage Ultra Lounge, Bishop Tavern, Midtown Sundries and Jonny Reno's spoke at the meeting.
The owners of Club Scene were not present at the meeting.
At the end of the lengthy discussion, council chair Leslie Curran said she said the city missed an opportunity to previously have this discussion before these problems arose.
"I wish we had had this much of a discussion before we changed the law to allow 3 a.m.," she said. " ... Sometimes we have those unintended circumstances after the fact."


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Dr. Joey Miles is an Upper Cervical Chiropractor practicing in Hickory, NC.
It's funny because I've seen Dr. Miles at a couple seminars, but never got to know him until I started interacting with him on Facebook. Needless to say, I've learned a few things from him through these interactions.
I'm grateful Dr. Miles took time to answer some questions for The Atlas of Life. I found his answers to be very interesting.
Dr. Harshe: What made you decide to become a chiropractor?
Dr. Miles: "I think I have a pretty interesting story here, Brandon. I was raised in the typical allopathic mind set family. I always joke about the cabinet in the kitchen that most people would use for dishes. One of ours was used as our family's medicine cabinet.
I played basketball throughout my childhood, and I remember one day at practice not being able to get the basketball above my head. For those not familiar with shooting a basketball, you have to lift your shoulders above your head to shoot properly. I told my coach about the pain and his response was to "play through the pain." I was a starter for the team, so not playing, in my mind, was not an option.
I did what made sense to me, which was to visit the family pharmacy, the family medicine cabinet. I found several small bottles of Nuprin (ibuprofen) and thought I found what I needed. I took a couple bottles down to the area where I got ready in the morning and began a self-prescribed Nuprin regiment to treat and prevent the shoulder pain and dysfunction.
The great thing at the time was, when on Nuprin, I could play ball with little to no pain. The bad thing was, Nuprin wasn't getting to the cause of my problem and actually began to cause other problems in my body. After using drug therapy for a few months, I noticed a new burning stomach pain that I hadn't experienced before.
This is when I started to tell my mom that something was wrong. I explained to her the shoulder pain I was experiencing and the importance of getting rid of the pain so I could continue playing the love of my life, basketball. She took me to the place we had always gone, the medical doctor. The doctor told us that the cause of my stomach problems was the Nuprin (ibuprofen) and that I needed to quit taking it. I then explained the issue with my shoulder. The medical doctor took a couple x-rays of both shoulders. After processing the films, he brought them in and showed them to my mother and me. He told us that he couldn't see anything wrong with my shoulder and referred me to an Orthopedist.
We made an appointment within a few days and showed up to my appointment. I was around 14-16 years old at the time and I still remember this as clear as if it were yesterday. The Orthopedist came in and told me, "Son, there is nothing wrong with your shoulder but if the pain continues to bother you, we can go in and shave off some bone." Thankfully we chose to wait and not make a decision that really didn't make much sense.
It just so happened that around the same time my father was going through a very difficult time in his life.
My father has a unique profession. He has done a "Salute to Elvis" show for as long as I can remember. He has been called, by many of Elvis's closest friends and band members, the best. Check out www.eddiemiles.com for more info.
Dad was actually having to retire from his profession to under go his second back surgery. As fate would have it, on the last night of preforming to a sold out crowd, he announced to the crowd why he was having to retire. There just so happened to be a Chiropractor in the audience. The Chiropractor approached my dad after the show telling Dad that if he would let the doctor try, that he could be back to work in a few months and avoid retirement and continue his gift of entertaining people.
Needless to say, Dad was skeptical (my favorite patients). A long story short, Dad began to get his life back. After seeing results for himself, Dad began to bring in the family to get checked. I remember my first visit very well. This was all very new and different to me at this time in my life. I found it very interesting when the Chiropractor explained to me how the Brain and the Nerve system controls the entire body… including healing.
It just so happened that I was sick with "strep throat" on this visit. Without telling the Chiropractor much about me, he performed his exam and was actually able to tell me more about what was going on in my body than any doctor ever had in my life. I was quite impressed.
After adjusting me, the Chiropractor told me that my sore throat would probably be 50% better tomorrow. When I woke the next morning, my sore throat felt 90% better. I looked in the mirror to see if the "white spots" in my throat were still there. They were all gone and I was amazed.
Up to this point in my life, every time I got "strep throat," I was taken to the medical doctor, put on a 2 weeks of antibiotics and somewhere along that time the symptoms would typically clear up. With this case of "strep throat," I received an adjustment to my spine and I got well almost over night. On top of that, the Chiropractor that helped me, explained very simply how we get sick and how we get well. His explanation made the most sense of anything I had ever heard in regards to health.
Within a short period of time, my stomach and shoulder pain also began to get well. I decided then that this was my passion and calling, to be a Chiropractor."
Dr. Harshe: How did you get into upper cervical?
Dr. Miles: "I ended up at Logan College for my chiropractic education. The biggest reasons I chose Logan was two fold: 1) Life University was going through their challenges with CCE. And 2) Logan was where the Activator Method of Chiropractic started, and this was the adjustive procedure the doctor used to help my family.
On a side note, the chiropractor that helped my family and introduced me to chiropractic, had an Upper Cervical focus, primarily because as a child he had Polio and was flown to Davenport, Iowa where he received H.I.O care and got well.
When I arrived at Logan, my roommate was Dr. Adam Tanase. He was about to graduate, and really took me under his wing to teach me what he had worked through and learned while at a school that truly doesn't teach much Chiropractic principle or practice. Dr. Tanase encouraged me to begin reading the Green Books and to always ask questions when a professor at school was teaching things that didn't quit make sense. He then began to explain to me the Chiropractic principle along with the practice and procedure of Upper Cervical care.
To be honest, I was mesmerized and excited about everything he was sharing with me because it made so much common sense. Even though everything Dr. Tanase shared with me made sense, I didn't come to Logan to learn Upper Cervical, I came to learn Activator. So I chose to put that UC stuff on hold for a while so I could pursue the Activator procedure.
I quickly became involved in the Activator club on campus and within a short period of time, I became president of the club and traveled all over the country going to instructor conferences. I would teach the technique during club 2-3 days a week.
What truly excited me about the Activator Method of chiropractic was the system it utilized which consisted of pre-tests to determine if a subluxation was present, and post-tests after the adjustment to see if what you did worked. What a concept! Believe it or not, this common sense approach was vacant in most of the forms of chiropractic being taught at the college. Activator had reproducible objective tests for both pre and post assessment.
Now after teaching the technique through most of my education, a friend of mine, Phil Myers, come to club and asked me if I would check him but NOT adjust him. At the time, this was a very strange question. I was used to checking and adjusting students all throughout my time in club, no one had ever asked to get checked but NOT adjusted.
My question to him was, "Why would you not want to be adjusted?" Phil explained that he was under Upper Cervical care and my adjustments could possibly interfere with his care.
He had also heard that I used leg checks in the technique I was teaching and one assessment to determine if he was "holding" was a leg check. I hadn't really heard anyone talk or care about "holding" since my talks with Dr. Tanase. I figured I would humor Phil and check him.
He laid down and I preformed a prone Deerfield-Thompson leg check. Phil's legs were balanced.
I had never checked anyone when their legs were balanced to start. I had heard you might find it but it was rare, so when I saw this, initially I thought to myself, "Phil must have just been adjusted."
So I asked him, "when was the last time your were adjusted?"
He said, "six weeks ago."
I thought to myself, "Liar!" But I went on with my assessment. I performed every Activator "Isolation" test I could think of, and I knew a lot of them. I checked every single segment of his spine, his hips, knees, elbows, I mean everything I could think of. No positive test showed up. His legs stayed balanced in a neutral position and with the knees in flexion.
Frustrated, I brought Phil up off the table. I said, "Ok Phil, what's the deal? Seriously, when were you last adjusted?"
He said, "Six weeks ago. Why?"
Extremely frustrated, I told him "Because I couldn't find any indication of subluxation/nerve interference in your body."
The reason for my frustration was that I wanted what he was living: a subluxation free state. I got great results symptomatically with the procedure I was using, but I continued to see the same subluxated patterns show up, not only in myself, but all the people I checked regularly. After examining Phil, he showed that he didn't even need an adjustment.
Being, what I considered anyway, a Principled subluxation based chiropractor, I knew that the adjustment wasn't what allowed the body to heal, instead it was not being subluxated. So then I asked Phil if I could go with him the next time he went to see his UC chiropractor.
Phil said,"Sure, but he (Dr. Robert Brooks) is in Tulsa, OK."
Once again, I was kind of thrown for a loop. I said, "Phil you are crazy. Here we are at a chiropractic college with tons of doctors and students, and you drive 5-6 hours south to get checked and sometimes adjusted."
Phil said, "Yeah, and according to your checks, I have been 'holding' for six weeks." He had a point.
Phil then asked if I would continue to check him so he would know when we needed to make the trip. I agreed and I checked Phil everyday for another six weeks. Finally, after checking him for six weeks Phil laid down on the table and his left leg appeared to be 1 1/2 inches shorter than the right.
I was excited. This let me know several things. 1) Phil is human. 2) When Phil is subluxated his body manifests an obvious response that anyone could see.
We took a trip that weekend to Tulsa to visit Dr. Brooks office. It was quit an experience. I saw more amazing things in that one day in Dr. Brooks' office than I had ever heard of on Logan's campus.
When I got back to Logan I decided I really had to look into this Upper Cervical stuff. I bought my Volume 18 (where it all began) and Erikson's Upper Cervical Subluxation Complex.
While reading these books, I began to feel that I had wasted so much time in my chiropractic education and also felt cheated in my education since the only thing I ever heard about Upper Cervical care at Logan was, "That's B.J. Palmer nonsense and it doesn't work."
Tell that to the patients that travel many times, over several state lines, to specifically receive Upper Cervical care. Once you see the Truth, you can't go back.
I have been learning ever since."
Dr. Harshe: What technique do you utilize and why?
Dr. Miles: "I utilize the Upper Cervical system of care. Our goal in my practice is to clear the nerve system of interference with as few interventions/adjustive thrusts as possible.
This is done in-order for the communication pathways between the Brain and the body to remain open so that Innate can "correct" or restore spinal balance.
When this is achieved, the spine can then stabilize and reduce the amount of time spent in an "interference" state effecting the nerve system leading to body dysfunction.
To do that, we take specific Upper Cervical x-ray views, utilize thermal pattern analysis, bilateral styloid fossa readings, and body balance checks/leg checks to measure the physiological and bio-mechanical effects of the Upper Cervical subluxation.
All these exams and steps are used to make sure we are confident of when a person is subluxated or in need of an adjustment and just as important, to know when they are NOT subluxated, so we don't go in and move things when it is not necessary… this would interfere with the healing process.
To specifically answer your question though, I practice H.I.O or Palmer Upper Cervical Specific in both the knee posture and side posture. The reason why, is because it works really well for me and my patients tend to hold their alignments very well. I feel it is the perfect match of both the Principle and the Practice without contradiction."
Dr. Harshe: Where do you practice and what has your experience been like?
Dr. Miles: "I practice in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Hickory, NC. I took over the Upper Cervical Health Centers office that Dr. Kevin Broome initially started, and later purchased the practice from Dr. Ray Drury.
Our experience has been amazing. Within a year of purchasing the practice and utilizing the systems UCHC teaches, we doubled the size of the practice and built up a 2-3 month new patient waiting list in my first year as the owner.
The experience of taking care of people could be described in two ways:
1) It is so rewarding! Seeing so many lives changed, living without nerve interference is something you have to see to really understand and believe. That is not to say that you won't see some amazing results in other forms of chiropractic care, but I really think it is similar to comparing "Apples and Oranges". Two totally different focuses and different results. Both get results, but they are different.
2) It's challenging and can be frustrating. What I mean here is, Upper Cervical care is not easy to provide and practice. It is a discipline that requires focus and "slipping and checking". But once you get the right listing, adjust it the right way, and you get the patients holding their alignment, the lasting results and life changing healing that takes place are second to none!"
Dr. Harshe: You are very knowledgeable on the dangers of vaccines. What prompted you to learn so much about this subject?
Dr. Miles: "Brandon, I wish I could take credit for some of the knowledge I have in both Upper Cervical Chiropractic and the subject of vaccination, but truly I have learned everything from those who have been around much longer then me. I truly get to stand on the shoulders of giants to learn what it is I share with people.
Initially, Dr. Tanase started sharing with me his senior thesis which was a literature review on vaccination. He also gave me my first book on the subject by Neil Z. Miller (www.thinktwice.com). All of Neil Z. Miller's books are true gems. There is information in there so that the tough questions can be answered for anyone with any level of education.
Then came a really cool experience for me. While at Logan, I was an avid listener to the monthly Chiropractic audio series "On Purpose" with Drs. Gentempo and Kent. One month they interviewed Dr. Rebecca Carley M.D. She told her story, which is available to listen to on her website www.drcarley.com/drcarley_chiropractic_interview.mp3. After listening to it, I remember thinking, I would love to meet this lady and if she loves Chiropractic then I know she would love Upper Cervical Chiropractic.
Long story short here, both Dr. Carley and myself moved to Hickory, NC around the same time. I found out by seeing that she was giving a talk at a local Naturopathic doctors office. I attended the talk and told her that she needed to come check out what we do at UCHC. She has been a good friend and patient of Upper Cervical care ever since. She has taught me a lot. She loves Upper Cervical Chiropractic care. Dr. Carley has always recommended that her clients get under Chiropractic care but now specifically recommends Upper Cervical care because of her experience and knowledge having been under both forms of care."
Dr. Harshe: I come across more and more people unsure if they should get their children all of the recommended immunizations, or even any at all. What advice do you have for these uncertain parents?
Dr. Miles: "The best advice I can give, is not make any decisions until you have taken the time to fully look into the subject. One resource from one point of view is not enough with such and important decision. I feel my wife and I are well rounded on the subject due to the time we have taken to research through books, videos, and conversations with doctors and others who have studied the subject.
It is understandably a very difficult decision to make. We all want the best for our children and ourselves. Some excellent resources are of course Neil Z. Miller's website and books (www.thinktwice.com), Dr. Mayer Eisenstein M.D's books and website (www.homefirst.com), Mary Tocco's website (www.marytocco.com), Dr. Andrew Moulden M.D.'s website (www.brainguardmd.com), and Dr. Rebecca Carley M.D's website (www.drcarley.com)… just to name a few.
I will say this: it will be a cold day in hell before my family or I would receive any vaccinations. This is our educated and researched choice.
I think everyone should have the opportunity to make their educated choice as well. Unfortunately, it takes work to receive that educated choice, mainly because all that most doctors are taught is that vaccines are safe and effective. As I looked further into the subject, I found that nothing could be further from the truth. Please educate before you choose to vaccinate."
Dr. Harshe: What do you envision for the future of Upper Cervical Chiropractic?
Dr. Miles: "I think this is one of the most important questions we could all ask. I am finding out that not all chiropractors share my vision.
I am going to try to explain why I have this vision first. Knowing what I know now, and living the last several years of my life under Upper Cervical care, I am upset that I had to live most of my life up to this point not knowing that Upper Cervical care was an option. I am thankful for the care I received, but now know there is a difference. I suffered with many different health issues growing up, and I now know that Upper Cervical care could have saved me the the heart ache and pain.
But my vision is not about me, it's about all the other sick and suffering people out there who don't know we can help, and the solution to their health problems may just be "that their head is not on straight." These are the words that are always frustrating to hear, "I wished I had known about this years ago!"
We have a difficult road ahead of us for several reasons: First and foremost, our own profession gets little to no explanation or education as to what it is Upper Cervical Chiropractors do. Many Chiropractors think that we all provide the same type of care. Many Chiropractors think that all Upper Cervical "adjustments" are created equal. Many Chiropractors think that Upper Cervical Chiropractors "worship" BJ Palmer and neglect the other areas of the spine and/or body. These views are all incorrect and due to the lack of explanation and education on the subject in Chiropractic college.
Second, the public doesn't know about us yet on the level that they need us. How could they when there are so few of us out there doing Upper Cervical Specific Chiropractic care?
Third, other health care professionals need to know that Upper Cervical care is an option for both themselves but especially the patients they see. So my vision for the future of Upper Cervical Chiropractic is for the chiropractic profession to better understand and embrace that there are different forms of chiropractic care available to learn and to utilize to help people.
Here is something to think about: An Orthopedist, Pediatrician, Neurologist, and General Practitioner are all medical doctors. They have different focuses, different tools, different terminology, different outcomes assessments, and different forms of care, but are all considered and recognized as M.D.'s.
I not sure how many different forms of Chiropractic care are out there, but I do know that Upper Cervical care is one, and due to the research and results that are typical in Upper Cervical practices, more people need to know about it.
I hope doctors in our profession can better understand why many Upper Cervical doctors refer to themselves as Upper Cervical doctors. It not because we are not chiropractors. We are!
I think it's a disservice to the public to not let them know that what we do as Upper Cervical doctors/chiropractors is different.
I hope to see that the newly formed Council on Upper Cervical Care is able to articulate what differentiates Upper Cervical care and what its goals are so that more chiropractors will begin to understand about this misunderstand sector of our profession (by the way, it's not the Principle or Philosophy that differentiates us, it's the Practice).
My vision is to see what I believe Dr. B.J. Palmer was working toward, more chiropractors becoming trained (currently most don't know that they are not trained) and focusing their practices on Upper Cervical care so that more of the public can experience 'The Power of Upper Cervical.'"


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In honor of Read Across America Day this week, which coincides with the birthday of Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Suess, readers have helped us put together a list of books to enjoy:
For kids
- "Goodnight Moon" by Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd
- "Bread and Jam for Frances" by Russell Hoban and Garth Williams
- "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
- "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl
- "Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories" by Dr. Suess
For older kids
- "Harriet The Spy" by Louis Fitzhugh
- "Are You There God, It's Me Margaret" by Judy Blume
- "The Pushcart War" by Jean Merrill
- "The Gammage Cup" by Carol Kendall
- "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeline L'Engle
For Adults
- "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese.
- "On The Road" by Jack Kerouac
- "Siddartha" by Herman Hesse
- "Night" by Elie Wiesel
- "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë
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Campus Tour For Transfer Groups
Who is invited: Transfer students coming as a group with their college.
What to expect: 60 minute walking tour of campus including a view of classrooms, dining halls, the Nigh University Center and several other buildings on campus. Please let the tour guide know if you are interested in seeing a specific department on your tour. You will have the opportunity to meet with a Transfer Admissions Counselor for a transcript evaluation or just to ask questions.
Requirements: An unofficial transcript is needed for a transcript evaluation. To be admitted on the spot, official transcripts are required.
Where: Tours begin in the Nigh University Center at 11:00 am. For a campus map click here.
When: September 12, 2014
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Tour Schedule:
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On Fifth Gear tonight (mon 4 dec) at 8pm.
Tune in.
On Fifth Gear tonight (mon 4 dec) at 8pm.
Tune in.
burger i missed it
Impreza WRX, Impreza Type R, Impreza WR1.Audi 3.2 V6 DSG Quattro [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
Track Days in all of the above.
i saw it! they rated the BM over the TT round the track! TT beat the Z4 of the line in the wet! although BM beat the TT of the line in the dry!
German iz ze vay forvard!
Made with vorspung durch tecnik
2003 Noggy S4 Avant - 344bhp of pure V8 muscle
Although Jason Plato preferred the TT. (Toss Needell preferred the BM, obviously !)
What struck me was the dreadful racket made by the TT. I expected the 3.2 to sound much smoother ?
Not been on here for a while. Had to sell the S3 two years ago but pop by now and again to see whats new.
I am in the running for a new car soon and have test driven the Z4 Coupe, TT 3.2 and the 350Z extensively over the last two weeks. The TT is the best built car and feels luxurious when you are sat in the cabin, the Z4 and 350 Z do not come close on build quality. The 350 Z has the best engine sound and can be purchased for a lot less than the TT or Z4. In my opinion though the Z4 just about shaves it on looks and how I think a sports car should feel when you are sat in it. Have got the rest of the weekend to make my mind up but by Monday morning I will be orderinig a new motor. TT on 40 wks delivery time according to my local dealers, that's tough, but they will sell there showroom car if I want!!
The waiting list on the new TT made me buy the new S3! TT is a great car though!
Delivery on new TT is only 3 months.Originally Posted by newbiecrg
Dealer expects to see mine mid-March.
Audi TT coupe 3.2 quattro S-tronic - quattro GmbH 19" RS4 style alloy wheels - Silver metallic - Magma red leather - Audi Magnetic Ride - Symphony II - Multi-function Steering Wheel - xenon plus headlights
You were lucky! The dealers I got in touch told me around 6 months... Anyway the practicality of the S3 suits me better at the moment.
I think waiting times depend on allocation slots available from each dealer and the orders placed. Good buy your 3.2!
guys a know waiting for a car can really suck but if something so great looking and drives well is always worth the wait dont ever think oh that ones not so long to wait for ill buy that one instead , because the extra 2 months down the line your think to yourself crap i wish id waited for that new tt after all .. ive been there done that and man was i pissed off with how much id lost on the car which i was unsure off in the first place .. so wait for the order . your feel much happier and your be counting the days down for when u pick it up its a great feeling ..


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The University of Southern Maine Art Galleries are a vital educational and cultural resource serving the Art Department, the University, Southern Maine, and the Northeast. The USM Art Galleries present a diverse range of exhibitions, public programs and professional publications.
News & Events
Posted April 14, 2014
Nine students who are obtaining a Bachelor of Fine Art or Bachelor of Art degree will display work including ceramics, digital art, drawing, painting, printmaking, photography and sculpture.
Posted March 10, 2014
Thank you to all students who submitted artworks for consideration in the USM Student Juried Exhibition!
USM Visiting Artist Shawn O'Connor, Ceramicist, to Build One-Time-Use Outdoor Kiln with Art Students
Posted February 21, 2014
O'Connor will present a lecture about his past and current work, which includes a focus on wheel throwing, 12 p.m., Wednesday, March 5 in Kidder Lounge, Robie Andrews Hall on the USM Gorham campus. Following his lecture, which is free and open to the public, O'Connor will invite attendees to view the paper kiln.
September 23, 2014 to December 10, 2014
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Art Gallery, Gorham Campus and AREA Gallery, Portland Campus
October 9, 2014
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Art Gallery, Gorham Campus
October 10, 2014
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
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By AMANDA LOVIZA VICKERY
Glasgow Daily Times
The next time severe weather threatens Barren County, about 1,000 residents who previously did not have proper shelter will now have a safe place to go.
Using federal grant money, Barren County Emergency Management was able to coordinate the construction of 11 tornado safe rooms, each designed to shelter up to 100 people in the case of severe weather. Ten of the safe rooms have been completed, just in time for spring tornado season, said Tony Richey, emergency management director.
Barren County received Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation grants for 11 safe rooms at the cost of about $77,500 per room. Under the conditions of the grants, the county pays for 13 percent of the construction costs, while the state pays 12 percent and the federal government pays 75 percent.
The grant application process began three years ago, Richey said, and it was quite an undertaking. The county went through several steps of applying and surveying its population and meeting requirements before it could be approved.
"It's a lot of hard work, and it's not something you just twitch your nose and it's done," Richey said.
Read more of this story in the print or digital Glasgow Daily Times.


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IDG Student Profile: Weixuan Li
In the first of a new series of IDG student profiles, we meet Weixuan Li, a second-year student in the Master in City Planning (MCP) and a first-year student Master of Science in Transportation (MST) programs. Before coming to DUSP, Weixuan received her undergraduate degree from Peking University in China.
Keep an eye out for more student profiles soon!
1. Why did you choose to come to DUSP?


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finish off
Meaning: to complete something, or to eat the last piece of something
For example:
- finish sth off I've been working on the report all week, but I should be able to finish it off tonight.
- finish off sth Who'd like to finish off the apple pie? There's still one piece left.
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Ban on 'Bath Salts' Goes to Governor (as a misdemeanor)
The Senate joined the House Monday in unanimously approving a bill to prohibit possession and sale of methcathinone, now sold legally as "bath salts" or "Molly plant food."
The bill that was approved, HB457, simply makes the new crime a misdemeanor. Other bills called for making possession and sale of the drug a felony, but the projected costs of incarcerating those convicted promoted a switch to a simple misdemeanor with no mandated jail time.
Law enforcement officers say is being increasingly abused. The bill passed the Senate 32-0 under sponsorship of Sen. Charlotte Burks, D-Monterey, and cleared the House 96-0 under sponsorship of Rep. Ryan Williams, R-Cookeville. It now goes to the governor for his signature.
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CLax prepared to go all eastern for now, but still looking for western franchises
So the window of opportunity for western clubs is closing, but it's still open a crack and the league would love to have some western teams join the new professional league as founding members, St. John says. So far there are teams in Montreal, Ohsweken, Brampton, Oshawa, Kitchener and London. An announced Peterborough club is in limbo because of arena availability but may still surface in Cobourg this year.
St. John points out that there is no franchise fee for founding member clubs while future teams joining the league will have to pay a franchise fee. He encourages anyone interested in having a team in CLax to contact him through the league's web site.Stamp is a TV sports announcer and lacrosse lover whose skill set made him a defender but who always dreamed of being a goal-scorer. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Article Last Updated: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 4:06pm
Sam Green/Cortez Journal
Al Korte throws his frisbee as Jay Dougan and Ben Bartlett try to stay dry under their umbrellas Saturday during the Toss In The Tundra frisbee golf tournament. Only about 10 decided to brave the elements and participate.
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Product Recall: Voluntary recall of 260 cases of Velveeta Original Pasteurized Recipe Cheese Products. Click Here.
18 SKUs of Knudsen Cottage Cheese, 9 SKUs of Breakstone's Cottage Cheese, 5 SKUs of Simply Kraft Cottage Cheese and 2 SKUs of Daily Chef Cottage Cheese. Click Here.
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Grand reopening of Madison Residence Inn East celebrated
TMI Hospitality recently celebrated the grand reopening of its Residence Inn by Marriott in Madison, Wis.
The Madison Residence Inn East has undergone a complete renovation of its suites and public spaces, transforming it into an upscale hotel designed to enhance the comfort and lifestyle of travelers on the road today. The newly refreshed hotel offers guests flexible spaces and amenities to help maintain a healthy balance and routine while traveling.
"Madison is a thriving city offering great economic opportunity," said Lauris Molbert, CEO of TMI Hospitality. "We are pleased to provide guests a comfortable and inviting atmosphere, whether their visit is for a short period of time or an extended stay."
Special guests at the reopening celebration were former Green Bay Packers William Henderson and Gilbert Brown, who joined TMI Hospitality and Residence Inn team members as well as members of the community as they toured the new facility and enjoyed the celebration.
The spacious, residential-style suites offer accommodations that are larger than traditional hotel guestrooms. The spacious layout provides separate zones where guests can relax, work, eat and sleep, thereby maintaining their routines while away from home. The updated kitchens outfitted with full-size refrigerators and stainless steel appliances make living on the road easier for both business travelers on long stays and families on vacation. With a larger, expansive workspace, free high-speed Internet access and a multitude of easily accessible outlets, guests are able to work efficiently throughout the suite. Contemporary and stylish décor, featuring natural light and refreshing colors are all elements that improve guests' productivity and energy.
Conveying the same feeling of comfortable living on the road, the hotel's redesigned public spaces have been transformed into multi-functional living spaces where guests can relax or collaborate on their own terms. The new open communal living space allows guests to connect with friends, family or colleagues in a modern living room style lounge and around the fire pit in the outdoor open-air living room. Free Wi-Fi and private "nooks" with personal high-definition flat screen televisions provide a private/public work space outside of the suite.
TMI Hospitality owns and operates five properties in Wisconsin, including a Residence Inn in Appleton. For more information or reservations, call the Madison Residence Inn East at 608-244-5047.


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Since opening three years ago, the Duluth Art Gallery has taken an active role in Duluth's arts scene. The gallery is centrally located in the Historic Downtown at 3530 W. Lawrenceville St. across from the Town Green in the spacious old Parsons Building.
The Duluth Art Gallery is owned and operated by Beth Moody, who understands the vital role art plays in the community. Her gallery is near the Red Clay Theatre and New Dawn Theater Company, also a part of Duluth's arts scene. "I'm excited about being here," Moody said. "I feel so fortunate to have the gallery."
Works by more than 65 artists in an array of mediums are displayed in the gallery. There are oil paintings, acrylics, pastels, and photographs of flowers, waterfalls, mountains, animals, and local scenes like the Duluth Fall Festival and McDaniel Farm Park.
Sharing gallery space are other types of art, including blown glass, mosaics, wood turned pieces, sculptures, handmade jewelry, and more. The artists who display and sell their work at the gallery come from about a 100-mile radius around Duluth.
Currently, the gallery is featuring works by Ab the Flagman, who decorates his wood pieces with flag elements. Other popular art includes Bill Greenwood's paintings of water scenes and Melanie Sheldon's acrylics of garden scenes and florals. Scott Henderson displays works in mosaic. His wife, Jennifer Freeman, also has mosaic pieces at the gallery, including a matching table and mirror. Their son Christopher Henderson has large paintings on display.
Eddie King shows his decorative bottles. Rigsby Barnes puts his photographs onto canvas. His "Morning Call" picture of a man walking a dog in New Orleans in an Uncle Sam top hat is his best seller.
Moody is an artist, too, and displays paintings, pastels and other pieces in the gallery. Her most popular work is a painting called "The Sassy Rooster." She created another whimsical piece titled "Pheasant" from bird feathers given to her to make a hat. "I put a diamond in as an eye, and my husband made the beak." She also shows vases and yard art. You can see her paintings online at www.bethmoody.com.
Housed in the same building as the gallery is the Wallace Reid Portraiture Studio, which does all kinds of photography, oil paintings, Entoilage,™ and fine art prints. His studio has five stages that can accommodate different types of photographs, including family portraits, senior pictures, headshots for models and actors, and commercial product shots.
The Duluth Art Gallery is free and open to the public Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Moody is involved in the Duluth Fine Arts League and regularly hosts its meetings at the gallery on the third Wednesday night of the month. "Anyone is welcome to join," she said. "We hope to engage and educate people in the arts." The gallery was the venue for the city's New Year's Eve VIP Gala for 165 guests and then opened its doors for 200 more to walk through the gallery and admire its art.


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The traditional 5th anniversary present is something made of wood. For ours, Richard and I wanted airline tickets—isn't paper made from wood?
We were hellbent on an easy, one-week romantic getaway to some place warm, and we made a "must" list:
Requirements for a Romantic Getaway1. Our romantic getaway had to be a direct flight of under four hours from our home, New York City. So tiny Caribbean islands were out. Ditto Hawaii.
2. We wanted a relaxed beach far away from jello shooters and car alarms. Goodbye, Florida.
3. It couldn't be expensive. Ciao, Bermuda and Barbados.
4. Our romantic getaway required great food. Richard and I looked at each other. "Mexico," we both said. We looked on a map and saw how close to the East Coast the Yucatan Pensinsula is, with Cancun at its tip.
5. Cancun didn't satisfy our 5th condition: no spring breakers.
Then I remembered that friends had told us about a wonderful romantic getaway south of Cancun. Online I discovered that this region is called the Riviera Maya, and its 100-mile Caribbean coastline from Cancun to Tulum is dotted with resorts. Photos showed palm-tree-shaded, white sand beaches…no casinos, glitz or honky-tonk.
But Riviera Maya resorts all seemed to be all-inclusives. Uh-oh. We'd both been to all-inclusives before we met. Richard hadn't liked the singles-bar atmosphere, and the one I'd gone to had lousy food. But since the Riviera Maya satisfied everything on our romantic getaway "must" list, I decided to find out more about its all-inclusives.
Iberostar Hotel Catches Our EyeThe search narrowed down.
One Riviera Maya all-inclusive absolutely stood out on all the message boards, chat rooms and hotel-rating websites. Almost everyone who wrote about this place--the Iberostar Playa Paraiso--totally raved about it. And whenever someone posted a lukewarm report, ten people wrote in to say that that reviewer was crazy.
The Iberostar isn't your garden-variety all-inclusive, everyone said. The consensus was that the Iberostar is a fabulous resort where everything, including booze, tips and transfers, happens to be covered in one price. And everyone said that unlike most all-inclusives, the Iberostar's restaurants are awesome. Among the "ravers" were numerous newlyweds, who wrote in to say that their Mexico wedding and/or honeymoon at the Iberostar exceeded their and their guests' expectations.
Now, I've been around some perfectionistic, control-freak, "my perfect wedding" brides. I may have been one myself. And if Iberostar hotels were good enough for these Internet Bridezillas, it was certainly good enough for my wood anniversary. You could say that the idea of an easy, delicious, all-inclusive 5th anniversary romantic getaway in Mexico had me at "hola."
I did a little more homework on Iberostar's Web site. I learned that Iberostar Hotels & Resorts is a growing Spanish company with close to a hundred all-inclusive properties. It started out on the Spanish islands, expanded to Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Croatia and North Africa, and recently launched in the New World, especially the Dominican Republic and Mexico.
Side-by-Side Iberostar ResortsIberostar's seven Mexican resorts are concentrated in the Riviera Maya, with the newest being four side-by-side resorts on a beach called Playa Paraiso. Hmm, I thought: This four-in-one Iberostar hotel deal is only a half hour from the Cancun airport, and it gives you a lot of choices, as guests have four resorts' facilities to enjoy.
Amongst the four hotels in the complex, the new Paraiso Maya, opened in December 2004, boasts slightly larger rooms and private pools for each of its residential buildings. Nice. I also noted that Paraiso Maya guests have the option to dine in any of the many restaurants in the Iberostar Playa Paraiso complex. Iberostar hotel going, going gone…Sold! to the hungry couple with the 5th anniversary romantic getaway plans.
We selected our vacation week—in late May, before Memorial Day, before kids get out of school and before the Yucatan gets summer-steamy. A slew of competitive Iberostar Paraiso Maya deals started cropping up online.
The Iberostar is serviced by many packagers including American Airlines Vacations, Liberty Travel,, and Apple Vacations. In fact, Apple Vacations, one of America's largest tour operators, awarded Iberostar its "Best Hotel Chain Award."


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As obesity rates increase, so too do obesity-related health problems and associated costs. Still, a federal health advisory panel has formally recommended additional care in the form of intensive counseling.
Commenting on the panel's decision, my colleague Paul Whitefield argues that we can't afford it. "The solution?" he writes. "It's not government-approved and insurance-paid-for counseling. It's a fat tax." He continues:


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Long-time Monrovia resident Mimi Mency, a local civil rights leader and the first African-American woman elected to the Monrovia school board, died on June 21 at age 74.
Friends and colleagues described Mency as a forthright and extremely warm person who loved to help her community.
"Mimi is larger than life in the history of Monrovia. It's hard to find something that she wasn't involved with," said Mayor Mary Ann Lutz. "She was very instrumental when it came to integrating our schools in the 60s and 70s."
Former Mayor Bob Bartlett, who attended Huntington Elementary School with Mency in the 1940s, noted that Mency was part of a group of concerned parents who went to the high school every day in the 1960s to oversee the newly desegregated campus and help maintain peaceful relations.
"As an adult she was a fierce fighter for Monrovians," Bartlett said. "She loved the city and loved everything it stood for. She wanted to make it better, and she did."
Mency was born Mimi Luvenia Martin on Nov. 13, 1936. She was baptized at Second Baptist Church, where she served in numerous programs, including Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, and later as a Youth Director. She graduated from Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte High School in 1954 and attended Pasadena City College.
Throughout her corporate career, Mency worked as a telephone operator and in management, retiring from AT&T-Lucent Technologies in December 1989.
Mency was elected to the Monrovia school board in 1972, and later served on the city's planning commission. She also served on the board of directors for the , and for KGEM-TV.
Jason Lewis, the former executive director of KGEM, said that Mency gave him his first job at the station and that she was instrumental in driving KGEM toward original live programming and in transitioning the board from a self-appointing to an elected board.
Mency was a supporter of the Monrovia-Duarte Black Alumni Association, which awarded her the 2010 Mwalimu Award for being a strong community activist. She was the recipient of the Older American Volunteer Award from Los Angeles County in 2004, the Iris Award for citizen of the year from the Monrovia Chamber of Commerce in 2002, and the Mary Wilcox Award for her service to the Boys and Girls Club in 2001.
She is survived by her husband of 47 years, George Mency; her daughter, Sherellyn Parent; her sister, Lavada Desalles; four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and four great-great grandchildren.
Duarte Councilwoman Lois Gaston said that she'd known Mency since the age of 12 and that they were "good good friends and best best buddies."
"Our families often spent Christmases together," she said. "No one can imagine how much Mimi meant in all of our lives."
Memorial Services will be held on Tuesday, June 28, at 11:30 a.m. at , 140 East Palm Ave. Interment will be at , 200 East Duarte Road. A reception will be held at 3 p.m. in the at 119 West Palm Ave.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made payable to George Mency and proceeds will be shared with the Boys and Girls Club of the Foothills, , and the Monrovia-Duarte Black Alumni Association.


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